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Hi Ladies I have just found the signature feature on the user control panel and decided to use it to post a short profile on my stats (age at diagnosis, type and size of cancer, treatment, recon surgery etc). What do ye think of using this?? I duc...

Well gals I went and now only have five more to go! It wasn't as bad as I thought although I spent the day staring around like bambi caught in headlights!! Finally got to meet dee in person which was brilliant!!! Dee you're even more inspiring in th...

Hi all, Just a short introduction to you all. I have just been diagnosed with Lobular breast cancer and have been reading the boards with great interest. There is a wealth of experience here and I feel so comforted at the thought of being able to sh...

Hi, I am wondering if there are more women in Ireland that feel that you are expected to have reconstruction after mastectomy? I am in my young 40's and had my single mastectomy in June. I was very clear on that I did not want to do any reconstructi...

Chemo two has been, and it was nowhere near as nerve wracking as number 1. I got to chat loads to Dee today and met Darina, so all in all a good day! I'm on stronger anti sickness drugs this time and although may not stop me feeling totally icky, may...

My mum died 12th sept 2008, i miss her so much.... I want to thank the cancer society for providing us with a night nurse during my mums final days. Breada was her name, she was an angel. She was so caring and treated mum like she was her own. S...

I am 39 years old, married with two babies - 5 months and 22months. Last week I was told that I had breast cancer. I found a lump in my left boob 5 weeks ago now. About a week after finding it I went to my GP who referred me for further tests in B...

Hi, I was diagnosed with breast cancer last week, am over the initial shock and the hardest thing I ever had to do in telling my two teenage kids and my mum. I have lobular cancer and am having an MRI next Friday, so I reckon everything will kick off...

My husband was diagnosed with SCLC in November 2016. We were in shock, he went from playing golf on November 22 to getting a diagnosis of advanced lung cancer on November 25th. This was quickly followed by hospitalization on December 11 with pain and...

I am surprised by the very little activity in this page re prostrate surgery.I was expecting a lot more conversation....

The brain is a soft, spongy mass of tissue. It is protected by the bones of the skull and three thin membranes called meninges. Watery fluid called cerebrospinal fluid cushions the brain. This fluid flows through spaces between the meninges and throu...

Hi Girlies, Just looking to hear of your experiences with going back to work post surgery/chemo & rads. I finished chemo last Nov & rads in January and returned to work five weeks ago. I decided not to return to the job I had pre my cancer ...