I had my third Herceptin injection last Thursday and felt fine. Yesterday morning I woke up with quite a sore stomach and diarhoea and am still affected today. I might have eaten something that disagreed with me on Tuesday but I don't know. Has anyone...
Hi All, New to this forum! Following on from surgery/chemo/radiotherapy, I've started on Tamoxifen 3 weeks ago. This week I had a petty serious skin reaction and swelling all over my face. The Oncologist was very quick to say that the Tamoxifen wasn...
Hi I'm after some advice/feedback on whether to have the cold cap to retain some, if not most, of my hair. I have shoulder length very thick curly hair and had decided I was just going to get myself resigned to the fact I'll lose it all. However, after...
Hi, I was diagnosed with cancer 3 weeks ago in my right breast and have been back to the hospital today for more biopsies on the left which I’ll hopefully get the results for in the next 2 weeks. I’ve been told I will definitely be having mastectomy...
Hi I was diagnosed with DCIS 10 years ago next month. Lumpectomy saw me with NED, but the tumour was Her2 and hormone positive. I was treated with Fec-T, Herceptin and Tamoxifen (5 years the 2½ of letrozole) I was discharged from oncology in the last...
Hi I don’t know how administration works for mammogram results but I think they should be categorised so we don’t have to agonise about results (even though we still will anyway) I had breast cancer 2 years ago and have not received mammogram results...
Had a mastectomy 2 wks ago and healing well. Few questions though......... I smell, not of BO but just a weird smell coming from my armpit. Hubby says I'm being paranoid but I'm convinced I do. I had lymph nodes removed and wondered if it's anything...
Hi All I started my first EC chemo on 12th January and am due my 2nd cycle on 26th. I decided to cold cap but I have suffered from a migraine try headache for about a week. I spoke to my oncologist and he said it wasn’t related to either chemo or cold...
Hi Folks So had my result appointment today following 2 biopsy 3 weeks ago. Turns out I have dcis but also a small area of invasive cancer but will need a full mastectomy. They can't offer any reconstruction as my bmi is too high and I smoke. I am a...
Hey everyone, Any good news would be greatly appreciated. So, the story. A year and a half ago, my wife (30yo) was diagnosed with Triple Negative breast cancer in her left breast, grade 3. She underwent lots of chemo, immunotherapy, and then had...
