Hi everyone
I was diagnosed in april with inoperal bilateral lobular breast cancer. 11cm tumour in my right breast. Grade 2 ER+ HER2-. I also have a smaller lesion in my left breast and some lymph nodes are also affected on both sides. Tbh i have no idea what that really means apart from the fact i now have to have a double mastectomy , when and if they can shrink the tumour small enough to operate on me. I am in to my third cycle of EC and palbociclib. (Chemo tablet is everyday for 3 weeks with a week off. EC is every day.) I didnt want the intravenous chemo as i am really anxious around hospitals, hate needles and didnt want my life to be ruled by non stop hospital visits!. I have 2 jobs and Like many others i cant afford not to work. This is the only outlet i have in talking to people who are going through the same as me. I consider myself to be one of the lucky ones. Although my hair has thinned, i have kept it and compared to the horrible struggles some of the rest of you are going through i consider my side affects to be manageable compared to others.
Hi Frenchie53
Welcome and sorry to hear that you have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Like you my side effects are manageable. I was diagnosed last year with triple negative breast and after having chemo, surgery and radiotherapy I am now in remission. However because there was some cancer left in one of the lymph nodes that my surgeon took I am on chemo tablets which I take everyday for two weeks and then have a week off.
Wishing you the best of luck with the rest of your treatment.
Best wishes
Daisy53
Thanks Frenchie53.
