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Fed up!! Finished chemo TCHP on May 11, low white cells but just scraped last one on a blood recheck. 1st Phesgo only on June 1st, then went on holiday to a cottage in West Wales on 11th! No one wears masks there, I did but had a sore throat Weds night...
Hi ya I’ve just undergone 4 rounds of A/C Chemo and I’m just about to start the next 4 sessions which are to include Trastuzumab has anybody taken this as part of their treatment? If so did you get any side effects? Thanks
Good news I think, ITV have just announced a new drug for breast cancer sufferers cleared for NHS use, 2 x pills a day that can stop the cancer coming back after the tumour is removed. Anyone else know anything about this please? Love from Ann
Morning everyone! I've been on weekly Paclitaxel for 10 weeks having number 11 on Monday out of 18 and then after that it's being changed to fortnightly as my thumbs and fingers are suffering from neuropathy. Anyone else had it fortnightly? Does it...
Hi, I’m new! I have had bad side effects from Letrozole and Exemestane so my consultant used predict yesterday. Exemestane was better for me than Letrozole but I am still very tired and have aches and pains etc. Apparently, I have an 2% risk, so for quality...
HELP, I'm on day seven of first cycle for breast cancer and it feels like ants are crawling over my scalp, it is very unpleasant. Is that the start of hair loss? I can't find much about pre-hairloss pain or sensitivity. Thanks
Hi has anyone’s oncologist mentioned this drug to them yet? It has been approved for advanced bc for some time but I have read in the news today that it is now approved for early, node-positive bc. Just wondered if anyone has been advised they will...
Hey Everyone, Im newly diagnosed with breast cancer only in my lymphnodes. It’s still early days for me as yet to find out what’s going to happen and if it has spread anywhere else, will find out this afternoon. But anyway, I’m off to Greece on holiday...
Hi there, I am sue to see my consultant today and wanted to be ready with the right questions to ask prior to my surgery next week. I have stage 1 grade 3 breast cancer and am Triple negative. I am awaiting genetic testing results and firstly wondered...
Hi everyone.ive just been diagnosed with hormone breast cancer with a 10cm lump. Further tests have revealed its not spread which is good news. I've been advised for the breast mastectomy and then radiotherapy. When discussing the breast reconstruction...
