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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...
Hello Ladies I'm a great believer that if I can take the fear out of any part of our treatments by sharing details it's a good thing to do. Yesterday I had my first ever blood transfusion. I've become anaemic due to my chemo and my Oncologist decided...
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...
8 weeks ago I was diagnosed with a tumour on my ovary and told I had endometrial cancer 7 weeks ago I had a full abdominal hysterectomy and was told that fluid had seeped out into my ovary and they were not sure where else so I had an mri and I’m expecting...
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...
Hello, just diagnosed with stage one womb cancer this past week. My emotions are all over the place. Just numb and shocked.
Hello, I have just been diagnosed and am awaiting a CT Scan this week. My mind is racing and I can’t think straight and am probably catastrophising more than I should be . The consultant said I seem to have a very rare genetic cancer and there are implications...
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...
