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Hi everybody. Miranda here.cannot believe the time has arrived for my first chemotherapy treatment on Monday 20th may. Don't know what to expect! I'm scared and nervous.any tips and advice on how to cope with the next few months and going for my wig fitting tomorrow? Cannot come to terms with losing my hair. Any help is much appreciated, and hopefully I can help others through my experiences too.

So a few years ago my old GP told me I might qualify to get this BRAC test done. Thank God, touch wood, I haven't had a sniff of cancer but want to keep it that way and prevent at all costs. I can't seem to get any straight forward info on this BRCA testing on any website in relation to Ireland. I mean, is it covered by the medical card? How long is the waiting list and how do I apply?? I'm 33 yrs old and want to be smart about this - prevention is better than cure, right! Family History: Brother: Leukemia - deceased Mother: Brest Cancer- diagnosed at 50 - deceased Father: Lung, bowel cacer - diagnosed at 50 - deceased Aunts and uncles on both sides Grandparents all had cancer.

Hi girls Much to my horror I've found I've put on a stone since diagnosis and two weeks ago set about cleaning up the eating act and am slowly getting back to walking and slow jogging, having been an avid runner/ gold weight watchers member for 10 years. So I have the tools at my disposal........ Anyhow in the two weeks, the scale has not budged one iota, and needless to say I am getting a bit peed off as I am trying! Am I being too ambitious trying to do this 3 weeks after chemo? Has anyone had trouble and did they overcome it? I haven't even gone on tamoxifen yet! Yikes!!!!! Help!!!!!!

I finished chemo at the end of March and now have a soft downy covering of hair on my head. I read someone elses post that they had the first few layers shaved off to make it stronger - but Im a bit loath to shave off the little bit I have and go back to being completely bald again ....any advice? Also have no eyebrows or eyelashes but think nails are finally growing again...

Hello everybody! I am loving the forum! so much information here that I never thought I'd need (same as everyone else in the club I'm sure)!! I'm newly diagnosed and am awaiting the results of DX testing to see if I need Chemotherapy before Radiotherapy. Has anyone else here had the test and if so how long before results were back?? Three weeks since surgery and I would really like to get moving on 'next' stage..

Right so I have my meeting with my surgeon in a few weeks and I really need to get my head around this.. My surgeon at the start felt I could have a lumpectomy after chemo as I lump should have shrank. But part of me wants the bloody boob gone its not my friend anymore. Any one that has had a lumpectomy done how does ur boob look afterwards. Are u happy with it.. This is driving me mad and maybe I need to trust my surgeon knows best and maybe when I have my meeting with him let him tell me what he thinks is best..

I see on the website they are organising a 5 k colour dash in Phoenix park on the 27th July.. Anyone want to join me.. I will 4 weeks post chemo. I will have to walk it..

sorry i seem to have lots of questions at the moment. the closest cancer care centre to me seems to be the gary kelly centre in drogheda. I know there is one beside the mater but i have heard its dreadful for parking is it worth the 30 mins drive to it. What kind of stuff have u done in ur local cancer centre thanks and apologies for all the questions marie

Have 5 out of my 6 chemo sessions done and back next week for the test. Monday I have a mammogram and ultrasound and then MRI on the thurs. will they give me any idea on Monday after the mammogram and ultrasound. Will ye keep me in ur prayers and positive vibes over the next week. Am quite nervous.

Hi Ladies I am organising a Dip in the Nip on 22nd June in Wicklow..... if any of you fine ladies would be interested. I have chosen Leah and Lily-Mae as the recipients of fundraising beautiful little girls only 5 and 6 and have gone through so much with chemo and RT they both have a very very rare forms of cancer. Any volunteers would be very welcome so far we are around 130 women http://kickingtheshiteoutofcancer.com/dip-in-the-nip/ If you cant make it maybe you could spread the word of if you had a few euro donate at www.idonate.ie/kickingtheshiteoutofcancer I wont be the only one dipping with one boob a few other ladies too. Sorry I have not been around for a while I will be back xxxx