Yippy !! I finally had my appointment with the consultant yesterday and have my treatment plan sorted now. I have my pre op assessment next Monday, and an appointment to have a guide clip inserted on Friday. My next appointment in the day before my...
Hi all. I've started chemo and have found the only thing that tastes different to me is alcohol. Booze tastes like really strong pure ethanol or bitter lemons, it’s gross! everything else tastes the same though?! Anyone know why it’s just alcohol that...
I started on tamoxifen last year, and found that the Milpharm brand suited me. Great. A few months later and Milpharm vanishes. I try a few others, and find that Tillomed is also okay for me. That's also fine for a few months. Now, surprise surprise,...
hi, I am currently having 7 cycles of chemo for inflammatory stage 3 grade 3 her2+ breast cancer. I will then have a mastectomy and ancillary node clearance, radiotherapy and more chemo. Will then be flat for about a year before reconstruction. It will...
Hello, I’m new to this community, I’m 37. I was diagnosed in April with invasive breast cancer. Hormone linked. Had a mastectomy without reconstruction end of May. My tumour was 12cm (I’m only a Bcup) and I had 16 of 19 lymph’s cancerous also so all were...
Hi, I had a successful lumpectomy and reconstruction. We had hoped for no chemo (I knew I'd need radiotherapy and tablets for 5-10 years) but as cancer cells were in one lymph node the surgeon sent for Oncotype testing. The Oncotype score came back...
Hi everyone and hope you are ok I’m due to start chemotherapy soon although I haven’t got dates yet. Just got letter through post for appointment for heart scan. Also due to receive herceptin treatment aside the chemo. Just wondered if anyone...
i had first chemo 2 days ago and i just had my first hot flush? is that normal? it was after my morning coffee....yikes, please tell me i do not have to give up my morning coffee!
Wish I didn’t do it. It says multifocal cancer, grade 2, 3 out of 20 lymph nodes involved one with macro mets, vascular invasion and extra capsular extension. Doesn’t sound good to me :( didn’t get clear margins either so having another op after chemo...
Just wanted to share my good news . My lumpectomy was successful with clear margins and lymph nodes are clear. I will need radio therapy and hormones but so relieved. I know I’m probably in the minority on this site and have so much to be thankful for...
