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  • suzy oliver's blog
    Herceptin side-effects
    Hi I'm curious to know if anyone is experiencing side-effects from herceptin? I've been having it 3 weekly for the last 9 months, the first 6 were given with chemo, and am to continue with it for another 7 months, so in effect a year by itself. I have it on a Friday and now by the Monday I am achy - legs the worst - and sooo tired. Not as bad as chemo but I am having to take to bed and feel like this for a good week now, a little bit longer with each one. My oncologist tells me this is ok, I...
    Former Member
  • dotty57's blog
    wating for results
    The waiting game is the worst it feels like forever, the lung biopsy result was ok but they are not sure the tissue came from the right place my oncologist is asking for removal of tissue another waiting game it just goes on and on feel angry that a friend has had an nhs tummy tuck when we have to wait lol dt x
    Former Member
  • KarenTx2's blog
    Mum is very down !!
    Mum had her appointment after her op .. Good news the cancer hadnt spread to the lymphnodes as suspected . They are confident they have got all the tumour out but she still needs Radio and Chemo therapy.. She is very upset about the possibilty of losing her hair ... She is 55 years and still has long blond hair with sprinkle of grey .. She is worried it will grow back grey. She is single and has always been attractive to men and is worried she will now be on her own forever. She is panicking...
    Former Member
  • carolannt's blog
    mum it's over
    just got back from the hospital , mum passed about 5 pm . thanks for all your support love carol xx
    Former Member
  • carolannt's blog
    mum it's over
    just got back from the hospital , mum passed about 5 pm . thanks for all your support love carol xx
    Former Member
  • Sam82's blog
    Life is just not fair
    On the 22nd July my world collapsed around me when my dad was diagnosed with lung cancer which has already spread to his brain, he is 67 and he is my whole world. Dad is going through a divorce at the moment after parting from my Mam last August so he has had the worst year ever. Dad had his first chemo session yesterday (14th August) which was Carboplatin and Gemicitabine, today he is a little tired but no other side effects, next session is Friday. Dad is a very very heavy smoker but he took...
    Former Member
  • 51merc's blog
    What Happens Next??
    Hi I met with the consultant on Tuesday who has told me I need to have a cone biopsy and then lymph node removal afterwards to remove the glandular cancer cells in my cervix. (stage 1B) What I don't know is how do you cope with waiting for the results, I had to wait six weeks for the results from my loop biopsy and as I have given up smoking, not sure how I will cope with the wait. Any idea's? Also how can the doctors say they are confident this is all the treatment I will need?, not even got...
    Former Member
  • Merryscott's blog
    Still here
    Hi Everyone.... I last wrote how frightrened i was... starting chemo. Well it went on for 6 months and I am still here. Its taken me a while to find out how to log on having forgotten my details :-) Do hope there is more hope to come for all of us... Take care XXX
    Former Member
  • purdeybru's blog
    Day started badly again.
    Day didn't start too promising again today, didn't even want to get out of bed! Eventually got my sorry a**e up and at 'em and tidied up a bit. Silence shattered when 2 girls and grandchildren came in. They were allready bickering and had been here 5 minutes. That then put me in a bad mood and we all ended up shouting at each other. Think I am going through a bit of an angry phase at the moment. Seems like the girls are oblivious to what's going on, but know they are not as Lauren (Youngest) is...
    Former Member
  • Julesx2's blog
    Tamoxifen
    Hi Have read on this site and others about the many side effects that Tamoxifen can cause. I have been quite lucky with this drug I think and have not had many effects. However I am struggling to cope with a problem back and am now beginning to wonder if this drug may in some way be contributing towards it. I have always had bother with my lower back but a month or so after starting Tamoxifen it flared up and I have probs bending. My mobility is not as good as it was in the sense I am now afraid...
    Former Member
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