Hi there,
Has anyone made any changes to their “lifestyle” since they’ve been referred to their breast clinic?
Or can you recommend any changes that I should make?
Cheers.
Hi Gingette
To be honest if you have been referred for suspected breast cancer it’s a little late to be making lifestyle changes. A lot of the ladies here were already living healthy lifestyles but indicators are obesity, drinking and lack of exercise, all things that should be avoided in any case.
Mary
Hello Gingette,
First of all welcome to the forum and I love your user name 
In my opinion it is never too late to consider an improved ‘lifestyle’, it certainly can’t do any harm.
I have made an effort to exercise more and eat better though this was more to do with facing surgery etc than anything else.
Sometimes it takes a worry like the possibility of cancer to make us more mindful of our choices, it certainly has with me. I have read about ‘cancer diets’, though these seem a little extreme to me. I don’t eat too much meat and eat lots of fruit and veg, the more colourful the better. I am a non drinker and non smoker so didn’t need to make changes there.
Hope this helps.
Hi Gingette, it really is never too late and personally I don’t get it when people are diagnosed and they do nothing different. I have always been fairly slim and active and thought my diet was healthy, however when diagnosed last year I did lots of research to see what I could do to help myself. My findings mean I now only eat organic produce at home (obviously not possible when out). Although I only ever ate chicken and fish I’ve cut right back on both with the realisation that hormones pumped into chicken could be a cause of hormone related breast cancer. Organic chicken isn’t pumped with this so I don’t worry if it is organic. I’ve also chosen to filter all the water I drink. To be sufficiently active you only need to walk daily, doesn’t need to be strenuous. Alcohol, I have cut down but to be honest for some reason, could be psychological, but I can only manage a glass or two of nice wine now (organic if at home!)Good luck with the changes you choose Xxx