Hi All. Diagnosed with Breast Cancer stage 2 with breast lump and lymph node cancer. Waiting on CT and MRI results to determine treatment plan. I am on hormone therapy at the moment, Leprazole which is giving me awful heart burn and Acid reflux. Does...
Hey All hapoy Monday I had lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy Wednesday 1 November all went ok. feel so tired and still generally unwell is this normal ? I’ve been out of dog walks etc but feel so drained. have swelling under arm that I...
So here I am again. It’s been a roller coaster of a week. Back in hospital last Saturday with another suspected bowel blockage and thankfully avoided surgery, due to another story, after getting my preliminary scan results 4 days early. Then a bitter...
Hi, everyone. I had as sample send for oncotyping almost 4 weeks ago and at the clinic today I was told the result was still not through. I'm worried there's something wrong. I have my first oncology appointment tomorrow, but I don't know what to expect...
Hi I’ve had earache with itchiness on and off for a few days about 3 days post Docetaxel chemo. It’s my 4 th chemo. When I lay down on my left side I can hear my heartbeat in my left ear. I’m worried as I read that chemo can cause hearing loss so I...
Hi All Well I had my consultant check following lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node surgery in September. My consultant was pleased with the operation and said they'd got all the mass with good margins He recommended 1 week of radiotherapy and 5 years...
Hi ladies, I hope you are all doing well and have had a problem free week. Due to side effects, my chemo cycle is being reduced, meaning I only have 2 infusions left and then just continuing on with Herceptin every 3 weeks until July. I've lost about...
I have been on multiple brands of tamoxifen since March 2017. mainly Wockhardt and Mylan with some others, recently, Tilomed THe brands I could cope best with were Wockhardt and Mylan but Tilomed is a problem for me. so I asked my pharmacist to change...
Had first pax today,went a lot quicker than I thought,just shy of 3hrs but that was with all the meds infusions as well,the pax was only hour.So far so good,feel tired but I was up very early this m ning,feel a little nauseous but not enough to take meds...
Hi everyone bit of background, I’m 42, diagnosed with Breast Cancer 2years ago (3 lumpectomies, Chemo, radiotherapy) have been on Zoladex and Tamoxifen since the start and been taking Abemaciclib for a year. I get all the usual side effects, hot flushes...
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