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Morning all I'm 12 days post radiotherapy and I now see to have a mouthful of small ulcers. Is this a known side effect of radiotherapy or just a case of being rundown in general? Many thanks!
Hey so I have just had my first chemo just over a week ago and it’s been a hard emotional rollercoaster of side effects , emotions and realisation. i guess the biggest shock was I felt fine before I had chemo ,working and socialising/doing things...
Great news about abenaciclib, but feeling knocked back a bit. Have only just started to move forward and accepting my 2021 diagnosis of Invasive ductal BC, but it’s all churned up again Had chemo inc 4 rounds of Docetaxal, then elected mastectomy and...
Hi all i have ER positive BC first stated as Grade 2. Have had lumpectomy, sentinel node removed then second op to remove all lymph nodes (so now stage 3). Gone into 4 out of 17 lymph nodes so got to have chemo, and then a third op to take more margin...
New here - got the cancer diagnosis three weeks ago, I have an MRI tomorrow and then meeting with the surgeon at the end of the week when they have all the information to plan surgery and treatment. I keep going through waves of 'I can do this' to just...
Is anyone suffering big time because of the combination of dry eyes, over watering and the high pollen count. I’ve no eyelashes or nasal hair and although I’ve been using eye drops recommended for dry eyes the combination of all these factors is causing...
Well, tomorrow is the day I have my mastectomy. My sister is dropping me off & picking me up & I'll be staying with her for a few days. She can't stay with me cos of covid restrictions. Not sure how I feel about that. The staff will be great, I've no...
I had a lumpectomy done in April and was told that the tumour was very small (1.6). My consultant said they had got all of it and that I would have 15 sessions of radiotherapy. My cancer nurse told me 9 weeks later that I would have 5 sessions and I didn...
I had a mastectomy 22nd November 2021 Radiotherapy followed in February 2022 which was difficult as I was very burnt. I am now left with very tender skin and a quite a large "Dog Tag" Hopefully this will be removed in August. In the mean time I find...
Hi I've just joined the group I was diagnosed with breathing cancer early April and started my chemo 10thvof June it was a terrible shock I'd been a nurse for 38yrs + and had just retired expecting some me time after tough nursing through Covid now...
