Hello everyone, Post breast cancer I have been taking Letrazole for a year now, with only one real side effect - but it seems to be getting worse. I have very painful fingers and hands - and I am finding everyday tasks difficult. I have tried switching...
Have a mass on or near my ovary. If it’s linked to breast cancer, will be on one of these indefinitely- until it doesn’t work or I can’t take the side effects. Feeling very sad.
Hello all, Of those of you who tried the cold cap but it didn’t work, at what point did you decide it wasn’t worth continuing? I’m starting my first 3 weekly cycle of 6 on Friday.
Hi everyone, so I’ve had my expanders removed and swapped to implants around two weeks ago. I feel great apart from today. Today I’ve had quite a few nerve type pains across both breast. Normal pain relief does not work. I don’t want to take any nerve...
Hello, After my Mastectomy in Feb I've been given the all clear. Oncology have given me my Tamoxifen and talked about the benefits and also highlighted the side effects. Knowing some of these. I'm anxious to start the first tablet. Can anyone please...
Hi everyone been on this drug three weeks now feel tired of a morning and fatigued slightly sick .Also I get watery eyes when walking about anyone else had that ?
Hi everyone, I'm new to the community as I'm looking to investigate others' experiences of heart complications due to chest radiotherapy, and perhaps chemotherapy, after losing my mum due to a cardiac arrest in December 2022. I'm particularly interested...
Hi just wondering if anyone has refused Zoledronic acid treatment. I'm really concerned about the side effects mainly issues with the jaw ONJ. I've had gum disease in my lower jaw and it seems like too much of a risk for me.
Hi everyone. Results and treatment plan decided today. Primary BC stage1 Grade2 oestrogen sensitive and Hers2 negative. Lumpectomy booked for 28thMarch followed by radiotherapy and meds. As long as sentinel lymph nodes and margins clear. So another...
Anyone else suffer from this? Also breast pain and out of breathe
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