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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en-US"><title type="html">pam while&amp;#39;s blog </title><subtitle type="html">pam while&amp;#39;s blog </subtitle><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/pam_while/atom</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/pam_while" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/pam_while/atom" /><generator uri="http://telligent.com" version="12.1.2.21912">Telligent Community (Build: 12.1.2.21912)</generator><updated>2009-08-04T23:48:42Z</updated><entry><title>Advise and support needed!!</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/pam_while/posts/advise-and-support-needed" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/pam_while/posts/advise-and-support-needed</id><published>2009-08-30T12:08:57Z</published><updated>2009-08-30T12:08:57Z</updated><content type="html">Hi, I am about to have my third cycle of FEC on wednesday this week, but over the last few weeks I have developed very bad knee and ankle discomfort I am finding it very difficult to bend my knees and experiences pain in my ankles if I walk for more than 10 mins or so. Has anyone else suffered any of the these side effects from FEC? I don&amp;#39;t know if it a side effect or something else, do I tell the oncologist or go to my GP. I would be grateful for any advise on what to do or if anyone else has had anything like this.

Pam&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=250088&amp;AppID=29594&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author><category term="side effects" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/pam_while/archive/tags/side%2beffects" /><category term="Breast cancer" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/pam_while/archive/tags/Breast%2bcancer" /><category term="chemotherapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/pam_while/archive/tags/chemotherapy" /><category term="Oncologist" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/pam_while/archive/tags/Oncologist" /></entry><entry><title>Has anyone got any advise for me!</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/pam_while/posts/has-anyone-got-any-advise-for-me" /><id>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/pam_while/posts/has-anyone-got-any-advise-for-me</id><published>2009-08-04T22:48:42Z</published><updated>2009-08-04T22:48:42Z</updated><content type="html">Hi I am new to this and don&amp;#39;t know whether I am doing it right but I will carry on anyway.  I was diagnosed with Breast cancer in may this year and had a lumpectomy in june.  I am know having FEC chemo I had my first dose 15th july and my next dose is tomorrow and I am dreading it.  I was really sick after my first lot and had to go back to the hospital to have some different drugs and be rehydrated. I would like to hear other peoples experience of FEC and if you have any advise to help me through the next 5 cycles I would be very grateful.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=250079&amp;AppID=29594&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Former Member</name><uri>https://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember</uri></author><category term="lumpectomy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/pam_while/archive/tags/lumpectomy" /><category term="Hospital" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/pam_while/archive/tags/Hospital" /><category term="Breast cancer" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/pam_while/archive/tags/Breast%2bcancer" /><category term="chemotherapy" scheme="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/pam_while/archive/tags/chemotherapy" /></entry></feed>