Hi all Hope someone can help I'm after completely scentless soap and lotion. Since starting chemo my sense of smell is in overdrive and even the products that claim to be unperfumed/scentless still smell and I can't stand the smell!! It permeates...
Hi , I had lumpectomy and snb on Monday, all food bar the anaesthetic was horrendous coming round, very sick, worse one I’ve had I think. But home in evening, fine all day yesterday, just a very sore throat but last night started feeling headachy and...
I have lost pretty much all of my eyelashes now which makes my eyes look even more tired! I am going out with my husband next weekend and was wondering if anyone had good recommendations for false eyelashes when there is little to no eyelashes of my own...
Hello there, I've found myself in a very confusing situation. Having had a lumpectomy and re-incision for IDC (Level 1, Grade 3) I am now in discussions regarding follow up treatment. Both my Oncotype (21) and K167 (20%) results are borderdline for chemo...
Hi everyone i was glad to finish an accelerated dose of EC chemo (fortnightly) and move on to fortnightly Paclitaxel. The first 36 hours after I got home from the infusion o felt fine, in fact quite productive, did a days work and normal domestic stuff...
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Hi I'm really struggling with side effects of Docetaxil and I'm considering telling my Oncologist no more. I've already undergone mastectomy, 4 rounds of EC and 1 round of Docetaxil. I'm to have 15 rounds of radiotherapy. I just don't think I can take...
Hello everyone, My mum was diagnosed on the 28th January this year with invasive ductal carcinoma in left breast (stage 1) She needed a VAE which was done 2 weeks later and came back negative (Yay) We waited 2 weeks for the results of these then referral...
Hi, I'm nearly at the end of this treatment glad but worried too if recurrence once not taking it. I wondered do you feel more tired at the end of it does anyone know?
Hi, Hope you're all doing ok. Had a routine call from Oncologist who said he is pleased with my progress so far. After 12 weekly treatments I am now on 3 weekly EC. My 3rd treatment is on 28 March and final one due 25 April. He said I may not need the...
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