Hey ladies soo glad I spoke up today at infusion apt and got few things cleared up …really really speak up you have a right to voice your concerns . Anyway it turns out that as I’m on kadcyla thought I had neuropathy but it’s rheumatoid arthritis …I thought...
Hi all 3 years ago I had a MX and immediate DIEP, I have been really pleased with the result. There has always been a hard lump in the lower part of the reconstructed breast which hasn’t changed, I understand this is just because of the type of tissue...
I'm going in for my operation in 3 days time 7am Thursday I have to be there. Dreading it ... obviously. I'm 56 have grade 3, e+ her2+ cancer in my left breast. Part of me thinks I'm wasting my time having the op for all the good its going to do...
Hi. I have secondary breast cancer and in 2019 I had chemotherapy, a right mastectomy and 15 lots of radiotherapy. Since then I have herceptin and pertuzumab every three weeks which I have to have for the rest of my life. I have nerve damage which has...
Hi friends I was diagnosed TNBC last May. I have finished 6 cycle of Chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy. The oncology consultant said due to the biopsy results on my lymph node has some cancer cells. It would be beneficial to put me on another 8...
Sailed through days 1-5 in terms of no sickness but by day 6 just couldn’t cope with the foul taste in my mouth, and wasn’t sure if I was nauseous so took anti sickness med and have done since. can only drink sips of water and trying ginger beer….!...
ANY one else got positive and negative tumours? Stage 3a Invasive Ductual grade 2 HER2 Neg & Invasive lobular grade 3 HER2 Positive plus Lymph nodes positive all hormone fed. I have looked online and I cannot find any mention of people getting both...
Hi I am in remission from breast cancer ,on Anastrole for another 3 yrs and am on steroids due to osteoarthritis. I have have pain in my armpit bone radiating across from my breast doctor hazard a g ess it might be a cracked rib,but has sent a referral...
If you have mastectomy, are her2 positive, but have positive lymph nodes is chemo/axillary clearence avoided
Hi my roller coaster ride has got scary again after 8 sessions of chemo mastectomy in march followed by radiotherapy I have had 4 " normal" months.I had a rash and blister like lump around my scar.I had a CT scan and the say cancer is back spreading into...
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