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Hi all. Looking after my Mum with breast cancer and Alzheimer’s. Treatment is palliative, stage 4 and not curable. We got a call today to rearrange her next appointment as her consultant wants to see her and is away when appointment was due. I appreciate...
hi all, just dropping on to say after my round of Kadcyla next week i will be half way through! it's a long slog but i've got this far. am coping quite well at the moment with the side effects, definitely easier than the Docetacyl. still have neuropathy...
Hi all. I’m 35 and was diagnosed with TNBC in feb this year. I had a 2.4cm lump in the lower inner quadrant. I’ve just finished chemo and will have surgery next month. I’m looking for positive stories from people diagnosed with lower inner quadrant tnbc...
Hi everyone, im new to the forum and was just looking for a bit of advice or experience from people who have been through something similar. I was diagnosed with TNBC and I started chemotherapy and immunotherapy last Thursday. I am starting on weekly...
I was diagnosed on May 9th and start EC chemo tomorrow, I'm going to try the cold cap but in preparation I had a lot cut off my hair today. As I wrote in my resilience diary tonight ,I looked at the quote on tomorrow's page and it seems very poignant...
I’ve been diagnosed with localised advanced breast cancer. I’m waiting for the biopsy results. I’m really struggling with anxiety and sleep. I can’t stop googling possible outcomes all of which are terrifying. can anyone suggest strategies for coping...
Does anyone have any suggestions for thinning hair due to oestrogen blockers. Chemo finished 3 years ago but it's definitely getting worse
Hi everyone. Hope you are all doing as well as we can be on this site. I have a question. 10 days in after first treatment. Lots of side effects. I ran a temperature last night. Only for a couple of hours and no I didn’t tell anyone. I’ve woken up with...
Hi I am new to this group, I have breast cancer, IDC, have had two surgeries and know having chemo, just had my third EC cycle yesterday. My bloods showed elevated tumour marker of 55 so going to have a CT scan, am really anxious about this. Has anyone...
Does anyone have any advice re what to wear during chemo? Does my arm need to be completely free or can I wear long sleeved tops? Thanks in advance.
