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Guided Meditation for chemotherapy
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed a month ago, had a lumpectomy and am about to have my 3rd round of chemo. I found this guided meditation on You Tube specifically for chemo. It's been wonderful and I do it morning and night. It's helped me cope with anxiety and worry and taught me how to change my thinking so that I view chemo…
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how to accept the diagnosis?
I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in May. I had radiation treatment on my spine and wasstarted on Kisquali and Letrozole (was previously on Arimidex). My original diagnosis was in 2017, when I had a mastectomy, chemo and radiation and went on Arimidex. The Kisquali is now not working and I am being assessed for…
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Hello and liver
hi all thought id introduce myself. 43 with 3 kids I had bc 10 years ago. 2 years ago back pain and a scan showed Mets to sacrum. On xgeva and femara and in remission after radiation. Then most recent scan showed a met in my liver. Anyone else on a similar shitty path with the liver. I did a silly thing and looked at dr…
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Back off please
How do I tell a someone to ease up on the questions, especially when I don't even have the answers myself Its a close friend so I don't want to hurt her. but it feels like a million and one questions every day. I know this is never going to go away but I would like a day where can at least put it in the background.
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Freaking out a bit
Hi, It’s been a while since I’ve been on here....mainly because I cope best by not thinking about the cancer. (Diag dec 2017...stage 2. +Hormone -Her - Lumpectomy, radiation and tamoxifen) But, over the past 6 weeks, I’ve developed tinnitus, dizziness and bad headache) I’ve been to the ENT who has referred me for a head…
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I would like to connect with other carers....
This discussion was created from comments split from: Community Guidelines September 2019.
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Newly diagnosed .. Glad I've found a safe place
Hello everyone, Glad I've found a safe place where I can vent and talk to others that understand. I had a routine mamogram and they found a large mass or lump, so I had to have a core biopsy and lymph node biopsy, boy I dont want to go through that again, it wont hurt they said!😣 I've had my bone scan and now waiting to…
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Breathing Techniques for Anxiety
Hi everyoneIn addition to the popular "take a deep breath" advice, thought I'd add some specific breathing techniques that can help you try and manage anxiety in the really stressful situations. I am not a doctor and if any of these exercises make you feel light-headed, stop immediately. For practising purposes, try them…
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Cancer is a Part of Me
I have been living with cancer now for 13 years. It would be stupid of me to say that cancer has not changed me over the years. My illness is terminal but treatable and I still have a very good quality of life. I now accept cancer as part of my being. It has certainly affected me physically and mentally. During my journey…
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Oncotype Dx test
Hello everybody, I'm new to this webpage. Sadly 3 weeks ago diagnosed with BC, I'm 47. I decided for full mastectomy and my results were good for to be able to do Oncotype DX test. I'm having first app. with oncologist this Thursday, will go ahead with the test and hope all goes well. I'm having couple questions, if…
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For a Cheer up
when your alone and overwhelmed and need a bit of a giggle scroll through Friday Funnies definitely lifts the mood to pick a random number and lighten up so sleep will come.
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Living in fear
I was diagnosed earlier this year, i had surgery and just finished chemo now on radiation. Doctors said after treatment the chance of reccurrence is low but since day one im living in fear of the cancer coming back and i dont know how to cope sometimes i just sit and cry when no one is at home.