Hi recently diagnosed with overian cancer spots on stomach chest & lung had my op 3 weeks yesterday but since then im finding it very hard to cope with very bad hotflushes which started into my second chemo,since op their 100 times worst not sleeping...
Have symptoms whch could indicate several types of cancer. Co-operative GP (a Godsend !) referrem to an Oncologist, who apparently will not see me UNLESS I have already BEEN diagnosed with cancer - so WHERE do we go from here? I am being pushed aroun...
Hi all I'm trying to be very positive about my breast cancer diagnosis but I'm so scared I've been dianogsed with stage 2 breast cancer in waiting in ct and her I which is making me think it's spread I keep getting pains in my side and back and convi...
hi all. im a first time poster. I am 31 years old and am ashamed to say I ve never had a smear test. I am 27 weeks pregnant with my first child. for some reason since Saturday I ve been terrified about not having had a smear. I am due one in august w...
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I have a lump in my breast and my GP has referred me to a breast clinic. On the referral my GP advised it is urgent and requested a 2 week wait for me. I have called the clinic as I have not heard anything and I've been advised I have bee...
Was with my partner of 2 years and was living with him and his kids when I got cancer back in April he asked me to leave 2 days after xmas he said he never loved me since I got sick he just stayed with me out of pity bacj now living on my own .Next o...
Hi everyone,
Just a question about my mam! She was diagnosed out of the blue ☹️ with stage IV breast cancer, that had spread to her bones, last June.
She’s 73 and very active. She’s just finished 6 months treatment and was told initially that once...
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 ...
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I am still awaiting my breast reduction on my right boob (as I had mastectomy on my left in 2010); I am to have the procedure done in the Mater Public Hospital in Dublin. I am on a waiting list since June 2013, I contacted admissions and ...
I filled out the form for the seminar in croke park on the 18th of sept. It looks like it might be good.
Its a pity though that you can only pick one seminar for the morning and one for the afternoon. I found it ery hard to choose....lol
It looks l...
I am on day 8 after my first chemo and wondering how long does it take for hair to start falling out. Should I just go and get it shaved off first or wait until I see it comming out and then get it shaved . I'm on AC every two weeks . Any advice wou...
So I bumped my breast on the top of a hard chair about 6 weeks ago, it def hurt at the time but I soon forgot about it. About a week later I got a really sharp pain at the site and when I put my hand to it I could feel a swelling, on further investig...
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