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Hi. So I have been told at my hospital they do not do reconstructions straight away until after treatment. I was told that if I wanted implant reconstruction (I am too slim to have diep flap reconstruction) I wouldn’t be able to after radiotherapy (causes...
Hello. I was diagnosed with grade 3 breast cancer in October 2024 (HER2 negative, PR negative, ER positive). Had mastectomy in November including sentinel lymph node biopsy. 1 out of 3 were cancerous. Not seen on MRI, CT or ultrasound. So had axillary...
Hello. I have been told I will probably be given steroids with carboplatin as this prevents allergic reaction. I have always been scared of steroids due to the common conception they give you fat face and weight gain. Has anyone experienced this and...
Just finished 4 fortnightly cycles of EC and at times was pretty rough. Glad to get it over with and still have a head of hair ( much thinner) thanks to cold capping ( not pleasant for the majority but battling through) Next 4 cycles are Pacitaxel and...
Hi. This is my first post and I feel like I need to talk to someone who has been through this already. I found a lump in my right breast 6 weeks ago. I had to wait 2 weeks for a GP appt who went through the whole "it's quite normal to have cysts and benign...
Hi all i was wondering what results get relayed back from the surgery I worried about what they are likely to tell me ?
Tender tiny "bump" where ear joins face, slightly red and warm. Can't find anything on this so may not be related to my treatment at all. Woke up today after a brilliant night's sleep to find my face as red as a beetroot but no temperature?
Hello lovely forum I am 8 weeks post chemo now (docetaxel and carboplatin 6 cycles) and 2 weeks ago I had my lumpectomy and lymph node biopsy. Since my surgery I’ve had increasing joint and leg pain and sometimes I feel like I have glass in my feet, really...
Hi, I've been on this for 1 month but it's given diarrhea and anemia, I've had to stop it for a week then a lower dose has been suggested. Has anyone had better results from a lower dose?
I had my paclitaxel and Carboplatin and I had one tube of EC couldn’t have any more as I had an allergic reaction. So went straight to surgery had a lumpectomy, really good clear margins and no spread anywhere else. But I had residual in the lump they...
