Hello, I finished my treatment in January and get letters from nhs England together with lateral flow tests and a pcr test, saying I might be more at risk and be suitable for treatments such as the anti viral, if I catch covid. Now my question is this...
Does anyone know if having a higher hormone receptor reading makes it more aggressive ? It was something a consultant said that made me think it is. Mine is ER 8. PR 8.
I'm not a negative person, fairly opposite actually, however is anyone else a young single parent that feels like relationships were slim and now the cancers here they are going to be non existent?? Over the last 20 years I've had a series of not...
I has quite a flat day yesterday,, started of really good, then late morning I had yet another appointment phone call,, got quite emotional as that’s all it’s been for the last month. Some weeks I have three appointments, like next week again. I know...
I was diagnosed in Jan with TNBC. I’ve had 3 x EC and was due to start 12 weeks of carbo/ pax two weeks ago but my liver function figure is very high. I’ve had blood tests everyday this week and have been told today that they are giving me another week...
Just diagnosed 3 weeks. IDC grade 3 mildly positive for oestrogen and progesteron receptors, still waiting on Her2 result. Negative for spread to lymph nodes thank goodness. Looking like 6 cycles of chemo prior to surgery plus hormone therapy, not sure...
Hi All I had my mastectomy on Wednesday afternoon and was up at 5am on the morning of the op after a very fretful night's sleep. Unfortunately, on the day I arrived at the hospital for 7.30am as directed expecting to be on the morning list, but ended...
Hi How are the above injections given? Into which body part and do they hurt? Jo x
Hi , I'm due to have my first lot of chemotherapy in a couple of weeks I'm scared of everything blood clots infection all .I start EC 3 lots then for lots of something else
Feeling so anxious....taking deep breaths...not sleeping well....I wake up with this awful churning stomach. I have DCIs ...and been told its contained...so I do feel as though I'm being soft for feeling this way. Think it's all the uncertainty...I am...
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