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Hello ladies just wondering if anyone else out there can relate?Im finished chemo(end of march)and 6 weeks out from surgery,all recovering well thanfully.But i cant seem to shift the 'lost'feeling.I have gone from the safe cocoon of appointments with various surgeons mostly telling me what i had to do and having dates pencilled in for pretty much every week.Now its 3 weekly visits for herceptin,see the breast surgeon in 6 months and the plastic surgeon in 3 months.I have yet to see the oncologist consultant(whom i have only ever met once before chemo).Dont take me wrong im delighted to be done,but nobody tells or helps you to readjust to the new normal we all live now.I get up in morn get kids out to school ,and then wonder what to do,so of course the mind wanders. Im sure its early days yet and i will pull myself together,but does anyone else understand? xx

Hi Just wondering if anyone knows how long after surgery does chemo start Thank you so much

I had a wide local excision and sentinal node biopsy done this day last week. My scar is much bigger than I thought, around the nipple and right across the breast. That hasn't been too painful, but my God is the sentinal node biopsey scar sore and painful. Is this normal? It's definately not inflamed or infected but my underarm area feels a bit numb and feels as if its being pinched all the time.

I am having chemo every 2 weeks I have suffered from GERD or Reflux (acid) for years, controlled it with a nightly pill. but the chemo seems to have brought on excess acid 100 times over, got medication from my doctor but like taking smarties, anyone out there in a similar situation, perhaps could give me some tips, it is not my diet as I am very careful what I eat in fact I am afraid to even eat in case this awful acid starts bounding up my body again I get cough in my lungs from the acid, have just started a course of antibotics to help in order to be ready for my next session on 29th June I started May have done 4 sessions every 2 weeks on drug A&B Start session 5 29th June on Drug C, My tumour in my breast has been reduced from over 4cms now to 1cms I am happy with this positive news to date, if only I could get some relief for the 'ACID' attacks Treatment going to plan. last chemo 10th August, some weeks later surgery, then radiation dont know how much yet Capricorn Cork

Hi all Have had 4 chemos no surgery yet and today have a very painful, red and swollen arm anything to be worried about? Or is this just part and parcel of chemo? Anyone had this before?

Hi Girls, I'm starting my chemo this Friday (6 x TCH) Any advice on how I should expect to feel. I would appreciate any advice you can give.

I am taking salvestrols as I have breast cancer. The person who developed salvestrols is Prof Gerry Potter, who also developed the new drug for prostate cancer called arbiterone - you might have seen it in the papers recently. Salvestrols are based on fruit and vegetables so cant be patented - there are lots of case studies but of course no clinical trials, as no one would fund them. If you look on cancer compass.com salvestrols at work, or salvestrol case studies, or just go through 'salvestrols' on the internet, you can find out how they work. You can get them on the internet. The scientists who developed salvestrols have been asked to speak to oncologists in Germany and Belgium as they are very interested. I found out about them by accident - and hope that anyone reading this checks it out. Cancer is so rotten - Best wishes to all. Jennette

Hi all I was diagnosed on 8 may. Had mastectomy and axial clearance 13 jun. I'm to start chemo on 18 jul. 4 x AC then 4 x T every 2 weeks. I never heard of anyone on a 2 weekly schedule. Anyone I spoke to was on 3 week schedules of different chemo and all said by the 3rd week you are feeling ok. I'm really terrified and tears are only a blink away at all times. I am 45 with 3 kids 16,14,11.

Hi everyone. Like most people I'm amazed to be here. 3weeks ago I found a lump, had the tests done super fast and now have been told last Friday that I will be facing into a double mastectomy within 2wks approx. followed by chemo/radiation therapies. In hindsight I've had a niggling irritating sensation under my armpit for a little while, fidgeting with bras/clothes that felt not right on that left side. But at least now I know...and that in itself is so empowering to me. The week I had of 'waiting' on biopsy results was hell on earth. The 'relief' of knowing this news is so much better than that week. So I have 2 malignant lumps and its in the nodes too under my arm. Wow.....how much my image of myself has changed in a week. I now look at my breasts and can feel one lump. They are slowly but surely becoming alien to me. A friend asked me how I felt about them going and I said it was different than I thought. When you think of this you have healthy breasts doing what they are meant to do and looking (reasonably) okay But when you have breast cancer I feel my breasts are not a healthy part of me and like anything unhealthy I will be nearly 'glad' to see them go. I found out on the Friday and was so lucky to be able to get 'the haircut' that day going from long to short in one day, the same day I went from not knowing to knowing I had cancer. Again, I felt it was me saying 'I'm in control of some of this'. I've been told I will definately loose my hair with this treatment and I feel its coming at me so fast. So my way was to decide today I cut my hair and give me the most time I have to get used to it changing bit by bit. Its strange but its not as bad as I thought it would be. It's now part of me and will be for a while to come. But I am embracing 'my cancer' as mine and not anyone elses. It will be with me on my journey for the next while and hopefully given time it will be part of my life story and not something I think of everyday. So this is my 5th day 'knowing' and so far so good (so to speak).

Hi all Am 10 weeks out from mastectomy and diep flap reconstruction.Although i am happy with result and lucky it worked im now wondering whether or not to finish it off!!!!Im back with PS soon and have been told that the good breast will need a lift which can be done at same time as nipple reconstruction along with a few other tweeks!!! Anyone else have good breast lifted and if so did it make much difference?Am very hesitant about messing with the good one.I am truley tired of having to make choices. Also one other question anyone have any hastle with ovarian cysts while on tamoxifen?started 6 weeks ago and so far have been doubled over twice 3 weeks apart.Have ultrasound on fri morn. Grateful for any advice xxx