Hi All, I've recently been diagnosed with High Grade DCIS at 34 and have a double mastectomy scheduled in just under 2 weeks (I have BRCA2 which is why I'm not being offered a lumpectomy). Are there any helpful tips or things I should buy ahead of the...
Hi I've recently had surgery to remove invasive lobular cancer in one breast and invasive ductal in the other. I am waiting to find out if I am to have 6 months chemo (oncologist thinks that because of my age, 53, they will most likely offer it but...
Hello all, I’m writing to ask if anyone in Scotland has had a post mastectomy (delayed) reconstruction in the last three years? I’ve been having treatment for breast cancer, in Aberdeen, since January 2022 and was led to believe that I would have a...
Hi i am on Ibandronic acid tablets and Letrozole, following excision of grade 2 tumour in my breast , axillary lymph node clearance and removal of my ovaries and fallopian tubes which has put me straight into the menopause and i seem to be having constant...
Hi I had my oncologist appointment 4 days ago to discuss radiotherapy and endocrine therapy. I was there 2 hours and only really discussed the radiotherapy. I have been given the option of having either 5 sessions plus 5 boosts or having 15 sessions...
Just wondering does anyone else suffer from insomnia and night sweats and …… no idea how to describe this, just before the sweats a weird sort of creeping sensation all over. Really not sure if that’s how to describe it. Anyway it seems to wake me up...
Hi All, I cold capped all through Docetaxel and Paclitaxel and retained some hair. I had surgery 5 weeks ago and now require Kadcyla (14 rounds every 3 weeks). Has anyone cold capped on Kadcyla? They say there’s a 10% chance of losing hair and don...
Help! I’ve finished 3 rounds of EC and just about to start 3 rounds of Docetaxl and I’m absolutely terrified. To the point that I want to stop and not carry on with chemotherapy. I’ve heard so many horror stories about docetaxl I’m seeing the team for...
After having DCIS and LCIS last year and receiving the all clear I am shocked to find it has returned so soon in the same breast. My new diagnosis is IDC plus low to intermediate grade DCIS. I am having another lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy. However...
Hi everyone im having my 5th cycle of chemo next week but being given paxitaxel so not sure what to expect, I’ve had 4 cycles of doxorubicin and coped ok with that, I’ve been very lucky that I’ve not had any nausea or loss of appetite, I have had hair...
