Hi Everyone, I am 3 weeks post chemo amd waiting to start radiotherapy in the next week or two. I had a lumpectomy and lymph node removal back in October. While in the shower this evening I discovered a lump in my other breast which is freaking me out...
can some one tell me me what bloods etc I should be having while on exemestane. GP says they don’t know and are writing to oncology team. Oncology team suggest yearly breast xray (mammogram) but nothing else. Also unclear about Covid. I’ve had a 2 week...
So I'm due to start EC-T approximately mid to late May. Portacath to be inserted. ECG & ECHO etc still to be done too but they mentioned a cold cap. Now I've never been a fashionable person or bothered with make up or fussing about my hair, currently...
Hello I have received six cycles of kadcyla and now have peripheral neuropathy in my feet. Oncologist paused treatment and said my seventh cycle would be half the dose to allow my feet to recover. I have been taking Gabapentin for five weeks and feet...
Hi Everyone, I hope you’re having a good day. I am due to have a double mastectomy with TUG flap reconstruction on 22nd November, I’m having all my left axilla lymph nodes removed too as the grade 3 cancer is in some of them too. I’ve finished 6 rounds...
Should I straighten my hair before I start chemo and cold capping? I have natural Afro hair. I am told cold capping won’t work on type 4 natural Afro hair. I have only recently been diagnosed with HER2 positive, hormone negative breast cancer. I expect...
Has anyone here been prescribed with an antidepressant while being both on anastrozole and ribociclib? What antidepressant or anti-anxiety were you prescribed? Thank you, Rina
Have been taking Letrozole since May but am recently experiencing pressure in my left ear, a sore tongue and mouth for about 10 days now . Visited the dentist , no problem with teeth but a slight swelling of gum where it joins the two front teeth ,...
Hi everyone, I had a double mastectomy on April 17th. I had my follow-up appointment yesterday and, sadly, they found cancer in the 3 lymph nodes that were removed during the surgery. So I’ll need to go back in for an axillary lymph node clearance next...
Hi what are the best post surgery bras? I bought two from M & S and when I tried it feels small. Should I buy one size bigger? Are there any other shops I can go to in SE London? thanks x
