Hi everyone I have been prescribed Letrazole only yesterday and haven't yet taken my first pull I've read so many negative things about the side effects of this drug and it's really worrying to say the least. I'm posting this to ask if anyone in...
Hi everyone I had my lumpectomy and SNB on 14 December. I see my surgeon on Friday this week for a "review" the letter says, buts it's the dreaded results. To say I am petrified doesn't really describe at all how I feel. My tummy is in knots. I...
Been taking letrozele four weeks. Waiting for results of more biopsies and scans. So far I have been diagnosed with micropapillary ductal invasive carcinoma in left breast and lymph glands. Letrozole is making me have constant extreme diarrhoea, depressed...
Hi all I had my surgery for breast cancer in June 2022 and finished radiotherapy in the September. This year I have been getting a lot of pain in my neck and difficulty swallowing so had a bone scan, I now have an appointment on the 5th January for an...
Hi anybody been diagnosed with endometrial cancer after their breast cancer
Hi, I have had one session so far of EC three weeks ago. I am supposed to be having these fortnightly. However last week my second one was cancelled due to high ALT levels. I went for bloods again today and it’s been delayed again for Another week as...
Did anyone else feel like they are aging so quickly on chemo? Im 47 and my periods stopped on docetaxal and I’ll be doing hormone therapy and it appears like my head hair is growing back gray… I did have some gray … my eyelashes and eyebrows thinned...
HI I am due to go for the CT scan to plan radiotherapy treatment, I am not one who likes machines ,managed to get through DEXA lol.. was wondering how long are you in the actual machine ,? whats it like ? I am hoping I never have to get MRI as had years...
Hi everyone I had a lumpectomy and SNB 9 days ago. My armpit is still very sore and tender. I've got no pain at all from where the lump was taken but the area under my "bingo wings" feels sore and numb and is stinging quite a bit. Is this...
Hi everyone , Had my surgery 9 days ago, still carrying my drain which is a pain. I had lymph nodes removed and now very worried I will need further treatment. I haven't told my son the c word so could get away with just "they removed my lump". ...
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