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Right so I have my meeting with my surgeon in a few weeks and I really need to get my head around this.. My surgeon at the start felt I could have a lumpectomy after chemo as I lump should have shrank. But part of me wants the bloody boob gone its n...

Hello again folks! I am wondering if anyone has had radiotherapy following a lumpectomy and if so how long it was after surgery before it started?? I am now already six weeks post surgery and am still waiting to go for mapping so that they can pla...

Hi all Well tomorrow the 13th is my one year mastectomy anniversary and after a whole year I've suddenly got lymphoedema! My wrist and hand are all puffed up and sore. I was on to the physio dept and got advice re exercises and rest etc and will p...

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help. I finished chemo for Breast cancer (fmc) 3 weeks ago. I now have a rash of red spots on the sole of my foot and wonder could it be chemo related and should I ask the chemo nurses or should I go to the gp. And does ...

Hi All, I had 4x sessions of AC and then went onto weekly taxol.... I've completed 4 out of 12 (more tomorrow!). My hair started to show signs of growing back just after the final AC and it's gotten stronger in the past 2 weeks.... My question is....

Hi all I am almost half way through my chemo and the more i'm reading the more i'm realising that not many people have all three treatments. I was very positive about all this when I started my treatment but now doubts are starting to creep in - ma...

Hello all, I'm afraid I am new to this rather odd club of ours... I self diagnosed a lump in my right breast in late May, had lumpectomy and 2 nodes biopsy/removal in late June, the tumour was grade 1, ER +, and the nodes clear. It looks like I am on...

Hi All, Just thinking in hindsight about my choices, decisions & options.... I was 33 with no kids when diagnosed at beginning of this year. I was offered options varying from egg & ovarian tissue feeezing to IVF in the UK. Wondering what i...

Hi folks! Hope this finds you all well on this beautiful day!! Can anyone tell me how they got around not being able to use spray deodorant and shave under their arm during treatment?? I feel I'll go crazy without my deo as its the first thing I r...

Hi guys.my father has stage 4 bile duct cancer he has been given only months to live I haven't really seen too much on this forum about bile duct cancer but I was wondering has anyone had any success with any herbal things or. Natural products. I...

I finished tch chemo 3 weeks ago and have a wedding on Saturday. Am actually bridesmaid. I am kind of feelin a bit sorry I agreed to do it. Am feeling quite self conscious of my wig and pics in general. I was thinking of gettin my nails done as the...

Hi all, we just found out my wife has breast cancer and are waiting on an MRI scan to get more detailed information. however, my question is this. They found the cancer under her arm (following a GP visit when she found a lump). As I understand it,...