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I finished my five days of radiotherapy three days ago. I read a lot of people on here say the fatigue wasn’t too bad and that they worked all the way through their treatment, which is good, I’m glad for them. I have quite a physically demanding job so...
I finished Abemaciclib in Jan 25 and have been taking letrazole throughout the same 2 yrs I was on Abemaciclib. Weirdly since I finished Abemaciclib I seem to have struggled with terrible joint pain, brain fog, skin changes, emotional etc. I never had...
I'm wondering how common it is to feel certain symptoms before getting a diagnosis. I have noticed over the last few months extreme fatigue, breathlessness, heart palpitations, nausea, tremors. I reported these symptoms to the GP and along with bloods...
Hello Everyone I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer HER 2 Positive in 2020 had was on Tamoxifen, I was just post menopausal but as I work full time and on time own asked for Tamoxifen as was worried about joint paint with Letrozole. I found one brand...
Hi everyone, new here but 9 months into diagnosis. Stage 3 +++ I have completed dose dense AC-T, single mastectomy and nearing the end of radiotherapy. Looking at 7.5 years of hormone therapy…I’m 39. ️
I've just been diagnosed with Triple negative breast cancer - caught early thankfully. Treatment to begin in 4 weeks. My main concern is around my toddler and keeping life and routines as normal as possible. Once I stop working I'll lose my working...
Hello Everyone I am New on here as recently diagnosed with Invasive Ductal carcinoma , Macrocalcifications cluster - No lymph nodes involvement found on biopsy My journey so far has been a bit delayed due to waiting additional time for my Biopsy results...
Hey, i am A 14 year survivor of breast cancer , here for a chat if anyone needs it :)
Anyone had a seroma drained and it come back? I had 150ml drained from mine and it made me feel so ill cos it was infected.
Hi there It's been over a month since my 5days of radiotherapy on my mastectomy side and still not healed, my burns have calmed down but the itching is driving me mad, anyone else? Xx
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