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Posted by Moderator on Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:53 am with 0 comments

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To post on our forums, you need to register with the site. There is a link to register at the top right of every page of the website http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/digital/images/01register.jpg Click on register to access t...

Moderator, Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:53 am
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Posted by Moderator on Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:24 pm with 0 comments

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Privacy note This is a public website. All messages are indexed by search engines such as Google . This ensures that the site continues to attract new users and the forums remain fresh, but bear this in mind before you go into detail about your diagno...

Moderator, Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:24 pm
New to the forum: Getting started guide

Now you have registered with the Breast Cancer Care forum, here is a guide to getting you started. Making your first post 1) First you need to find the right section to ask your question. For example, if you want to share your worries while you're...

Posted by Leah BCC on Thu May 06, 2010 5:00 pm with 0 comments

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Now you have registered with the Breast Cancer Care forum, here is a guide to getting you started. Making your first post 1) First you need to find the right section to ask your question. For example, if you want to share your worries while you're...

Leah BCC, Thu May 06, 2010 5:00 pm
Community Guidelines - please read

These guidelines have been drawn up in consultation with forum users. If you have any comments or feedback, please send a private message to Leah (BCC), our community manager. What the forum is for The Breast Cancer Care forum is a place where peopl...

Posted by Leah BCC on Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:27 pm with 0 comments

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These guidelines have been drawn up in consultation with forum users. If you have any comments or feedback, please send a private message to Leah (BCC), our community manager. What the forum is for The Breast Cancer Care forum is a place where peopl...

Leah BCC, Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:27 pm
Setting up or editing your profile

Setting up your profile You can set up a profile on the website to share more information about yourself. You can either do this when you register or later on. To set up or edit your profile by clicking on Community on the main navigation and then Ed...

Posted by Moderator on Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:21 pm with 0 comments

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Setting up your profile You can set up a profile on the website to share more information about yourself. You can either do this when you register or later on. To set up or edit your profile by clicking on Community on the main navigation and then Ed...

Moderator, Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:21 pm
Exmestane -bone density the risks?

Hi ladies, I have pasted part of an article I found this week. "The drug exemestane, which is used to treat breast cancer and is also in trials to prevent the disease developing in postmenopausal women, significantly worsens age-related bone loss, ...

Posted by sarssquatty on Sat Feb 11, 2012 12:05 am with 0 comments

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Hi ladies, I have pasted part of an article I found this week. "The drug exemestane, which is used to treat breast cancer and is also in trials to prevent the disease developing in postmenopausal women, significantly worsens age-related bone loss, ...

sarssquatty, Sat Feb 11, 2012 12:05 am
Navelbine: iv or capsule?

Seeing onc in a few weeks time and it's back on navelbine for me. Trying to decide whether to have iv, 15 min infusion, one blood test but tricky on veins, or capsules- 2 capsules day one, and 2 capsules day 8 with two blood tests and feeling a bit yuk...

Posted by cromercrab on Wed Feb 08, 2012 6:08 pm with 8 comments

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ChoccieMuffin, It's better than digging around for veins, believe me. Had to have my first chemo that way and boy, did it hurt. Had the same reaction from my surgeon too re my portacath scar. So much so, that when I have it taken out, he is going t...

SamLee, Thu Feb 09, 2012 9:42 am
Bra fitting services,

Hi all, wondering if anybody can help. My mum had a mastectomy a number of months ago and is finding it difficult to find the perfect bra. A few months ago my mum saw on either look north or calendar news, a service named chrysalis (sorry about my spe...

Posted by bh2011 on Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:06 pm with 1 comments

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Hello my mob won't do a link. But its a lady called julie. If you google. Crysalis + yorkshire + bra fitting something will come up that's how I did it! xxx

Leeds39, Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:48 pm
Search for member

Hi does anyone know how to search for old members comments I was told to look her up to read her comments but can't find how to many thanks

Posted by laura64 on Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:40 am with 2 comments

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Hello everyone, i am new in this forum , me very happy to join this forum ,so please welcome me guys, thanks....

Norbert , Thu Dec 22, 2011 5:03 am
Today I found out I have Breast Cancer

Posted by scared1 on Tue Dec 13, 2011 11:26 pm with 10 comments

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Hello, I found out today that I also have BC type 3 hormone based. The cancer cell area is small 14mm and they think that the lymhs are not affected but can't be sure until they have been investigated at surgery on 9th Jan. Everyone at the hospital wa...

berylS, Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:47 pm
RSS?

Have BCC techhies considered adding RSS capability to the post? I would love the functionality; it would save me scrolling down to figure out whether a thread has been updated. Thanks

Posted by vercors on Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:52 am with 6 comments

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Thanks, vercors. Too complicated for me though. I prefer the forums where they email you whenever there is a reply to the thread you're watching.

Jeniffer, Mon Dec 12, 2011 11:50 pm
Finger Nails

Posted by sundaygirl on Thu Dec 08, 2011 10:39 am with 6 comments

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Hi Angi, I finished Fec/T chemo back in May 2011, and it's taken 7 months for my nails to regain their strength and stop breaking, and actually I can start opening food packets without the need of scissors again. I never did lose my nails com...

truddles, Fri Dec 09, 2011 2:32 pm
FEC 75

Posted by Krissie on Tue Nov 01, 2011 10:00 am with 9 comments

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Hi Kinsse I was interested to see your post and wondered how you were getting on. I have been told today that i need 6 x FEC75 in the new year I had to have a mastectomy and reconstruction in october, which got infected, I had to have a skin graft, a...

summer20, Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:27 pm
closed

How do you closed your acount.

Posted by UKrose on Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:58 pm with 23 comments

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Hi - I had 6 FEC and then 6 TAX as I've secondaries (++) - doctors will decide on the best regime for each of us. Mine decided to do the two separately to see how I got on with each and to give me what he thought was the max dose of 6 of each. Some d...

francesw, Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:49 am
How do I change my username?

I was just wondering how I edit my profile to change my username ...thank you

Posted by dlancaster_11 on Thu May 12, 2011 10:20 pm with 1 comments

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Hi there Please email moderator@breastcancercare.org.uk with a new one and your username can be changed for you Best wishes Lucy

Lucy BCC, Fri May 13, 2011 7:24 am
how do i edit my profile i just cant find edit button

arghhhh

Posted by kaz36 on Sun Mar 20, 2011 10:48 pm with 8 comments

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If anyone else is having this problem, you should now be able to find an "edit details" button in your profile (click on your name in the top right of the screen to go to your profile). It was there before, but had temporarily disappeared for some user...

Leah BCC, Tue Mar 22, 2011 3:16 pm
AT RISK OF LYMPHOEDEMA AND SHORT HAUL FLIGHTS

Posted by linky on Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:10 am with 22 comments

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Hi Elinda and Libby thanks for the advice. Much appreciated. Best wishes. Adi x

adi, Tue Mar 01, 2011 7:44 pm
awaiting results

Posted by Donna.P on Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:01 pm with 27 comments

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Had my surgical appointment and follow up mammogram on 31 July and was told the result would take four to five weeks!! Said there was a backlog?? I am 3 years since diagnosis but still worry every day about re-occcurance. Are there any other ladi...

pollysue, Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:17 am
Any Ladies from Leeds?

Posted by alimbutt on Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:10 pm with 8 comments

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Hi Guys A few of us meet up at the Haven so let me know if you are interested> Love Alison x

alimbutt, Sun Aug 07, 2011 12:58 pm
diagnosed 21st october 2010 after my birthday

Posted by springblossom on Sun Oct 31, 2010 6:38 pm with 15 comments

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Little angel - hoping the appt. goes well, and the onc. can calm some of your fears, and help you move forward through this. How old are your children? It's a very difficult time for all of you - but the best I can suggest is to keep talking.. and co...

triphazard99, Thu Nov 04, 2010 12:21 am
Getting started: are you a Breast Cancer Care volunteer?

If so, you can now access a volunteer section of this forum which is a space for you to talk with other volunteers and to receive updates from Breast Cancer Care. All Breast Cancer Care volunteers are welcome to join - to request access, please email ...

Posted by Leah BCC on Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:59 am with 0 comments

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If so, you can now access a volunteer section of this forum which is a space for you to talk with other volunteers and to receive updates from Breast Cancer Care. All Breast Cancer Care volunteers are welcome to join - to request access, please email ...

Leah BCC, Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:59 am
Maintenance work tomorrow 17th June 8am-9am

Hi all Just to let you know that the forums will not be available for a short time in the morning 17th June between 8am and 9am for essential maintenance work. Sorry if this causes any problems. Kind regards Lucy

Posted by Lucy BCC on Wed Jun 16, 2010 10:46 am with 0 comments

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Hi all Just to let you know that the forums will not be available for a short time in the morning 17th June between 8am and 9am for essential maintenance work. Sorry if this causes any problems. Kind regards Lucy

Lucy BCC, Wed Jun 16, 2010 10:46 am
SAVING NED !

I'D LIKE TO ACCESS THIS THREAD QUICKLY BUT DON'T HAVE THE KNOW HOW TO SAVE IT CAN YOU OR TECHNO TEAM HELP.

Posted by Lazydaisy1 on Thu Jun 10, 2010 2:49 pm with 8 comments

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Hi everyone In response to the postings on this thread, and some other recent threads about sharing good news, I've put together a survey to gather views in a more ordered way so I can make sure I'm getting the views of a wide range of forum members o...

Leah BCC, Fri Jun 11, 2010 5:32 pm

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