I’m starting chemo very soon, and thought I’d look online for people’s experiences. All I seem to see is how appalling it is. Dangerous reactions that needed nurses to intervene etc, and other terrible things. Can anyone tell me of more ‘positive’ experiences...
Hi so my wife had her biopsy results yesterday they took two biopsies one from the nipple and one top left side of breast roughly 8cm area. They have come back as high grade dcsi. The doctor has said because of the area that she will need a mastectomy...
I feel as though this isnt much, I am finding that I am still getting tired by mid afternoon, so much so that I have to sleep for a short time. I had my small op in Feb, just a week of radio therapy in April, felt tired then but thought by now I would...
Hi all, I’m coming towards then end of my chemo with one more treatment left and then radio. The oncologist is phoning me on Tuesday to decide which hormone therapy I wish to go down the lines of. ne is Tamoxifen for two years and then if I’m confirmed...
Hello! I have just completed 4 rounds of EC and about to start another 4 rounds of Paclitaxel in 2 weeks’ time. I am on a dose dense, fortnightly regime. My EC treatments had a total of 4 weeks delay due to neutropenia. I have experienced more severe...
Hi, I received yesterday a letter with a copy of the report sent by my surgeon to my GP. I was surprised to receive this letter, and am more concerned and anxious now. The report says: Imaging: Bilateral mammogram M3, Bilateral ultrasound U4, Left...
Morning , I'm keep getting a bad reaction to the picc line dressing had more sensitive one put on but Still haveing a reaction ,small blisters been taking antihistamines as recommended by the hospital any advice .
I'm waiting for my second surgery then have to have radiotherapy. Early on in the process the bcn said it would be every day for 4 or 5 weeks. That seems a lot. How long has anyone else had it for ? I cant wait to get to the end of this treatment...
I was diagnosed with hert 2 positive , grade 2 , breast cancer . I was given 5 rounds of doxcetaxol, carboplatin and Herceptin ( couldn’t have 6 due to toxins . Unfortunately chemo only shrank tumour by 50%, I then had surgery and tumour was removed...
Hi I'm 4 weeks on from radio therapy , since last week the tiredness is bad, no energy . Is this normal and how long could it last?
