Coping With Treatments & Side Effects
From chemo to radiotherapy to surgery, from a foggy brain to hair loss to itchy skin, swap tips and learn from others on finding relief from side effects
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Top Tips for getting through treatment...do you have one to share?Hi everyone, I have been thinking, lately that we have several new (ish) members who have joined o… -
Bowel cancerHi everyone I've recently been diagnosed with Bowel cancer. I have had surgery and I've got a stoma… -
Really really dry skinHi all. So many things I want to talk about here. I have very dry skin and nothing seems to work. I… -
What tips can people give on sleeping after having mastectomy and reconstructionDo other mastectomy and reconstruction patients have advice on how to sleep after surgery, I don’t …
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Cancer of the unknownI have been diagonised with this I wandered if anyone else has it to. Would love some feed back hav…
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Cooling caps?We get lots of questions about this product on our shop website - I'm interested to hear what you h…
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Has anyone had radiation therapy to their brain/scalp?The long explanation is I had radiation therapy to my scalp/brain from late 2016 to early-mid 2017.…
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Join me for a free online cancer support meeting on Mon 14th Oct 2019If you are affected by cancer, then why not join me and others for a free online cancer support mee… -
Why chemo hair loss is about more than wig or no wigLosing our hair can be like losing part of who we are and more. How to cope with chemo hair loss? …
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Feeling of "disconnect"My wife is undergoing chemo for bowel cancer. She was operated on last year and had 6 x 3 weekly c…
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Prostate cancer and secondary bone tumor to spineMy dad is 76 and has had prostate cancer for 10 years he has been on hormone theraphy and 3 monthly…
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Prostate cancerHi my name is mark I am new to forums. I am 54 and was diagnosed with prostate cancer in November…
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Prostate planning sessionHi . I have prostate cancer and have elected for radiotherapy. My planning session is one week awa… -
Breast cancerHi my name is Pauline I found a lump on my right breast on 12 November went 2 doctors on 15 Novembe…
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Chemo curls!!I realise that this is minor in the scheme of things however! Very glad to see my hair growing back…
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Extreme fatigue and loss of appetiteJust joined today, excited to be part of this community and hoping for some support! My Dad (75) ha…
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Do you want to be first to try an EXCLUSIVE product in the 'Keeping Cool' Category?Hello! We're really excited to be launching an EXCLUSIVE product that will form part of our 'Keepi… -
RadiotherapyHt everyone' Started my radiotherapy in Wednesday 2nd Jan, so had 3 so far had a break with the wee… -
Blood Cancer treatmentI have been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer polycythemia vera. To thin the blood i had venesecti…
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Mastectomy op booked 16th Julyas a widow living alone I’m concerned about how long the recovery period will be & how much pai…
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Letrozole side effectsHas anybody else experienced severe itching while taking Letrozole. My arms especially at night are… -
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Hair changes after treatment?Working at Live Better With I've been lucky enough to meet lots of our community members, and one o…
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ChemotherapyHELP! I recently started chemo again for the third time in six years. I was put on exactly the sa… -
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Secondary breast cancerHi to everyone reading😁😁😁 I'm 47 and last October was, devastated to be diagnosed with secondary br…
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Eating with no stomachHello All Got a question re eating after total gastrectomy. Had op three weeks ago. Eating still di… -