Can anyone help please! I found a lump 3wks ago in my breast as the waiting list is so long today I decided to go private, so I've appointment for ultra sound tomorrow . Will I get results there and then or do I have to be referred back to GP? If the...
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Perhaps it is merely my reflection but health care system seems to cover only those who are either well off or very poor. I do not qualify for medical card, saying that by no means I am doing well, struggling is more appropriate word to us...
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I took Tamoxifen for a year and didn't find the side effects too bad. I could blame weight gain on it but that would be helped along by eating too many goodies ( as in poor me, I deserve a cake)
I've been changed to Letrozole/Femara for 5...
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After all my questions, here is some helpful info.
For anyone who has to pay for Letrozole/femara like I do,you may have been shocked to discover that a months supply is so expensive. I paid over 87 euro for my first pack (of the generic let...
Just wondering if anyone has had any issues with an expander implant. Mine isnt settling , Ive already had an Cellulitis which cleared but now it seems to have a fluid buildup in a small area, kinda like a blister. I dont want to have to get it out...
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7 weeks since the op now.
For anyone considering TUG flap reconstruction I just wanted to update you on my recovery. Although I still feel tightness in my legs I have regained most movement (squatting still a bit of an issue). Still a bit of...
Hi, just wondering if anyone getting this regime. It's the 5ffu, iricantin and oxyplatin. I'm h each d ing for cycle 6 on Wednesday. Seems most people are on combination of two but not all three. I'm 43 yr female with stage 4 colon cancer. It's the f...
Hi all, I finished my chemo 2 weeks ago YEY!! I was on Taxol for 12 weeks and am still on Herceptin until November. My question is did anyone develop any rashes? I have a rash on my face which is extremely itchy and my body skin is very itchy too. ...
Do any of you take supplements with tamoxifen? I have started taking calcium with vitamin D and cod liver oil to see if it can help the aches and pains I have some days Now someone has mentioned glucosmaine, apparently a new report says it can add y...
I went to a Stress Management/Relaxation class for Cancer patients . During the relaxation session I found myself in floods of tears instead of in a state of peace and calm. I have never had that problem before at ante natal or yoga classes.Has anyo...
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Hospital decided to stop chemo as I have been experiencing some side effects. Only 3 taxol left out of 12. As much as I hate the sessions, I am more annoyed at nit being able to continue. Worrying factor is have I had enough to do the job. Si...
Update: Husband diagnosed with Small Cell Lung Cancer (sclc) and had 4 sessions of chemo (etopoisde & carboplatin) in 2013. Then after 6 months cancer active again, so 2nd course of chemo (same drugs) in 2014. CT scan in April 2014 shows the chem...
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