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Currently on my second cycle of EC. Did anyone else suffer from feeling like you were completely out of body and off your head?! My chemo nurses have said they haven’t seen anyone experience it badly before. I was unwell on the first cycle and they have...
I have my first of 6 EC Chemo sessions tomorrow. I was just re reading the information booklets and it said to have a light meal "a few hours" before treatment. My session is 9.30 a.m which would mean having a light breakfast at 7.00 a.m. Am I best to...
Hi friends I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer on my left side, HER2 positive, grade 2. In a few days I will start chemotherapy with Docetaxel and Carboplatin for 6 months.and then mastectomy and then chemo again I’m 41 years old and I have...
I got my oncotype results today and its shocked me a bit. I am 43, and my score is also 43! This means I am being recommended to have chemo, which they hadn't been sure would be needed before. I was sort of expecting to need chemo, mostly because of my...
Hi all i have recently just finished NAC for triple negative breast cancer and am due to have surgery next week. They ran some bloods for the pre op and I was suprised to find out that my vitamin B12 levels are very high. I’ve done the worst thing and...
3 weeks after my lumpectomy I have remaining a large haemotoma in my breast that gets even harder in the evening with natural fluid retention. My nipple (not under the dressing) gets very sensitive and itchy stopping me sleeping. Any suggestions for dealing...
Can't stop crying off for a CT scan today to see if the cancer has spread how do you keep your head when you feel every ache and pain, due to have a mastectomy in October im just hoping they don't find anything elts.I have to wait till Thursday for the...
Afternoon, I've been to see the GP this morning who sent me for a chest x ray but also made a referral to the Breast Clinic. I don't know what I'm hoping for with writing on here, but I can't stop running things through my mind. The past few...
I've been on letrozole for about 4 months. Recent, I've been urinating large volumes. I mean, large. Has anyone else had this experience? There's no other major side effects.
My lashes are becoming very sparse. I have one chemo left on 4th Aug. I have false lashes I can use but what about lower lashes? Has no one invented false lashes for the lower lash line?!
