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I had my chemo stopped on Thursday due to peripheral neuropathy and was told thst the drug was unsafe to continue i had 2 more rounds to go . Has anyone else been in this situation ?
Hi, newly diagnosed 3 weeks ago. Found by routine mammogram Biopsy taken and revealed the breast cancer in my left breast Not started treatment yet, expected to be end of July. Have a few issues to get round ..a pacemaker and a large stent in...
Hi everyone, newly diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer after 29 years! Will be starting Ribociclib, Letrozole and denosumab in a few weeks any advice would be appreciated thanks in advance x
I had a lumpectomy 4 years ago followed by radiotherapy and a series of hormone tablets which all had side effects. Letrozole caused mobility problems, then tamoxifen causing gynae problems, then exomestane caused breast pain and now anastrozole which...
I had my first chemotherapy session yesterday with cold cap treatment, following a breast cancer diagnosis in January and mastectomy and lymph clearance in March. Are there any tips for trying to keep my hair during the cold cap therapy, as I feel like...
Hello, Im new to this this group but just wanted some advice. I was diagnosed last October, had surgery in November and started EC treatment in February and now have 3 more Paclitaxel sessions left, then will be having radiotherapy. I have met with...
Hi, I’m about to start a course of five radiotherapy sessions to my right breast in about a month. Has anyone been through something similar and able to share their experience or any tips? I would especially appreciate hearing about how your skin reacted...
Has anyone had experience with either of the above? I completed my chemo in January and cold capped throughout. I had shoulder length hair before and didn’t cut it off and I have been quite lucky and managed to keep about 60 to 65% of my hair. It thinned...
Hi, this is my first post after being diagnosed with tubular breast cancer, grade 1, ER 8, PR8 and HER2 positive. The consultant who diagnosed me (i went private for this part) said I would need a lumpectomy and 5 sessions of radiotherapy. She didn't...
Since I’ve had surgery about a week or so after it I have been leaking seroma from a greyish purple looking ulcer thingy on my breast I had a mascartory with implant reconstruction I’ve been to A&E I’m currently in walk in centre on the advice from...
