Breast Cancer Now Forum

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Thanks a lot everyone , I agree with all that you've said . My own experience was that it was a bit hit & miss depending who I got on the day !! So hopefully I'll be one of the good ones & listen to the patients xx ... View more

Hi Barb I was diagnosed about the same time recently had my check up all OK 😊 It's been a strange year with lots of ups & downs but finally feeling more like myself Hope your check up was OK Di xx ... View more

Hi Maria I'm a year on & still finding it a bit unbelievable that I'm fine .. it's great to see someone that has survived I'm having an interview this week to become a breath care nurse .. wish me luck And any opinions about the nurses good or bad greatly appreciated xx ... View more

hi havent been on here for a while, but just wanted to say you might have side effects months after.. i finished 20 rads 27th Jan and still suffer with a bit of soreness.. seen my consultant & she gave me a course of Abx just in case.. still tends to go red and swollen after exercise !! on a more positive note I was discharged from Oncology last week so will be having 6 monthly check ups with Breast unit now 🙂 ... View more

hi christine i know exactly what you mean, i had seroma after my op last sept, had it drained once which possibly caused an infection and it swelled up again but this time also came up in a blister/abscess which continuely burst !!!! not nice So i can see why they try & leave it alone  after 4 weeks and Rads delayed my consultant finally opened it up and packed it !! finally healed enough for Rads & finished end of January   been ok,  energy levels getting back to normalish but 2 weeks ago my boob started hurting again and I could feel fluid forming ... a bit demoralising to say the least .. can only put it down to exercise on a rowing machine !!   hope your drainage & mammagram goes well   Di x ... View more

hi Karen I finished radiotherapy on 27th January like you i wanted to get back to normal as soon as possible.  i have been going to the Gym a couple of times a week including the rowing machine which i believe has been my downfall  Now have shooting pains in my breast and looks like some fliud formimg (seroma) which I had a problem with before my Rads, booked in to see my consultant this week.   A bit gutting really when I thought it was all over, so just be careful with any upper body exercise   bibi i feel your pain & thinking about it your explanation sounds reasonable but my swelling hasnt gone down    Di  ... View more

Well done Ele ..its a nice feeling isnt it not having to go back   Ive referred myself to the genetics team as my mum had ovarian ca just to see if they are linked and if they are my daughter will be pre warned and there are then other options for me    hope everyone is well still got some soreness with dry skin but not too bad  Di xx     ... View more

yes lets hope february is a better month , still feels strange not going to therapy but i come to the hospital every day anyway for work  not long now Ele  i had a sore bit with some dry skin on my nipple but just slapped on more lotion so not too bad now hope everyone is well otherwise Di xx ... View more

Well that's me done a bit surreal handing in my tunic .. A long 5 months but finally over Di xx ... View more

Well last boost tomorrow can't quite believe it's nearly all over after 5 long months from diagnosis to end of treatment .. nice bottle of pink bollinger in the fridge ☺ as I've also done dry January well sort of lol The tamoxifen I'm on now is genesis only have a flush or a night sweat every other day now the brand I was on is actavis & had sweats every day especially at night .. but could be judt everything settling down after 3 months on it  My last one is 2.35 Nickif so just before you,  if it's on time by then which it probably won't .. learnt by who was working whether it was going to be late .. on Saturday got called in early then I realised why when I saw the team that was on,  anyone else found this ?   Good luck to everyone else still to finish nearly there  Di xx ... View more

Having my booster tomorrow & Saturday then last 3 next week .. boob is holding up well hopefully do ok through the next stage  I don't know whether my body has got used to it but I changed my brand of tamoxifen last time & now I have hardly any night sweats .. I have been on it since October as my surgeon told me to start it straight away . Not long now Nickif! ! Di xx ... View more

Good luck Tat hope everything goes smoothly. . Only 7 more to go thank goodness .. boob is holding out ok I wonder if the booster sessions for the last 5 will make a difference though. . Trying not to nap except the occasional cat nap as probably wouldn't sleep at night, my partner thinks I'm too hard on myself  Hope the rest the week goes well ladies Di xx ... View more

Hi everyone  Had a day off today (went in last Saturday instead ) as they are putting in a new machine or taking the old one out  It's been so nice not to go anywhere  My boob has a bit of a blush colour after 12 sessions & a little bit of pain in the nipple area but skin still  intact ☺ I seem to have settled with the tamoxifen no night sweats for a few days but my brand has changed so maybe that's it don't know  It really has shown this week how lucky we are with all these legends dying from ca then you know there's even more ordinary people like us that have been so lucky .. isn't it weird knowing you are a survivor of this horrible disease  Anyway now I've depressed you all ill go  Glad you've decided to have next week off Nicky it is tiring  Good news Tat and hello Alicat  Di xx ... View more

How are you today Nickif ? How is your rads going , I'm starting to feel a bit tired now it's like a weariness I do most things in slow motion lol . My shoulder is a little better as is my mood .. even though they've bloody changed another date & I've got to do another Saturday! !!  I did have a moan about it which isn't me at all but what can you Tit4tat I'm glad you're getting more info from here about what to expect with you having a rare ca it must be really hard to get info  Hope everyone else is OK  Di xx    ... View more

Hi ladies hope everyone is well .. been a bit of a mixed week with machines breaking down & lots of waiting around , to cap it all had to in on a Saturday as they've cancelled next Friday to get a new machine in !! My shoulder is still hurting from a trapped nerve been to osteopath x 3 this week !! Tit4tat I'm so sorry you've got to go through that many rads I've got 20 which was increased from 15 & felt pissed off  I've also got the asda bras been wearing them since my op & I quite like them ☺ Also using e45 lotion like I've said before , if anyone else is a member of costco they half 2 500 ml bottles for £7.99 , my boob just goes a bit pink in the shower which I was worried about cause I had an abscess & it's new skin  Felt a bit low last night & today not sure why and after 8 rads I'm definitely getting more tired  Anyway hope everyone else is well, hopefully soon be over  Di xx  ... View more

 Hi ladies Had my 3 rads last week no problems except one of the machines broke while I was on it! Then I've suddenly got a trapped nerve in my shoulder/neck I can't believe the pain. To cap it all my app got cancelled yesterday !!!! Still in pain so have had to go off work which wasn't my plan at all . Hopefully rad will go to plan today , boob is fine using e45 lotion when I remember it's just slightly pink  Di xx ... View more

I'm at 1.10 tomorrow. . My workplace has been really supportive telling me not to be a hero .. keep thinking I'm feeling a tingling but I think that's my imagination lol  Yeah we must keep up with the fluids & moisturise soon be done now we've started 🙂   Di xx ... View more

i know exactly how you feel tit4tat its been a long haul since my op due to having a seroma issue which then turned into an abscess, so its delayed eveything by 6 weeks or so .Should have finshed my Rads on 16th Dec !! but never mind ive started now which is the main thing. Di xx   ... View more