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I'm due to have a 4th round of Paclitaxel tomorrow (already had 3 x EC) I have just seen my blood results from yesterday and some of them have changed quickly over the 3 week gap between tests and are now out of 'range' - particularly some associated...
Hi. Im new to this and have not posted before. Ive just had radiotherapy following a double lumpectomy on my right breast. Ive developed a cough which leeps me up all night asits worse when I lay down. Has anyone else developed a cough post radiotherapy...
Hi everyone. This is my first post and wanted to know more about my journey. This is what I know so far… I have tumour around 5cm in left breast with nodes involved, grade 3, it’s invasive ductal, high grade DCIS, ER8, PR8 and HER2 3+. Consultant says...
Hello all, I am hoping for some help. I have been now advised of my endocrine treatment and what that looks like for the next 10 years. can anyone who has had a similar experience please share with me. I am due to start ovarian suppression injection...
Hi I'm new here was diagnosed in July and it feels like a roller-coaster ride.
I’m 3 weeks post surgery and having healing problems underarm. Chabging dressings every 3/4 hours and clothing getting wet constantly. Not bleeding just fluid. saw the Brest nurse last week but they didn’t warn me about this. Anyone else had a similar...
hi, in the last couple of days I have started to feel a dull pain in my breast. It comes and goes for a few seconds and then goes away... I'm waiting to meet the team and be given a date for the surgery, next Monday. I called the breast nurse and she...
I am really struggling with the emotional fallout from the diagnosis. On the one hand I know I should feel happy that the Cancer was caught early and I only needed radiotherapy, but on the other hand I worry daily about it coming back. I dont know if...
Hey lovely people, hope everyone is keeping well! I'm almost completing 2 years post mastectomy following a grade 3 DCIS diagnosis. I've had what specialists call the really treatable cancer, caught at a very early stage, with very good prognosis. Radio...
My hair has grown back curly since chemotherapy. I hate it, and really struggling with how to control it. I have my old hair on top and new hair growing under neath. It’s awful my hair feels alike c wing gum
