Breast Cancer Care Forum

I had the warm bag too, in fact I had two lol. as they were running behind.  ... View more

Mini the rabbit I popped this in the post this morning. Customer asked for the name MINI to be embroidered on the front: I read it three times as “foot “ lol Gladly customer understood  my mixed up brain and was happy with the results  ... View more

Hi Viv i get my 2nd on 27th so you’re a week ahead of me.  I had a cannula too.   had to phone the team this morning for advice. I have a swelling in front of my ear sling the jawbone, very painful too. Temperature normal.  They were not concerned at all. Said blocked salivary glands are quite common and as long as temp remains normal and I can swallow, not to worry.  warm compress. Massage, drinks and paracetamol. And call back if it gets worse or temperature changes.  ... View more

Here’s my take on it a week in   i didn’t expect to be so tired on day 2 i needed 6 naps  severe heartburn, from evening of day 1. headache  nausea and the tiredness were mainly days 2-5x i had constipation so have Licorice prunes and prune juice. Which has helped lol.  also got a prescription for an antacid (gaviscon type) and mouthwash from Drs.   Good luck xx    ... View more

Good luck Chris, we’ve all got to support each other through these tough times xx  ... View more

Thanks Lisa  we lost Samantha in Aug 77, Rich Aug 09, Steve had his stroke Aug 18, I found my lump Aug 19.  Life has taught us nothing is for granted. We have to face each blow and hurdle with as much positivity as we can in order to get through it and breathe again.  This time will be tough but we will survive xx  ... View more

Good advice  I also got some figs, prunes, liquorice just in case I got constipated and have found prunes good 😊 plus sugar free sweets & gum to promote saliva.  my bodyshop consultant friend had put together some creams for my skin and lovely lip balm.  ... View more

Like you I waited from 6th September when i initially saw Gp until seeing consultant/tests/oncologist and after seeing oncologist on the Friday 1st Nov, I’m now starting the climb up the mountain.  ... View more

Gaviscon soon became my best friend lol  ... View more

@vivmc a few of my makes  ... View more

Hi vivmc i was surprised how hard yesterday was (day 2) I didn’t expect to feel quite as rough as I did. Heartburn all through Wednesday night and Thursday. Headache, nausea and tired do very tired lol  feel much better today  though only about a quarter as rough as yesterday    Deb knits knits a lot. Lol  It’s been my sanity saviour through some tough times. We lost a daughter aged 28 hours, a son aged 25 years hubby had a stroke 15 months ago and now me!  So I knit, making a few chemo hats at the moment. Think I’ve completed 3 since Saturday and almost finished my fourth.  Deb  ... View more

vivmic you’re further along in this journey than me, so I don’t have any answers for you I’m afraid.  my anti sickness pills were for three days with domperidone for as and when x   ... View more

Definitely worth getting then xx thank you xx  hood you’re doing well now xx ... View more

Thanks for the  tip re travel bands,    hope you’re doing ok xx  ... View more

Well done on getting day 1 done   i was day 1 of FEC-T  not too bad but had heartburn most of the night and nausea, woke up this morning with a slight headache. Nothing too worrisome on the grand scale of things.   continue to take care my friend  Deb  ... View more

Just found this xxx  absolutely brilliant x I’m day 1 of my chemo  ( no surgery yet) but I’m up there trying to find the bear xx  ... View more

Met with one of the chemo nurses who was lovely.  There were four couples together and she talked through in depth about ALL side effects from sore gums to life threatening ones.  Over and over she repeated DRINK FLUIDS.  Feel slightly more prepared for tomorrow now.  ... View more

Hi I start my pre surgery chemo tomorrow  FEC-T for 6 months plus denosumab  I have a single spinal metastasis plus “extensive” lymph nodes affected and the breast tumour is “quite large” Off to visit the chemo ward this afternoon and meet the team, I expect they’ll have tons more information for me to read before tomorrow.      ... View more