If anyone is awaiting Radiotherapy... I suggest you start taking MOR EPA (Omega 3) fish oils. If you eat oily fish at least 3-4 times a week, you won't need to take them as a supplement, you should be getting enough.
They really helped me through ...
Hi, I am receiving treatment for Metestatic breast cancer in my bones and was wondering if anyone else is going through this at the moment, I would like to compare notes etc as I feel on my own at the present even though my family are great. What que...
My husband Sean, passed away yesterday, 1st. February. I want to thank most sincerely the Wexford Hospice Homecare team, they were absolutely wonderful, Janet, Niamh & Orlagh. Sean loved Janet, she told him she would always be honest with him &am...
Hi Girls,
Sarah here from Cork. I'm new to this and this is my first post (although I did compose others before this one!!).
I've been very positive and upbeat since my DX on 16th Jan. I've had my surgery etc and all that already. Things are movin...
Hi all,
Just to let you know that there is a thyroid cancer support group in Ireland which was set up by a thyroid cancer survivor. The websiite is www.thyroidcancersupport.ie. If you are a patient going through treatment or a survivor of thryoid...
Hello,
I've never posted for this reason in a message board, so forgive me please if it's the wrong forum to do so.
I'm a final year journalism student doing my FYP on the health care system in Irleand, and I'm also writing an article on breast c...
This time last year I had just been diagnosed with BC my world was turned upside down but after surgery and reconstruction in March and Chemo from April til July treatment was over, im taking Tamoxafen every day.
I started back to work two days a wee...
This is my 1st time to post but just wondering if anyone out there has had a DIEP FLAP reconstruction I am planning mine for April/May time and am excited but a bit scared too......I had a masectomy a year ago and that went as smoothly as these thing...
hi im new to this was diagnosed with breast cancer in may 2008 had lumpectomy followed by chemo and radiotherepy.was told i was treble negative.all was well until last may when i was diagnosed in other breast had lumpectomy followed by mastectomy sta...
I am writing this on behalf of my mother. I am looking for advice and information regarding alternative cancer treatments abroad. My mother has come to the end of her Chemotherapy and unfortunately Radiology is not an option due the size of the tumou...
I am writing this on behalf of my mother who has Stage 1 Small-Cell localised Lung Cancer. I am looking for advice and information regarding alternative cancer treatments abroad. My mother has come to the end of her Chemotherapy and unfortunately Rad...
Hi all...
Im 39 years old and was diagnosed with DCIS breast cancer in March this year.
Im currently in the 3rd week of radiotherapy and all is going well.
Last week I had my appointment with the Encologist and at the weekend I started to take the h...
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