Hi I was diagnosed in August with her2 positive breast cancer. The last 6 months been so tough chemo I was hospitalised every time but that was stopped as it was making me so ill and had nearly every side affect going!! Luckily I had a good response and...
Hi not long joined here but wanted ask if anyone has been through similar I understand each journey is different but it's more understanding hearing of others in same situation. I'm 39 years old I have been messed around by medical team and just had a...
Hi. I had a lumpectomy 2 weeks ago with 2 lymph nodes removed. I’m told I will have 5 sessions of radiotherapy but have consult next week to confirm. I feel relatively ok except for what I think is nerve pain - sometime tingling and sometimes shooting...
After surgery and radiotherapy, I’m now on a cocktail of adjuvant drugs (exemestane and ribociclib). I’m having the usual side effects eg painful, stiff joints but I’m also really cold (and often shivering) 90% of the time. Does anyone else feel like...
Hi I have just had cycle 2 on EC. I tried the cold cap but it was too painfully cold for me. The chemo team have referred me for a wig. I am confused if you have to pay for it via them ir not. Nobody mentioned payments. The referral was to "Wonderful...
Hi all, I had mastectomy in 2020 followed with Chemotherapy and 18 sessions of herceptin injections. I had chemo in my right hands and had blood clot during treatment. My right arm still hurts a lot with swelling and stiffness. Then i have my right...
Does anyone else feel they are getting run down more easily after radiotherapy. I had a wide local excision and I completed adjuvant radiotherapy in December, but I feel as though my immune system isn't as it was originally. I also now have a gum infection...
I am having my fourth chemo session on Monday. Over the past two weeks I have experienced the most awful neuropathy all I’ve my body. I have been given menthol cream and three different tablets which have helped so much, however I still get horrible nerve...
Hi, I am asking for advice or confirmation really. its 3 weeks today since my mastectomy. Left side . I am lucky enough to have been able to work from home after the first week of my op. when I stand after working etc the site of the op is tight, it...
Hi All Can anybody tell me about your experience? I had mastectomy of my right breast. Then had six sessions od chemotherapy along with 18 herceptin injection. My left upper is still very stiff and my hands feels numb. The pain is just constant...
