Hi everyone, I keep having dreams about my breast cancer returning. I was diagnosed in 2023 and had a lumpectomy. I have been for 2 annual mammograms so far and both were clear so I don’t know why I’m so convinced that this year will be different. I...
I've been on letrozole for 12 months and sometimes have brain fog. Just wondering if anyone else experiences this. I will be looking for something in a cupboard and cannot physically see it. Will sometimes eventually find it and it will be right in...
Tomorrow I have week 6 of 12 weeks of Chemo for Brest Cancer. I have been using a cold cap( tolerable) but as my hair has started to fall out( not in clumps but generally all over(i have very thick hair) should I continue to use the Cold Cap which adds...
Had my PICC line inserted on Thursday and had 1st treatment on Friday. Saturday the clip had opened & had to have the line flushed. No problems following this. However tonight in bed (Sun) I started with really bad pain in my neck. There is no swelling...
Hello. I was stage 2a lobular breast cancer. I’m on letrozole and zoledronic acid, completed radiation in january and started ribociclib 400mg in February. I managed 2 cycles and my ALT levels increased to nearly 200. After a break I was restarted at...
Hi, is anyone else having this treatment
I was diagnosed last September with metastatic breast cancer with spread to my right lung. I was half expecting to be diagnosed at some point as both my mum and my maternal grandmother had breast cancer, but just wasn't expecting the diagnosis to come...
Hi, have been on neoadjuvant Letrezole for 10 months and now (after 2nd opinion) have just had pre assessment appointment for Lumpectomy surgery in next 6 weeks. I am SO terrified of hospitals and operations that even now I am considering refusing...
hi. ive just found this forum after having my head firmly in the sand. diagnosed early february with TNBC ive had 12 weeks of chemo paclaxxl which has been bearable . now i start 4 cycles of EC next week before surgery. i feel like im starting again,...
Hi all. I finished EC and am 2 rounds into paclitaxel. The side effects aren't as bad but I am after any hints or tips for coping with how long it takes in the chair for each session. It's taking between 5 and 5 1/2 hours to administer. I cant concentrate...
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