My doctor asked if I wanted to have an implant in the other 'good' breast so that they'd look the same.I thought well whilst you're there you may as well do a masectomy so to avoid potential probs on that side as well.So now both breasts have been operated on at same time.One is silicon , the 'finished' product and the other the halfway tissue expander.Both sides sore, but the silicon one looks good.Much bigger than original…
The taxol has actually been fine,I have had few side effects,not even the peripheral neuropathy.The only thing was my blood count plummeted and I ended up in hospital with some stupid infection.Now they've got me on the injections to get the white blood cells up and actually I feel worse after them then I do after the weekly taxol!Still I've had 10 out of 12 so nearly over and my hair seems to be growing back(grey! please…
Hi there! So I've finished the four FECS, and what fun that was! Actually, it was totally bearable except for the pregnancy type nausea.Next they're going to hit me with Taxol, on a weekly basis for 12 weeks, anyone been through this?
I'm also going to get Herceptin concurrently.Actually I'm more worried about that cos of the heart risk.My hair is still not all gone.It's hanging on in there with some very fetching…
Hi there,does FEC make anyone breathless? I'm sure that can't be good! Nurses don't seem too concerned though.Baby has dodgy stomach and my son has chicken pox, so it's all fun and games here.Also hanging round the GPs surgery has given me a lovely cough.Am taking my 'emergency antibiotics', they worked like a miracle!
After FEC am having 12 weekly sessions of Taxol to be combined with Herceptin…
Sorry to have caused any confusion or anxiety in my last post.To try to clarify, I have a relatively rare form of BC which is hormone negative and HER2+ which means it can't be treated with hormones but only with herceptin.Most people CAN be treated with hormones which is good.
It is my consultant who keeps on harping on about diet.To be fair he doesn't say vegan but he does say limit dairy ALOT and NO red meat and…
