Hi I've been on abemaciclib for 20 months at 100mg (my white cells were too low on 150mg). I'm so tired most of the time and been having bad headaches. The headaches probably started last year but have got worse probably have a headache at least 4...
4 Weeks ago I had a bilateral mastectomy and opted for implants. I was diagnosed with a hybrid lobular and ductal breast cancer , I am 44 years old. I opted for double mastectomy as mum and maternal aunt had cancer, and didn't want a repeat performance...
Good afternoon, I had breast cancer 3 years ago with lymph node involvement,. Surgery, radio and chemo all staff were amazing. Just a random question but I am at the end of my tether with worry, mainly thanks to Dr Google. I had a blood test recently...
Hi, I had a single mastectomy for high grade DCIS last week. I’m happy to have had the surgery which went well and hopefully will complete my treatment, and I seem to be healing well - so I’m very fortunate.i can handle the scar on my left side. But I...
Hello I am new to the group. I'm a 78 year old woman fairly fit, who had a mastectomy on 4th January, a 3 week course of radiotherapy which has just finished and now have been offered Abemaciclib which I've got to make a decision on in the next...
Hello, I am new to the group and I was wondering if anyone was currently receiving Herceptin injections for Her2 positive breast cancer and can tell me what side effects they have experienced please. I will be starting to have them soon alongside Docetaxel...
I just have a quick question. I am 19 days post surgery where I had WLE and SLNB. I removed my waterproof dressings day 5 as advised but the steristrips covering the cut show no signs of coming away? Just wondering what is the usual time before these...
Hi all, I was diagnosed with Invasive invasive ductal carcinoma, I have had a lumpectomy & sentinel lymph node biopsy and just had the results back today from the pathology report. The good news is the tumor has gone, it was 22mm in total and the...
I had my results yesterday following therapeutic mammaplasty for a 33.3mm tumor, estrogen positive, her2 negative. Ive got the all clear after being diagnosed in feb this year & need only radiotherapy & tamoxifen. Since I was diagnosed, everything has...
I’m on my second round of EC. At the end of first round noticed eye floaters in left eye. Had ophthalmologist check out and couldn’t agree that chemo caused it, possibly coincidence due to age related onset. I have now developed floaters in my right eye...
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