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Hi gang! Tomorrow we go up to find out what the surgeon and his team found as a result of my mastectomy and auxiliary clearance on nov 15th. Does this vary greatly from the original diagnosis??? Am so afraid that there are still some nasty surprise...

Hi there!! Just wondering if this is "normal"??? I'm two weeks post mastectomy and things according to medics are going fine. However, the numbness is wearing off, still have drain, but I keep getting pains in my arm and at the top of m...

Hi Ladies, A minor thing really but just wanted to check whether any of you ladies had problems with your hand nails after chemo. I have developed awful looking red/purpley marks on all my nails. Sort of look like a burn. They are taking up 3/4 of ...

Hi, I am a 29 year old male, I had a sarcoma removed from my leg earlier this year, had radiotherapy. However I have had a recurrence in the abdomen, had ct scan and was told it hadn't spread and they are fairly confident its not stuck to any organs...

Hi girls, I had my double mastectomy last Thursday week and had all the nodes out under my left arm. I was just wondering because my surgeon had always said that he would use the scar on my breast to remove the nodes through, but in the end he went...

Hi all I have two daughters, 14 and 4. My 14 year old knows I have cancer, but my four year old doesn't. I explained that my shoulder was sore when I had my mastectomy, as I am still not able to lift her. Baldness is looming at the end of thi...

Hi Guys Have been having problems with bad back pain since before Christmas. My GP gave me the usual, difene, paracetmol and anxicalm. I always suffered with back pain prior to being diagnosed in Jan 2011, but I am now stressing that there may be s...

Hi there, I am new to this discussion so forgive me if I ramble on. Had right mastectomy Sept 2011 followed by chemo and RT. I know cancer can hit anyone but my diagnosis was a shock as no family members had cancer and I thought I wasn't in any high...

Hi Just wondering if anyone on tamoxifen have any issues with their taste?I have noticed that every couple of weeks my taste changes and although i can eat nothing is enjoyable which is a disaster when it comes to my cup of tea!!!!I had thought it w...

Hi all, have just joined the message board and have started this thread on oesophageal cancer. My husband was diagnosed a few months ago. It is a cancer which appears to be increasing in incidence, so I am sure that there are some people (patients, s...

hi I have finished my treatment now and have 2 appointments coming up. But what happens next? Do the docs order new scans to see if the cancer is gone? I have asked these ? but cant get a straight ans from any one. After radio th when does the tire...

Hi I went to see Oncology Doc today and he suggested I start taking Arimidex and Zoladex. has anyone been on these? How is zoladex given? Is it an injection? The nurse said something about a pellet??? I was a bit taken back cause i thought I would be...