As I was having a heart scan to check my heart is ok for chemotherapy this afternoon at 3.30 pm on 10.4.2026 - my daughter was being prepared for an emergency c- section. I had received a message from my daughter she had gone to hospital with extreme...
Hi all, I had my 1st Chemo of 12 on Wednesday with cold cap. I was wondering if anyone who found cold capping a success has any non medical things they did that they think helped? For example only washing hair once a week, no styling or products, oils...
Hi I had a mammogram and scan afew weeks ago. The doctor also did a biopsy. Before I left the doctor said she thinks it's cancer. The results came back negative. But the doctor wants to do a repeat because the lump is small and the results don't match...
Hi. I am due to start letrozole this week/next week (was told 3-4 weeks after finishing chemo so opting for the sooner date!). Just wondering, do most of you take it morning or evening? Mixed info online regarding this just that it must be the same...
Hi, I had a my mastectomy surgery on Thursday following a diagnosis of high grade DCIS and after 2 lumpectomies without clear margins this was the next step. It was hard to hear this needed to happen and loads of decisions to make but I decided to...
Hi. I just wanted to update everyone here as I can’t find my original post about me being worried for my biopsy results after something was found on my first mammogram after treatment (7 months since chemo and 5 months post radiotherapy). I went for...
Hi i have found a lump and am waiting for an appointment with the breast clinic 2 yrs after my last radiation therapy and so will very likely decide to have 1or both breasts removed this time, I’m 70 yrs old and have been told having reconstructive...
Hi All. I'm about to have my 5th session of chemo tomorrow (TNBC). I've been having weekly chemo, Wk 1 Immunotherapy, Paclitaxel and Carboplatin followed by 2 wks of Paclitaxel only before starting next cycle. Two and a half weeks in I started losing...
I had surgery for breast cancer but also 6 lymph nodes removed. I had chemo and radio and finished radio 3 months ago but am still having herceptin. I have healed well from the surgery which I had in June but I’ve been trying to get back to ‘normal’ and...
Is anyone on ribociclib and suffering with sore eyes. My eyes are so painful and the eyelids too. I feel like the tears are burning my eyelids and just around my eyes. The optician said I have dry eyes and have been using hylo-forte but this doesn't seem...
