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Have had tetchy bladder and burning feeling in my bum for almost 8 mths. The MRI to find out what was causing this revealed lesions to sacrum and hey presto.. my secondary breast cancer (primary in 2016) was confirmed. Has anyone else had these symptoms...
Hi All Just diagnosed with MBC ER+, HER-. First Denosumab injection on Monday. Letrozole starts tonight. Am 73 so well past menopause. Am I going to feel lousy? Have 1 session of radio to sacrum and Palbociclib to look forward to. I just don’t know...
Hi all I had my first round of Paclitaxel on Thursday. Fatigue wise I have been fine but yesterday and today I have the achy muscles and joints. I have found that ibuprofen and paracetamol aren’t really helping and I am also trying heat- hot water...
Hello Everyone. I’ve recently been diagnosed with ER + HER2+ lobular breast cancer with spread to axillary lymph nodes and also subcarnal lymph node. So stage 4…I was originally referred to the breast clinic early August, so it’s been a stressful few...
Hi, just after a little insight into other peoples experiences please. I’ve got stage 2 ER/PR + but had 4 out of 9 lymph nodes confirmed as having cancer so had a CT scan post surgery and they identified “something” (literally all oncologist said) in...
Hello, I am 45 and found out recently I have breast cancer and I am currently waiting for my treatment to begin. I am going to give cold capping a go, as feeling like 'me' is so important to my overall wellbeing. I have mid length straight, thick hair...
Hi I have just been diagnosed with a new primary breast cancer in my other breast. I was diagnosed with ER+ and HER2+ breast cancer in Sept 2023, with 2 lymph nodes involved, tumour size 8mm. Had lumpectomy, axillary clearance, chemo, radio, phesgo...
I am not sure if this is the right thing to do because its so fresh but I just wanted to see if anyone can relate to this experience and help me normalise it rather than over think and come to the worst case scenario My mum was referred to breast...
Recently diagnosed with TNBC grade 3. Waiting for chemotherapy to start maybe next week. Feeling happy, positive then sad and so angry. If I had a punch bag I'd use it. Any advice would be helpful. Thought about trying meditation. Any one know of good...
Hello I developed severe peripheral neuropathy from chemotherapy for breast cancer last year. I was advised to stop treatment which was tough.Following chemotherapy I had a year of Herceptin which finished in April. I still have PN and have recently started...
