Breast Cancer Now Forum

Bless you hun your post brought tears to my eyes but also your fabulous humour made me giggle. I hope your recovery is going well. 💕 I recently had throat cancer stage 4 went through the chemo & radiotherapy still awaiting the all clear. I finished the radiation torture end of September & have just had my first period after treatment. Thought I was in perimenopause. Lol. I thought more the radiotherapy weight loss I suffered was maybe the culprit but this forum made me think about the chemo.  you sound like an amazing woman! far to young to have to have endured this especially with beautiful children so young 2. my daughter is 15 now & that was hard enough . Thankyou so much your message really truly enlightened me & lifted me. good luck with every thing & love to you & your family. X ... View more

Hello,Shay ,the anxious waiting for these appointments is really awful but the vast majority of women who post here find that there is a non sinister explanation for their symptoms - hopefully you will get an Appointment soon. Best wishes .Jill . ... View more

My mum has just come out of hospital following a substantial lumpectomy and we're going over to Spain to see her at the weekend. I just wanted to thank Marli and others for the idea of the bean-bag cushion to help her get comfortable. It might not work for her, but we've bought one so she can at least try it out. We're also taking across lots of DVD box sets. (The make we found was called "Cushtie" and there's nice bright pink ones available. Other bean-bag cushions are probably also available.) ... View more