Hi there I am on a break from Anastrozole due to severe side effects. The thing is that I appear to be having withdrawal symptoms and I just wondered if anyone out there has had a similar experience.This cancer journey is so fraught with constant setbacks...
I randomly decided to Google famous people who’d survived breast cancer - I knew about Julia Bradbury (who is still in treatment but doing well) and Radio 4s Jenny Murray, but this list is mostly American celebrities - no men, but I’m sure they’re out...
Hi the nurse told me today my calcium levels have been creeping up last 2 times blood was taken ( before my kadcyla). Not sure reason but now realise I for got to tell her I’ve been taking high dose vitamin D3. Would this raise my calcium ? im worrying...
I’m on kadcyla. 5 th one yesterday. soles of both feet gradually getting worse at night as in hot and painful, even when I walk. Not so bad during the day. I’m on amitryptilline 10mg at night for it. Anyone here take higher dose and d s it help? Anyone...
Waiting to see the consultant to discuss biopsy & also waiting to have a CT scan. Already told it's gone into my lymph nodes & the cancer is large. Petrified of the outcome. Never known anxiety like it.
Just an update of everything. Diagnosed Sept 23rd with stage 2 HER2+ DCIS Initially after ct scan/mri lump was measured as 13mm...Single mastectomy on the 10th Nov, recovering well...went for my check up 2 days ago...the pathology results are just wow...
Hi all, Been on Tamoxifen for 5 weeks and having really bad aches and pains in my left leg. Feels like a dead weight some days. Had a blood clot ruled out. Also I'm awake on the hour every hour throughout the night.....I'm just exhausted. I thought...
Hi everyone, I’m new on here but was diagnosed on Monday with breast cancer, am ER+ and waiting for an MRI scan as the mammogram was inconclusive. They plan to do a lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy. I have a potential surgery date of 5th January...
I’m booked in for auxiliary clearance on 13th December after double mastectomy on 27th September where both nodes which were taken was found to contain cancer (which hadn’t shown up previously on any scans) most people I’ve read about on this site have...
Hi, I'm new to this group. I had my lumpectomy 6 weeks ago. I've had my oncologist appointment today regarding ongoing therapy as in radiotherapy and anstrazole. She originally said she'd prescribe letrozole, but I'm so reluctant to take this as I've...
