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I'm waiting for my second surgery then have to have radiotherapy. Early on in the process the bcn said it would be every day for 4 or 5 weeks. That seems a lot. How long has anyone else had it for ? I cant wait to get to the end of this treatment...
Hi all, hoping someone can help. I'm looking for some recommendations for an Organic factor 50 suncream. Before BC treatment and radiotherapy I used 30spf from The Green People as I get prickly heat and that worked brilliantly but they don't do 50spf...
Hi there I had a lumpectomy last August, lymph node removal, followed by radiotherapy... I had noticed a swelling below the breast where I had my op,but now it is really quite noticeable, also sometimes I have a swelling on my side, both swellings...
I was diagnosed with hert 2 positive , grade 2 , breast cancer . I was given 5 rounds of doxcetaxol, carboplatin and Herceptin ( couldn’t have 6 due to toxins . Unfortunately chemo only shrank tumour by 50%, I then had surgery and tumour was removed...
I’ve been taking Tamoxifen for about 7weeks and 2days ago had such severe dizziness it scared me , everything was spinning . I actually convinced myself I had brain mets . It eased off but today I couldn’t see properly out of my left eye for about 30...
Hi I'm 4 weeks on from radio therapy , since last week the tiredness is bad, no energy . Is this normal and how long could it last?
I am having my first radiotherapy session tomorrow and feeling a little anxious about it. I had someone phone me last week to tell me what to expect but I was on a train. Can anyone give me any tips. Thank you.
Hi all needed a rant. I have private medical insurance and contemplating going down the private road. However I think the NHS is making this difficult for me and I have no idea what they would gain from this. Was referred by Gp end of may with a Fungating...
Hi I'm just looking for some support to help my 36 year old wife who is currently going through a diagnosis. Nov 2019 she found a lump in left breast. Went to see private consultant who said nothing to worry about fibrous breast tissue as she was breast...
Is anyone using CBD oil? I would really like to try it - especially to see if it eases the joint pain from the Anastrozole tablets, but I've read so many different things I am confused! Some say yes it's fine to use if you've had breast cancer and others...
