Hi I have secondary breast cancer in the bones and have developed various areas of pain which halve successfully eased with radiotherapy and chemotherapy but in the last few days I am experiencing a short sharp pain in the top middle part of my back I...
Hi everyone, just joined this group after recently being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer (had BC in 2018 with single mastectomy & reconstruction - then in August24 I found a lump in my neck and also have metastasis in my sternum bone) I had my 1st oncology...
Hi - query about socialising over Christmas with family members who are interacting with many more people, and some attending school, at a time when I'm at my most vulnerable. I take Capecitabine and Denosumab for metastatic breast cancer. Unfortunately...
Hello everyone. I am planning a holiday abroad for the first time in 25 years. Not too sure where to start and have heard some terrible horror stories about insurance and the cost. The cost is worrying me as I really want to go but kind of expecting...
I was diagnosed with breast when I was 42, had chemotherapy, radiotherapy and lumpectomy. Went to doctors this year in April and diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in my lungs, bones and brain. Had 6 rounds of docetaxel, phesgo and bone strengthener...
Afternoon all. This weekend went to get my covid and flue jabs to be told I wasn't in a group to get the covid vaccine. I did question this and said this effects my immune system hence the bloods taken every 4/5 weeks to be able to receive my treatment...
Dear Online Forum I am not used to communicating like this, but I need a little bit of help please. I want to go on holiday, but I am finding it very hard to find Travel insurance! Staysure and InsuranceWith will not insure me. Does anyone have any...
My name is Nancy, I’m 55 years old, and a few years ago, my world turned upside down when I was diagnosed with cancer. It came out of nowhere — one day I was busy living my life, and the next I was sitting in a doctor’s office trying to process words...
Looking for any advice and words of comfort. I had bilateral breast cancer in 2018. 8 lots of chemo, 2 lumpectomies and 24 radiotherapy and I was all clear. Fast forward to the last month / 6 weeks and I’ve had some rib pain under my right breast, some...
Hi, I have stage 4 breast cancer , original mets in spine and lungs, 8 rounds of Chemo seemed to resolve lung mets.Also had 2 lumpectomies and then mastectomy with implant, followed by Radiotherapy. Originally on Letrozole and Denosumab, however PET...
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