hello everyone my best wishes and health to you all. I was diag. with breast ca. in May 2007 - had left mastectomy, ax clearance for grade 3 ca. Couldn't have FEC or Taxotere as caught infection after first dose - by the time I recovered - Dec. 2007 it was too late so had 25 radios and 1 yr herceptin which finished in Mar 2008. Just recently, have been feeling really tired, breathless - for which I have an asthma inhaler and constant pain in my right side below ribs. Am taking co-codamal, tramadol, diclofenac and sleeping tabs to help with this pain, joint pain and now pain across my chest. I have seen onco. but he said he could find nothing sinister at this moment in time so had x-ray and am waiting for ecg. I just don't feel right but no-one seems to know why? I feel like such a fraud but the pain is making me really miserable now. Does anyone else suffer this type of pain - is it normal? I keep thinking maybe my ca. has come back but only time will tell - I am in complete limbo - wish I didn't worry so much and could ignore my pains, tiredness and try to have fun.
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