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Hi. I had lumpectomy with reconstruction in Dec ‘24. All good so far and almost healed. I need one week of radiotherapy. My hospital has advised a long wait. It is currently calling patients for treatment who had their operation last June. I’ve...
I have been diagnosed with Breast Cancer with boney mets and have commenced treatment (oral Chemo). I have a holiday already booked for September and annual insurance runs out in August. Can anyone advise where to get holiday insurance please?
Hi I’m due to have chemo (EC) at 830 on Wednesday. When would you eat? Would you eat a good breakfast and then an evening meal? Or will this make me feel sick?
Hi everyone I have had one round of chemo and just finished my self administered injections. I was doing fine until my last one yesterday. I began to get a pounding lower back pain which I took painkillers for. I hardly slept last night. Anytime...
Hi all, I was diagnosed nearly a year ago at 39 with a 45mm ER + PR + HER2- IDC admixed with DCIS. Oncotype DX of 59 but lymphnodes were negative. I've had a lumpectomy and partial reconstruction, chemo and radiotherapy. I started Tamoxifen just before...
Hi has anyone suffered side effects from Zolodronic acid infusion. I have them six monthly as I’m on letrozole (2year in) for low bone density. I’m really feeling ill two days after latest infusion. My head feels like it’s going to explode.
Hi There I am searching for someone who is on a similar pathway. I have ER+ Her- breast cancer with a large tumour of 7cm currently inoperable. I started on letrozole and ribociclib and zolodex injections about a month ago with the aim of reducing...
Hi Every body. I hope all treatments are going as planned for you. I just wondered if anyone had had a similar experience to my own. I had a wide Lateral excision at the end of 2021 and then re excision to clear margins early 2022. Unfortunately I...
I have now had two cycles of Paclitaxel and had an allergic reaction to both. The second reaction was definitely worse than the first and included flushing, tightness of the chest, sweating, etc. It was treated very quickly and after oxygen, more steroids...
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