Hi All, I wwondered if anyone has had low Haemoglobin as a result of chemo and if so what they did to help it. Thank you x
I finished chemotherapy at the end of April and radiotherapy earlier this month. I saw my oncologist and am being prescribed Letrozole and Ribociclib. She asked me to have a repeat ECG prior to starting the Ribociclib as it can effect the heart. I had...
Hi All, I was diagnosed in December 2024 with IDC in the right breast grade 3. I had Chemo Jan-April and then a single mastectomy with implants 3 weeks ago. I've had my meeting today to go over my biopsy results... i got 9mm margin which is fantastic...
Having recently been diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer I am struggling. Waiting full body scan to see if it is anywhere else. I really don’t want treatment, i know no one does, but so many do and do well, but, I would love to communicate...
Hi I recently found out I need x 3 rounds of EC and x 3 rounds of Docetaxel followed by 3/4 weeks radio. My worry is my oncotype score came back as 47!!! This has got my mind jumping hoops. Does this mean I have almost a 50% chance of recurrence?...
Hi I'm three years in from diagnosis and treatment. Anyone else who can relate to feel like a walking shower is above your head even after completing the easiest of tasks . I get up and showered and within ten mi uses it looks like I've not dried myself...
Bahia everyone I had a lumpectomy with a MICAP flap reconstruction last week. Despite looking at various forums I can’t find anyone who had had this procedure. Would love to know how the recovery was etc . My pain was extremely severe in the first 2...
Letrozole and Ribociclib has been prescribed for me as adjuvant treatment - I’ve had mastectomy and chemo - im very concerned about Ribociclib as they are just starting to use this for prevention - NICE will publish in July - but there are no significant...
Hi everyone, just hoping for some shared experiences if that’s ok as I am currently in a huge panic. I had a 2ww breast appointment last week as I felt a lump had changed. I’m in my 30s and have lumpy breasts generally so hadn’t thought loads of it and...
Hello everyone, I hope this is the right spot to post about this. I really just need a place to vent because I'm spiralling quite badly. I'm in quite a unique situation because I'm a trans man who binds my chest with KT tape. I very rarely am not binding...
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