A trip with triple negative breast cancer

  • Immunotherapy induced neuritis

    Another blog entry, another ‘itis’. Not sure how many more I can collect since that lovely time in mid September when my immune system went on the rampage against everything no longer hidden behind the PD-1/PD-L1 invisibility cloak, thank...
  • Signs of improvement

    I successfully navigated the drop to 15mg of prednisolone at the second attempt, in fact I seem to have improved my lung function over the 2 weeks at the lower dose, by relentlessly doing whatever exercise I can. Latest blood tests also suggest I hav...
  • Ground glass opacities and steroid moon face

    After almost 3 weeks back on 20mg prednisolone per day, I am disappointed to still be suffering breathlessness on moderate exertion. However the stats don’t lie. I have been regularly walking a set route at the fastest pace I can manage, using ...
  • Having a CT-pulmonary angiogram scan

    Every time I have a new procedure, I document it on here for the benefit of anyone about to have one. My most recent experience has been a CT-PA (CT - pulmonary angiogram). These are done to check all the blood vessels in the lungs when there is a su...
  • Back on the rocks

    My immunotherapy (Pembrolizumab) related adverse reaction is the gift that keeps on giving. I have previously mentioned I was becoming short of breath upon exertion. Over the last week, the issue has worsened, to the point where I contacted the acute...