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In between chemo treatment, do people need someone at home with them all the time or is someone safe enough to be possibly on their own while their OH is working? Any information on what is likely to happen in between treatment will be helpful.

i lost my dad on the 19th january 2008 , he passed away with throat cancer and it was horrible,he lived in tralee and i liv in dublin,i miss him so much,knowin he couldnt be there to see me grown up wi kids or walking me down the aisle,i was only 14 and it really changed me,losing a father i tought was the worst thing to happen to me,but then in december last yr my brother insisted me mam went doctor has she had a very bad cough! she eventually went,but in the mean time i had been researching her symptoms and i just knew it was lung cancer but i wasnt going to tell her that,on the 7th january she was told she had lung cancer , brain tumours and if the chemo worked she wud have from 3months to a year plus to live,we were heartbroken knowing we only had a limited time with her,me and me ma wud never get on,but i knew it was time to put my past behind me,she took a seizure soon after and ever since then really she was in hospital,we did the house up ( got new furniture,paint,wooden floors,) as it was her wish to get the house done up, it was heartbreaking going in to see her in st lukes,i wasnt strong enough to hold back me tears and all we would do is cry saying how much we loved eachother saying good bye,she eventually ended up in our ladys hospice and a week later she had deteriated so bad she was just sleeping,we knew it was time,it was heartbreaking, we spent her last few hours with her while she was unconsious and telling storys,singing her fav song (somewhere over the rainbow) holding her hand,everything, then at about 6.17 the doc said one of us stay with her while the doc gets everyone else,i spent her last few mins with her alone saying how sorry i was how much i loved her and to let go,everyone came in and we held her hands etc and she left us at 6.21 am on the 9th of february which was my boyfriends 21st, it was one of the worst days of my life,im 20 and living with no parents just my sister and brother,not a day goes by we dont think of her and shes out a pain now,i wouldn wish this on anyone to go through,cancer destroys lifes i just wish no one had to go through it,love you lots mam your over the rainbow now with dad rest in heavenly peace :* xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hello ladies Just a quick question.I have been really tired over the last few weeks which turns out to be iron defient anaemia and no iron reserves.With no obvious reason for this,ive had hysterectomy so cant be that,im wondering should I report it to oncologist as have noticed a small bit of weight loss too. Hope all are well W

My fiancés father has been diagnosed for the 3rd time he is currently undergoing chemo, I know absolutely nothing about this cancer, like prognosis etc. His blood count was down but up from previous visit. He's normally a very fit matt thats nearly 70.hes very tired but not sick with treatment or he hasnt lost his hair

Hi everyone. For roughly 3 years now I've had a lump come from my back end everytime I defecate. I'm 18 now and getting fairly scared about it and was just wondering if anyone knows any thing that could be wrong with me?

Hi all, Has anyone else had a reaction to both Tamoxifen and Femara? I seem to be extremely sensitive to both and now I'm waiting to hear what's my 3rd option. Just wondering if anyone has had any similar problems. Thanks

Evening ladies, hope all is well with you all. Just a quick question- am having my third A/C on Tuesday and finding it quite tough but what Im noticing is that my beast I had the lumpectomy on is quiet painful at times. Darting pains Just wondering if any of you had experienced that or should I say something on Tuesday to the nurses? Thanks x

Hi, I am hoping to have either Tug flap( upper inner thigh) or pap flap(upper back of thigh) reconstruction in November. I know the pap flap is very rare but I think the recovery would be similar to the Tug. Just wondering if anyone could give me any indication as to what to expect with this operation, recovery etc. I decided against my other option which was lat Dorsi with implant as I had a failed implant surgery already and didn't want the risk of implant complications again. Not enough tissue on my stomach so only option if I didn't want the implant was the thigh. Thanks Thunderbolt

Hi, has anyone had awful bone pain after finishing chemo?? I was put on tamoxafin and femara and had to stop both as tamoxafin gave me a body rash and femara was unbearable due to joint pain. I now have been prescribed Aromasin but am holding off on taking it as my joints still ache a lot. Has anyone else had similar experiences? I would really appreciate some advice. Thanks

Sorry everyone im absolutely terrified and im looking for advice and i don't feel anyone is taking me seriously including my doctor. For the last two years ive not been able to sit comfortably on my bottom due to the pain in my tail bone, had a colonoscopy every ting came back normal, i then started suffering with frequent urination in September 2013 and has been on going since then. No infection, not pregnant as ive had the implanon inserted in january 2014. Had a high vaginal swab and no sti or infections. Alot of discharge daily, changes from clear to thick plus im nineteen years old. Sexually active with one partner. I get frequent pain inside of my vagina with spotting only when i wipe its clear red fluid not so much a period and it comes on and off. When im sexually active my vagina hurts before and sometimes bleed after but not sure if its down to partner being rough, sorry about too much detail buy im really frightened. There's cancer on my mothers side as my grandparents died of throat cancer and bone cancer.. The pain in my vagina and tight feeling in lower abdomen comes and goes aswell as massive migranes that make me physically get sick and these come once in a while, i dont smoke or drink and i walk everywhere. Can anyone please help me or give me advice. I'm waiting on appointment from an orthapedic and scans and stuff from urologists but in the mean time im suffering terribly please can anyone help with advice. I want to make an appointment tomorrow with my doctor but as im only 19 im afraid he wont let me have a smear test as i have mentioned it before. I feel like he doesn't take me serious and looms at mr as if im making it up. Any help i would appreciate i have nobody to tall to about this only my boyfriend