8 days post hysterectomy just wanted a bit of advice from you fabulous ladies so I’m not constipated my bowels are much better now but is it normal to have such strong pain when opening them the pain makes me shout out sometimes I’m not straining...
Hi All Just to let you know there are some technical glitches after the recent update which are still being worked on. One of the glitches is we're unable to "react" on certain posts. You can react on the first page of the thread but not on the following...
Hi Ladies, Bit of a weird day today, feeling a bit fed up with myself. Think I’m worried what this mri is going to show and I have my 5th chemo next Monday then my last one after Easter so bit worried what is going to happen to me after that. One of...
Hi Ladies, Just wondering how we all cope with lumps and bumps? When do you decide that it’s just a lump and it’s nothing to deciding it needs to be looked at? Do we just have lumps and bumps in our bodies in general? A bit random I know. X
Please forgive this post if i get it wrong as i don't really know what i am doing re navigating the site yet but i hope to learn. I found the site at the weekend and listening to you lovely ladies has really helped me. After receiving the initial...
Good morning ladies I thought I'd share this with you. We’ve talked in the past about how family and friends react (or don’t) when we tell them we’ve been diagnosed with cancer. In my life I have been surprised and humbled by the depth of feelings raised...
How do you cope with the stress that cancer investigations and diagnosis brings? How does it show itself? What do you find helps? Whether we’ve been on our journey days, weeks, months or years, there’s something about living with a cancer diagnosis that...
Sorry things are rather hit and miss for me both being able to connect to the site, and in-between crushing pressure in my head causing migraines making focusing on screen difficult. I have been dealing with a head lesion for six months now and i am awaiting...
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ Anyone wishing to look for a trial, this is an excellent site, some trials are abroad but you can choose to see only the UK ones if you wish broaden the search bar. even if you are already on one, it doesn't hurt to...
Hi Ladies I mentioned the other week about a lump in my arm and having to be sent for it to be checked because of the type of cancer I have (Carsinosarcoma) yes I know lucky me a rare cancer lol. Had my ultrasound yesterday and the lady said the same...
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