I'm just about to start weekly sessions of paclitaxel. Is it worth my while wearing cold packs on my hands and feet to help prevent nail damage and possibly neuropathy?
I just noticed last night by the light of my phone that there is a section of skin above my nipple which looks like it’s pulling when I lie down. It isn’t inverted per se but more looks like it’s pulling across. I’ve done a bit of googling and I think...
Hi, I'm due to start chemo next Friday and I'm wondering how soon I'll have to limit social contact. I have a large family circle and many of them are due to visit about 10 days after my first dose. I'd love to see them but am worried I'll be immunosuppressed...
Does anyone get any side effects with tamoxifen. I am getting brain freeze, driving along and suddenly can't remember where I am. Also tiredness, a bit spaced out x
I'm 7 days in on my second cycle of Abemaciclib - and I am struggling. I'm juggling episodes of severe diarrhoea and bowel pain with loperamide which then causes constipation. Trying combinations of drugs under advice hoping that there is a 'normal' stable...
Hi everyone I'm looking for tips to help stop seroma after mastectomy. Thanks.
Hello, I joined this forum 7 weeks ago when I was first diagnosed with 15mm encysted papillary carcinoma in situ. For a number of reasons I opted to have a double mastectomy. Home same day, 400ml+ from right side drain, returned hospitals, kept in two...
Hi, Finally got results back from my lumpectomy and it's good news from a surgery perspective, clear margins and lymph nodes ok. Feeling very relieved! Told that the next stages are to start tamoxifen soon, and then radiotherapy will start in the...
I was diagnosed with high grade DCIS 2 months ago, 5.5cm mass, and am due to have mastectomy in a month . I already have autoimmune conditions that zap my energy my whole life but am extra tired at the moment. I also have a few other things going on with...
So wondering if anyone has had experience of what’s going on with me at the moment ! Back story …mother diagnosed with breast cancer at age 29 back in the 1970’s …died at 31 …..spoke with couple of consultants in the past they dont think there’s a genetic...
