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My name is Dee and I am the newbie Breast Cancer Chic!
Diagonosed four weeks ago had first chemo yesterday, am in Vincents under a great team.
Am just finding my footing - chemo went ok yesterday feel a bit drugged (how unusual!!)
Woke and...
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It's day 24 in the big brother house, and so far my ct, bone scan and MRI are clear. Feeling a little better about things and reality/ normality is beginning to land but am eating like a pig so must scale back- not good!!!
Anyway just a q...
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The night before I have the taxol I have to take 20mg dexamethasone at midnight and another 20mg at 6am. I find it sends my pulse racing constantly and really it doesn't stop doing that until 5 days later. If I walk upstairs, it gets even wors...
Only u gang here are the only ones that can appreciate the sleepless nights and pounding heart that's become me over the last 12 days. I am in Eccles st. this thurs morn for my results of a core biopsy. I'm 39 so the statistics are pointing towards a...
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I'm a four+ year Prostate Cancer Survivor and I'm running the Dublin City Marathon on Monday next. My main aim in running this, my third Dublin since surgery, is to provide inspiration to those facing Cancer in their lives. I'll be running ...
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My experiences in the world as a cancer patient are all listed below. It was a tough year but so far I, with the help a surgeon, an oncologist and an army of wonderful nurses I have come out the other side. I feel altered but normal enoug...
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I was just wondering what everyone thought about dairy v soy products in the ol diet?? I've read so many conflicting views and opinions on this, was just wondering what the general consensus was??
Thanks xx...
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Wondering if any tips on how to beat indigestion. I literally feel someone is squeezing around my heart indigestion is so bad can hardly breathe. Had it the other night as well it got so bad actually got sick twice - its like acid reflux o...
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One friend of mine has recommended to us ( my uncle has prostate cancer ) to try deuterium depletion as a complementary therapy.
In some European countries ( he is Hungarian ), well known and used this new treatment, for a while. Searchin...
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Well its finally happened day 12 after chemo - was sort of stupidly thinking maybe it wont happen.
Literally pulling my hair out at the moment. Had an hour of tears on my own and feeling sorry for myself. Then realised an hour later that ...
Hi, I was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer on 17th August. It was like a bolt from the blue. I am attending Vincent's private and I cannot praise them enough. Both my surgeon and oncologist are female and are wonderful people I will be inde...
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I have just finished 4 sessions of the 3 weekly AC/5fU chemo in which I found the first 10 days pretty tough on and off .The side effects improved as I went along though I had to enlist help to mind my nearly 3 year old .On day 6 and 7 my...
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