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Hi there I was wondering if anyone found bone pain/joint pain increasing a couple of months before their Zometa infusion is due. I get 6 monthly infusions and my last one is due next month. I don’t know if it’s coincidental but I’ve just realised there...
Its about 3 years since my surgery. I had a lumpectomy, level 3 auxiliary node removal cavity shave followed by chemo then radio. Tamoxifen and abemacciclib. I am getting discomfort under my armpit and by my ribs. If i cough i get a pain near the scar...
Hellooo Well I had my 1st EC chemo session on 24th April. I thought that I was managing ok. I had had a severe sharp pain in my tummy on first night. Then I found difficulty in swallowing so changed diet a bit to soft things. However I had severe...
Hi everyone I guess I’m looking for some positive comments / experiences. I had Her 2 positive breast cancer er diagnosed September 2024 . It was treated with chemo and then left sided mastectomy ( April 2025) then radiotherapy in July 2025 then finally...
Hi everyone, I am struggling with awful night sweats, being woken up 4-5 times every night. I am into my 5th year on letrozole and suffering lots of the lovely side effects that come with it, joint pain, hot flushes, brain fog, anxiety, mood swings and...
Hello, newbie here (to the forum, not to cancer!) I was diagnosed with stage 3a grade 3 breast cancer (ER+ PR+ HER-) in 2020 with mastectomy, chemo, radiotherapy and I’ve done 5 of 10 years of tamoxifen. So far so good. Looking to connect with any...
I really don't know where to start. I was first diagnosed birthday breast cancer in 2012 and again in 2013, during chemo, with another different type od breast cancer, lobular. In the past year or so i have been struggling with hip/lower back pain. So...
Hello all, I've had a history of cervical/uterine stage 1b adenocarcinoma with a radical hysterectomy back in 2014 - no chemo or radiation. Then I was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer with double mastectomy in 2022 with no chemo or radiation. I...
Hello, Happy Sunday! I am on my firsr round of Docetaxel - Day 5. Not been too bad so far - just fatigue, sore mouth, some indigestion. Last night had a good tea and felt fine. Woke up in the night and had the most appalling sensation of being sick...
Hello I have been invited to take part in a clinical research study and am very much in two minds. Wondered if anyone else has been approached to take part? Thank you. Issy
