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I have been diagnosed with a 9cm lobular carcinoma ER+ PR+ and HER2- with all of my 16 nodes involved on my left breast. There also was 1mm of cancer cells discovered in the right breast. I have had 3 sessions of chemo paclitaxel, however my LFTs have...
Just wondering if anyone else felt terrible after there first infusion of zoledronic acid.my blood pressure has gone up & felt rough for last 2 days,I had my first one with my last chemo on Wednesday.big hugs everyone.x
Hi. Looking for advice. So my latest chemo side effect is sore hands. Red, hot , itchy. Anyone had the same and is there anything you can recommend to treat? X
Hi all, I received my cancer diagnosis on Friday 10th October during a 3 hour appointment where I had a mammogram, ultrasound and biopsy. I waited 3 wks for the app after finding a lump and puckering 2/3 weeks prior to that. So beginning of September...
Hi. I’m not sure what I'm doing really, but hoping to do a bit of research and get my head round it a bit. To cut short a very long story where no one (Drs included) knew what was going on. I damaged my spine, and ended up nursed in bed for 6 weeks...
Hi all, I just wondered if anyone had had any success or experience with using testosterone after diagnosis and treatment? These no real answers online. Thanks x
Hi all. I am in the waiting limbo after having a biopsy last Thursday. I initially went to the doctors after finding a peas sized lump and during her examination she found another larger lump. Had the 2 week referral and on the day had the mammogram and...
On the way home from my first chemo, my mum mentioned that she thought cancer patients get free prescriptions. I've had a Google and it looks like this is right, but why have I not been told this by someone involved in my care? Maybe it's in one of...
I have 6 more months of abemaciclib to go. I'm on 100 dosage. It's always affected my bowels but just lately I am getting a lot of mucus in my stools I pooped a strand of it that was about a foot long. I'm also getting very breathless and have trapped...
Hi everyone An update from last Post and hoping someone can help me. I was told by breast surgeon grade 3 TNBC spindle and lobular cancer and CT scan of chest and abdomen came back clear apart from shadow of abscess but tumour also found. Referred...
