Hi Please can anyone share their experiences good or bad with Paclitaxel, I am due to start this drug on my next chemo session and am hoping for some feedback from others who have had it. All my experiences so far with treatment have not been good...
Morning lovely people. This is probably a really silly question but. I saw the oncologist last week who said hormones for 5 years and 5 sessions radiotherapy. My GP will give my prescription and all follow up’s regarding meds. Do I need to see my GP...
Hi, I had my drain out today and moved from a binder to surgical bra and soft boob for the first time. The softie is a bit firm and I'm feeling the pressure on my wound. Does anyone have any tips to improve comfort? I might change to a different bra...
Hi all, I have my final cycle of chemo next week. Hopefully surgery and radiotherapy will be in the spring - so I'm not at the end of my treatment pathway. However the chemo ward has a bell and stone which patients can ring/feel when they finish their...
Hi, had surgery last week for lumpectomy and some reconstruction. As a result I've got quite a large wound across my whole breast and second one in my armpit where they took the sentinel nodes. I had my dressing taken off yesterday and asked about showering...
After initial soreness following my lumpectomy last week, today my breast feels a bit more sensitive. It’s aching and feeling like a burning sensation. I wondered if this is the normal healing process. Has anyone else had this?
Hello everyone ,this is my first post and it's because I am having my first proper wobble today .I was diagnosed in August and have had my second EC chemo last Thursday. The plan is 4 EC ,then 4 Docetaxyl(not sure if spelt correctly?.I decided to try...
Also in one lymph node under my arm shown on ultrasound and biopsy results from there also. I’m 38yo and can’t believe it is happening to me. My next appointment is Friday for a contrast mammogram. Presumably this is to determine whether they can do...
hi everyone, massive wobble, feels like just got real, so went back after mastectomy done and lymph nodes taken, they came back positive despite not showing up on initial ultrasound. so at the breast clinic they was saying chemo then radiotherapy, was...
The latest studies are largely positive about then, and many studies are ongoing: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/.../
