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I was due to have my radiotherapy tomorrow had the telephone chat already then at 4.45pm phone call oncologist he was cancelling my radiotherapy as he cannot avoid the heart. I'm devasted can't stop crying. They had 2 weeks between initial planning scan...
Hi, I had a lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy just over 2 weeks ago. For the last week I’ve had bad nerve pain I,e. burning and tenderness over my shoulder blade as well as my breast and underarm. The rest of the area is numb. It is painful when...
Hi everyone I have breast clinic appointment on 22 April I'm so scared and anxious right now. Last week I noticed my right nipple go invert sometimes after that I keep checking my breasts and while I was having shower I noticed there is small lump in...
Long one! I had lumpectomy on 5 March after having had 12 weeks Paclitaxel. I saw the oncologist on 23 March, when I was told I would need 14 rounds of Kadcyla. This was a bit of a shock as I expected to finish treatment with radiotherapy. The clinic...
Have others had problems - my feet feel like I am walking on cotton wool and tips of fingers feel numb so am bit clumsy with hands although I can write, type etc and feet have affected proprioception and balance. I have just started on EC chemo so am...
Hi. I turned up for my third weekly chemotherapy session today (paclitaxel and carboplatin) to be told they could not go ahead today as my lips test revealed my liver had “shot up”. The nurse said they weren’t sure whether to go ahead but she had spoken...
Ok so chemo 2 nailed and now to get stymie- reckon I’ll shave it this week and im not going to cry! Got some looks sorted for baldness and want to buy a wig or two for variety. Should I go all out £5/600 and get human hair? do some cheaper ones...
I’ve had a letter through which states that my last CT found ‘evidence of distant metastases’ on top lobe of my lung secondary to radiotherapy, anyone else had this? The consultant I had was generally positive but quick and didn’t mention the CT results...
Hello lovelies Yesterday I finished my 3 sessions of EC and will be moving onto Docetaxel for my next 3 treatments (halfway!!). I’ve copied reasonably well with EC. Plenty of side effects but all manageable (hair loss aside which has been bloody awful...
Hello. This may be a daft question. Just curious as to what options are available for checking and keeping tabs on reoccurrence. I’m clearly checking myself but it’s quite tricky as my breast doesn’t feel quite the same as before I’m prepared to pay...
