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Just wondering if there is anyone out there that is living with someone with small cell cancer (lung cancer). My husband has just finished chemo which went ok, scan soon to determine if radiotherapy can start on lung. This would be followed by prev...

Hi there. Saw my plastic surgeon again this week. It appears I have not enough fat on my tummy for the DIEP flap recon I was looking for (He says it looks like a tummy because I have lazy muscles!!) So have agreed to have the (double) recon done with...

Cant believe I'm going for last chemo tomorrow , fingers crossed that they will do it , playlets low but hopefully they will be back up tomorrow . I have very little to complain about got through it with no severe side effects , a few bad days and t...

I am just about recovered from a weekend spent at the "relay For Life" event in Toomevara, co. Tipp. it was a fantastic weekend and if there are similar events in your area I would encourage you to participate. (There are links on the Irish...

Hi all I have been a member for a while now but this is the first time to post. I have a few worries at the moment but first let me just do a quick recap of what has gone on so far, I was diagnosed in February with IDC and had a lumpectomy and a sen...

I had a lumpectomy at the end of July. The last 2 days my shoulders are Quiet sore. I rang the breast nurse and she thinks I have just done to much and the shoulders muscles are sore. I rested yesterday evening and did very little all morning and th...

I am sure many here have read about the Scottish study, reported earlier this week in the Examiner, which showed that up to 40% of women on T did not complete their course because of side effects (though I did a bit of reading online, and it is not c...

It is now two years since I was diagnosed with prostate cancer and what a journey it has been! On D (for diagnosis) Day, I started a blog so it seemed fitting to update it on the 2nd anniversary. Thankfully, I am fortunate enough that I can post po...

Good afternoon all! I am tomorrow finishing the first 15 of my radio therapy sessions, and am glad to report little enough grief (tiredness, yes, red skin, yes, but no lesion - cross fingers). On Wed, I am therefore starting the final 5, booster ses...

I am awaiting a response from the Breast Care Nurses and the Nurses at the RT centre in James, but they are taking their time, and I need to decide soon, so I thought I'd check the collective wisdom here. I get the option of a flu jab each year in th...

Hi, I'm new on here, I just finished 8th cycle of chemo today, plan is surgery in a few weeks and rt after. Just want to say I've been reading some of your posts in the last few weeks and found them great I'm 39 and I was diagnosed in June with 8c...

I have had so many suggestions for changing my diet My first tumour was removed pus a few nodes two days after my80th birthday so old age does mean you can ignore lumps etc first annual check up was all clear but they changed me to tamoxifen I was...