Hi, my mum is 76 and was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a mastectomy. She was going to have docetaxel and possibly carboplation, along side herceptin. After two 2 cycles of docetaxel, and Herceptin, they have decided not to go with carboplatin....
I just finished my 3rd cycle of adjuvant EC chemo and due for the last cycle next week. I found cycle 2 really hard and asked how vital cycle 4 as my first oncologist only wanted to do 3 and the second who is now my oncologist wanted to do 4. I had...
Hi, looking for some advice regarding scalp tightness and tenderness after chemotherapy, my treatment finished in April 2024 and my hair has grown and is now about 2inches all over although I have had a couple of trims from hairdresser. i am still having...
Hi everyone, hope you are all doing well. i have two weeks left of weekly paxo & carbo.. i then start three weekly EC and was just wondering if anyone has any advice on this.. iv heard the sickness is worse with EC.. thanks again.
Hi lovely ladies! From reading other messages it seems very common for an axillary node clearance to be carried out if there is a positive sentinel node. I had 3 sentinel nodes come back positive out of 5 (3 showed up as hot nodes) for a small amount...
My mastectomy is booked for this Friday and I’ve been feeling positive since I got a clear ct scan (except for breast), but today it’s hit me that I’m losing a breast and treatment is now happening this week. I’ve waited since 5 dec for this op so feels...
Hi I’m starting Paclitaxel weekly for 12 weeks and Phesgo every 3 weeks for 1 year, tomorrow. Any advice to prepare myself? Specially with Phesgo. Not a fan of needles. thanks Mucca
Hi, Any recommendations for moisturiser/skin care during radiotherapy -will be on my chest wall and collar bone Hair removal under arm after lymph nodes removed - arm pit has a little dent now Thanks !
Hi it's 5 weeks today since I had my mastectomy with immediate reconstruction, I'm still very tender to touch around the implant is this normal at this stage? Thanks
Hi everyone, I’ve recently been diagnosed with stage 1, grade 2, ER and PR positive breast cancer, and I’m still awaiting my HER2 results. As I’m 32, I’ve been offered the option of having a genomic test. My consultant suggested I research it and...
