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Hi all! I finished my last EC 2 weeks ago and since then I’ve had 2 trips to A&E with temperatures, rigors and breathlessness. I don’t feel like I can take a full breathe in and get very breathless climbing the stairs. I’m 43 years old and after the...
Hi - i have had chemotherapy, mastectomy and now half way through radiotherapy. After mastectomy I developed a seroma which was drained before starting radiotherapy. It has refilled during radiotherapy meaning I have had to stop and be rescanned and...
Hi Just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. This is the first time I’ve joined a forum. I was diagnosed back in September 2022 (age 52) with a 23mm, grade 3, ER+ (8/8), HER2- breast cancer. Spread to 2 lymph nodes. 2 surgeries, 6 chemo rounds...
Hi, I had my first of six chemo cycles last Friday, and I'm feeling horrible like everyone else does I'm guessing. Do the side effects get easier over time or worse? Thank you
Hi I’ve just finished my EC treatment and soon to be starting on weekly Paclitaxel. I struggled with the EC chemo and just wondering if Paclitaxel is any easier? After what I went through with the EC I’m extremely nervous about starting the weekly tr...
Hi I am taking letrozole since last September, my pharmacist is always giving me different brands, never femara, I am trying to get my doctor to get this brand for me as I have lots of side effects, the main one is tinnitus does anyone else get this...
Hello, This is a very weird question! I was just wondering if chemo patients can have pizza? I am thinking of Sainsbury’s Pizza Express Margarita in particular. Does anyone know if the cheese is pasturised? Also what about Sainsbury’s Italian ready meals...
I am trying to get to terms with today’s diagnosis and the decision to be made now as I move forward. Anyone any advice who has been through this?
Hi everyone I am due to have a bilateral mastectomy and partial lymph node removal with reconstruction next month and wondered if anyone had any recommendations for post surgery bras? Front fastening sounds like a good idea but I’m wondering if...
Hi All, I was diagnosed with Breast cancer on the 22nd of May 2025. I have since had a biopsy, an MRI and I am having a CT scan tomorrow (31st of May) as the MRI suggests that the cancer is bigger than first suspected and I will also be having another...
