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I would love to stay at home for longer but sadly finances require I go back. I have been on leave since feb 2013 when I was diagnosed. Work has been very good and patient . I have to go into the office tomorrow and am expecting the whole when u coming back to work question. I have only just finished radiotherepy but I still have to have herceptin till march. I am thinking slowly ease back into it in jan at a few hrs a day for maybe 3 days as week. Thanks

Hi all, would just like a bit of advice on mastectomy bras and prostheses. I got fitted a few weeks ago in one of the specialist shops and brought them both home with me that day. Maybe I was expecting too much but I thought once I had them I'd be able to go back to wearing some of my normal tops (I don't mean low cut ones) but that isn't the case. If I look down at my chest after wearing them for a little while I can clearly see the prosthesis where it has risen over the rim of the bra. It can be up to 2cms over the rim at times. Also if I lean over, the prosthesis will fall away from my chest and the fact I'm wearing it is really obvious. I assume this is caused by the weight of it and can't be helped but is the other normal? I feel like the prosthesis is too large for the bra and has no where to go except over the rim. I rang the shop earlier this week to ask them about this and they said it was normal but just want to check if other people have had the same experience? They're not cheap so I was expecting a bit more, do I just have to resign myself to wearing very high necked tops for the foreseeable future? Thanks Pamela

Hi all, Just trying to ascertain if any of you have suffered with joint pain whilst on tamoxifen. I have been suffering with pain in my left shoulder and my upper back since September. (Had mastectomy on left hand side). Saw my Oncologist today, as I had a mammogram last week, my first since my diagnosis last October 2012. The mammogram on my existing breast is normal, T.G. However, he is referring me for a bone scan next week, to get to the bottom of the pain. He did say that sometimes, hormone therapy can cause joint pain, but that tamoxifen is not usually the worst offender for this! Now, he may only be saying this, so that I will not worry, or it may be a common occurrence. I am back to where I was last year again, virtually going out of my mind with worry, until I have the scan done and results got. If any of you have suffered with joint pain whilst on tamoxifen, I would love to hear about it. Thanks, M xxx

I'm sorry to be back here again. I found a very small (less than a pea size) lump under my collar bone, where the shoulder joins the collar bone. I think this is an infascapular node?? I'm being seen in the breast clinic on Monday, meanwhile worrying myself sick. Any one else had this?

After watching aine Lawlors documentary on RTE I was very interested in the fact that she had her ovaries and Fallopian tribes removed to decrease her chances of cancer there. My father has had lung , prostate and intestinal cancer and my mother has had colon cancer. This is something I am considering in the future. Just wondering what the women here think

After watching aine Lawlors documentary on RTE I was very interested in the fact that she had her ovaries and Fallopian tribes removed to decrease her chances of cancer there. My father has had lung , prostate and intestinal cancer and my mother has had colon cancer. This is something I am considering in the future. Just wondering what the women here think

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 from chemo land this time last year happy days

is it possibly to get ovarian cancer in Just one ovary since having hysterectomy in 2001,I only found out that I should still have pap test,s ,as I wasn't sure I still needed them ,I've been suffering with lower abdominal pains to the left were I have the ovary,been gettin hot sweats every night and constantly feeling tired all the time,n two days ago I noticed I'd lost some blood not a lot but I've had nothing like that since having my total hysterectomy, n I've heard a lot about the vaginal cuff and c125 ,which I'm not clued up about ,I'm a bit worried about going t doctors n mentioning this ,n that I've not had a pap test done since 2001,am I supposed to do ,Just need some advice please if anyone can enlighten me your comments would be appreciate

Hi, I was first diagnosed with Melanoma in July 2013 and have since had a groin lymph node dissection. Drain is out about 4 weeks but now I have a very sore swollen lower leg. My consultant thought maybe it was DVT but thankfully an ultrasound has eliminated that so now I have been diagnosed with Lymphedema. I was wondering are there any Lymphedema support groups in Ireland to discuss similar stories and tips on how to help with Lymphedema? Regards Worried

This mole seemed to just appear, can't remember seeing this on my husbands back, it's about the size of a penny, and the shiny lump is about an inch below it. Just below the shiny lump you will see another blemish, he has quite a few on his back, he says it is acne. He is 50. Hubby said it's not dark, so it's ok and said he doesn't need to go to doc. Please help, so that I can show him what people think and maybe he will go. I am worried, the last time he was at the doctors was 25 years ago, and that was a medical for his job. He thinks there is nothing wrong, maybe there isn't and I'm being paranoid. Thank you http://www.flickr.com/photos/skincancer/11074920795/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/skincancer/11074928865