Hi all, so I have invasive ductal breast cancer, her2 positive. I have had my first chemo a week again and whilst I have felt good at times I have had lots of side effects! My filgrastim injections have caused lots of aches (wondering whether they would...
I was diagnosed with BC in October 2022. Grade 2, I had a lumpectomy & lymph node removal, thankfully lymph nodes all clear. After treatment I was placed on Letrozol, that did not work for me. I was then placed on Tamoxifen, this gave me terrible pelvic...
Hi all, I am starting chemo for breast cancer tomorrow. The oncologist had no concerns about me carrying on with my 2.5mg weekly dose of mounjaro. Just wondering if anyone else is taking this whilst having chemo and what their experience has been :)....
Hi there, I'm home recovering from a lumpectomy this past Monday (so, day 2!). Feeling a bit sorry for myself and wondering when I can restart my supplements. I spoke to the breast cancer nurse and she advised that I wait until my post op assessment ...
Hi. I have had 2 rounds of EC chemotherapy. Wow! To say it is tough is an understatement! I managed 12 Paclitaxel with hardly any side effects but this EC is very different. I had my infusion on Thursday (6 days ago) and I still fell horrible. I feel...
Just been diagnosed with Metaplastic stage 3 breast cancer with 2 lymph nodes affected. They are Her2 positive and Her2 negative. Plan is chemo then surgery then radiation. Cancer hasn’t spread anywhere else. Has anyone got any experience of this?
Hello, I got my diagnosis on 13th May and am waiting for a double mastectomy. I now have a surgery date of 6th August - this is 85 days from diagnosis well off the 31 day target. Has anyone else had to wait this long? I am in Sussex - feeling very anxious...
Hello, can anyone tell me if you had any experience same as me? I have a blue vein that runs through my left breast and in the middle of the vein it goes in, like a dent. Then just above there is like a buldge (the only way i can describe it) and just...
I had a ct scan a couple of weeks ago for different issue and they spotted a limb so saw breast clinic yesterday had mammograms, ultrasounds & biopsies done then was told breast cancer need more biopsies on other findings and been told will probably be...
Hi everyone, I was diagnosed with triple-positive breast cancer at the beginning of the year and have now completed six cycles of TC chemotherapy. I'm currently recovering from a successful lumpectomy, where my 9mm tumour and two lymph nodes were removed...
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