Hi there, What a wonderful tool this community is - I have found it so helpful reading about other people's experiences - it has helped a lot. I am 2 weeks post surgery for a wide local excision and sentinel lymph node biopsy - which went well and...
Hello, I’m new to this whole community chat thing, but I’ve been recommended to come on here and speak with other people in a similar situation to mine. I’m 30 years old and I was recently diagnosed with Grade 3 Triple negative Multifocal (multiple...
Hi there I'm due to start Chemo later on in January and have all the usual worries. I know it won't be a walk in the park by any stretch but my oncologist has said that with the accompanying regime they will give me, I should "feel well with it". I...
I’ve recently lost a lot of head hair on docetaxel (on 5th cycle, cold capping). My eyelashes seem to still be there (v fair so hard to see!) although they look very short for some reason. But over recent days I constantly feel like I have something in...
One side effect of docetaxel I’m struggling with is restless legs! But it’s all over my body. The doctors said there’s nothing they can prescribe, but it’s driving me up the wall, almost literally! I feel like a frog I could spring all over the room buzzing...
Hi everyone, happy new year. I had my fifth cycle of chemo 8 days ago (2nd of docetaxel) and for the past few days I’ve been feeling like I can’t stand up for long periods of time but have to not only sit, but lie down. Then I recoup energy after a...
Hello, I was recommended This site and would just love to talk to some of you. I was only told yesterday about diagnosis but they can’t tell me what type of breast cancer i have until biopsy results are back. I am petrified as she said it’s in 2 lymph...
Hello! I would never have dreamed to write on here but I just wondered if anyone else was in my position or had the same experience as me as I am not sure what to think. I have found some lumps in my left breast, which are quite hard and painful. The...
Hi there. I had quadrandectomy to remove a 4cm tumour just over 2 weeks ago. Bruising has, without doubt, gone down but my breast is still very firm and tender. Can I ask for people's experience of how long the tenderness/hardness lasts? Thank you so...
I had a left sided mastectomy and DIEP reconstruction on the 21st December and my breast is still tight and swollen I was just wondering if anyone else had experience of how long this could last, it’s not painful it just twinges occasionally when I sit...
