Hi I am starting my chemotherapy tomorrow & don't mind admitting it's scary. Going through the consent & the possible side effects are daunting. I will be having 12 weeks of paclitaxel & Carbo/tax then 3 lrounds of EC over 9 weeks. I am hoping that...
Hello, I am Alana and have been diagnosed with stage 4 secondary breast cancer in my lungs 15 months ago. I am normally a very positive person and have been trying to be so since the diagnosis. At present I am having a real problem not to have a meltdown...
Had my call from the hospital. All good. No chemo. Radio therapy for 1 week, in 6 to 12 weeks and tablets to suppress hormones ( most likely Letrozol). Margins were 2.4mm clear and only needed to be 1mm clear. No vascular (blood) supply. The tumour was...
Hi, I recently had a lumpectomy and ANC (10 days ago) and the pain seems to be getting worse not better. Particularly in my my upper arm. Am doing the exercises advised but feel reluctant due to the pain. On regular painkillers but don’t feel they help...
Hi, just wondering if anyone has experienced a new lump after completing their treatment? I was diagnosed last Sept, large tumour so had a masectomy in Oct and full auxiliary clearance 6/22 positive nodes. Six rounds of chemo completed in Feb then 5...
Hi all, I have triple negative breast cancer and am having chemo before surgery on the advice of the medical team. Lump was 16mm and after two rounds of EC was 12mmx7mm. I had my third and final EC March 30th and start weekly Paclitaxel for 9 weeks...
Hi I was given a choice of radiotherapy or not as 67 and early stage estrogen positive . I initially accepted but during the weeks of waiting, I doubted my decision. After several discussions with radiotherapists I had my appointments but was so anxious...
Feeling pretty down today. I got my biopsy results yesterday, and they showed the suspicious area found on my MRI scan is in fact another cancer. Now there are two to deal with, I’ve been told I can’t have a lumpectomy, I need a mastectomy and sentinel...
I have had my post operative results today and generally I am pleased.There is no node involvement but the margins aren’t clear so I need another op. I had a 64mm x 41mm area removed and within that was an area of HER2 positive IDC that was 8mm. Before...
Good Evening all .. I’m having a single mastectomy on the 14th and just wondered if anyone else was due the same soon and would like to chat to support each other .. many thanks
