Hello,
I'm hoping someone may be able to help me?! (Or perhaps have had a similar situation...although Ive been told its unusual
).
I'm currently undergoing chemo (EC-T) for breast cancer (following a masectomy for local spread of BC with 1 lymph node involved) and have encountered a real issue with oral thrush/candida (& potentially oesophageal candida too - as the burning in my chest has been horrendous - this has been the main area of concern).
Due to the fungal/thrush/Candida infection that the chemo causes, Ive been too unwell to proceed with chemo (so dose and duration of chemo cycles have already been reduced) & its taken weeks of flucanazole treatment (at increasingly high doses) to try and get back to a point where I am well enough to proceed with chemo.
I just wondered has anyone ever encountered a similar issue please?
At present the main suggestions from my treatment team are to reduce the chemo again (number of cycles and dose). I just wondered if anyone has been able to navigate this more successfully - so that you can proceed with chemo without the risk of a severe fungal infection escalating?
(Unfortunately they haven't been able to determine much about the type of candida infection I've had to date as I was prescribed fluconazole before any oral swabs were taken, so the swabs, after taking fluconazole, just come back with no result).
Thank you x
Hi Pepsi80 and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I’m Anne, one of the Community Champions here on the Online Community and I had EC for breast cancer but didn't experience what you have.
The online community is divided into different support groups so I'm going to recommend that you join the breast cancer group as you'll then connect directly with others who may have experienced something similar to you.
To join, just click on the link I've created and, once you've joined, you can start a new post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
It would be great if you could put something about your diagnosis and treatment into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
"Never regret a day in your life, good days give you happiness, bad days give you experience"
Thank you Anne, I will try reposting in the breast cancer forum
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