Advice please , I start my chemo 6 weeks after my lumpectomy , I am having 12 weeks of CarboTaxol , just worried that I might be starting the chemo too late :-( :-(
I had my lab results appointment yesterday following a lumpectomy to remove 3cm of high grade DCIS. The margins were clear but showed 2mm of IDC I have to go back in for a sentinel node biopsy on 6th January. This is a whole new level of adapting and...
Hi everyone so glad I found this wonderful forum. Had my first docetaxel 5 days ago and suffering from joint/muscle/abdominal plus finding it really hard to get to sleep. When bedtime comes I get restless legs and just can’t drop off. Feel like my body...
Hi there I recently finished 4 rounds of chemotherapy after having surgery to remove lump in left breast. Been having a nipping sensation today. Has anyone had this? Lorna
Hi all you lovely ladies I hope you're ok. I just wanted to ask if anyone else has pain in their breast (the kne with the cancer) I have 3 cycles of chemo but am getting twinges and pulls in the are of the tumour. I worry it's spreading rather than reducing...
I have my 1st oncology appointment tomorrow morning. I found the lump on the 30th sep. The wait in between has seemed eternal..... Just want to get on with the treatment now. Stage3, 1node, oestrogen positive, HER2 positive.
I have just had my results following surgery and the original biopsy diagnosis is confirmed. 8mm IDC hormone receptive and HER2 negative detected via screening Surgery was successful with clear margins of more than 2mm ( I have my pathology report)...
Today was the day I've been looking forward to since June when I was diagnosed with breast cancer and emotions all over the place. I had my final radiotherapy treatment this evening so now Christmas can begin. My thoughts are with everyone no matter...
Never thought this day would come. Bilateral mastectomy done , node clearance done, four cycles of EC done, discontinued daily injections done , recovered from blood clot done, just reoccurance prevention now . Strange feeling. I know many of are not...
Hi everyone, had my 3rd round of AC for breast cancer last Thursday. It’s Tuesday evening now and I feel absolutely lousy- much worse than I did at the same stage of rounds 1 and 2. I was back at work this time on round 1, can barely sit upright this...
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