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Hi, hopefully someone out there can tell me their experiences with taking time off work for reconstruction. I had a right mastectomy in March 13 and because I didn't need chemo or radiation I was able to put my name on the list for reconstruction wit...

Hi everybody I had lobular cancer and was initially told I would need to have an mri rather than mammogram every year as it is more accurate for lobular cancer. However now I'm only having a mammogram. If anybody could tell me how they are followed ...

Hi all, I'm scheduled to have my expandable implant replaced with a standard one in 10 days. I'm excited and hoping it will be easier than the reconstruction surgery. They tell me it's like "changing a tyre"! Has anyone else had somethin...

Hello, just to say a year on and I still check in on this website with totally admiration for patients, their families & nursing staff. The cancer journey is a very difficult one & I think of all the Irish people on this journey, people I do...

Had my meetin in st Luke's today for radiotherpy. Consultant has recommended 6 and half weeks.. Seems really long. Said something about a week and half booster sessions. I had a lumpectomy and auxiliary nodes clearance 4 weeks ago....

We all have moles somewhere on our skin and almost always these will remain innocent (benign) and harmless throughout our lives. Very occasionally a mole can change and turn into a cancer - a malignant melanoma. If this does happen, it is so importan...

Hi there I was diagnosed with d c i s in march of this year and had a full mastectomy and immediate reconstruction done in april . When my results came back after the op I was told the the pre cancerous cells had not spread out side of the duct and...

My brother who is in his early 30s and has small children has been diagnosed with an aggressive and rare form of cancer. He’s currently getting radiotherapy treatment in St Luke’s but he’s very ill and he’s afraid that continued treatment may be refu...

With cancer of the ovary most women will not notice anything in the early stages. It can take a long time for symptoms to occur. When symptoms do appear, they can be vague and quite mild. These can include: Poor appetite Vague indigestion or nausea B...

hi Girls Just wondering if anyone has expereinced the same so I know I am not alone. Had my second last expasnion yesterday I haev around 350mls in me now. The pain however afterwards was extreme I had to drive home and dont know how I made it. C...

On Monday next, I will be running my fourth post surgery marathon. There will be many, many other Cancer Survivors running also. Please give us all the support you can! I hoping to raise a few bob for both the Irish Cancer Society and Cork ARC. ...

I've got an interview next Thursday for volunteer in the new daffodil centre in st Vincent's hospital. I feel my life should take a new path and hopefully this will let me see is it what I want to do, if if course I pass the interview . Big change fr...