Hi all, i am almost 3 weeks post chemo and due 3 wks of radiotherapy in a few wks. Following a visit to clinic today ive been told to start on tamoxifen. Ive read some stories about side effects which is making me really anxious and i understand that...
Hi everyone, Anyone had an experience with lumpectomy fro HER2+, grade 3? I had a 3.2mm tumour which disappeared with chemo, so the surgeon is recommending a lumpectomy followed by radiotherapy. Apparently there is little advantage to having a mastectomy...
My cnacer has come back after 10 years. As i had radiotherapy before, my options are now a mastecomy or i can go on Letrozole for three months. I am so confused, I dont know what to do. Any help will be appriciated.
Hello Fellow-Fighters, I bet I’m not the only one with this problem. I’m on my second round of EC and for the first 10 days after a session everything tastes totally vile. water is like petrol, coffee tastes sour, even ginger beer is horrible. My...
I have had such bad side effects on Letrazole and aromasin, particularly painful joints and back that I am tempted to go with nothing. I had stage one breast cancer, nothing in lymph nodes, radiotherapy. My life is so restricted by the symptoms it's not...
Hi I was diagnosed with a stage 3 tumour breast cancer in October 21, it was in my lymph nodes in the arm on the same side. After a CT and MRI a week later they found a second cancer in the same breast. I was a super fit , confident retail manager when...
Hi There I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer back in January after 2 inconclusive biopsies and a lumpectomy. Since then, I have had 2 wider excision biopsies to determine the treatment needed. It appears I am HERS2 positive and Oestrogen positive. ...
Hi all. Just when I was getting over the tiredness after 5 days of radiotherapy for early breast cancer, my skin has gone rogue and I have a tear underneath my breast where it joins my chest. An awkward spot. Have been given polymem non adhesive dressing...
Hello. A little update I'm due to start my chemotherapy 8th June. Not going to lie! I'm so frightened x
Hi everyone, I have been on this drug on and off since January, wake mornings feel achey and fuzzy head not good appetite anyone else feel like this ?
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