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Hi everyone I am due to start having fec-t next week but I have an appointment tomorrow to see the nurse and watch a dvd. Does anybody have an idea on what the appointment is about.
Just was interested in opinion . I’m still on kadcyla but I’m a year on from surgury and radio just noticed my left boob where surgury was feels swollen now and just different . Know radiotherapy can cause this but maybe paranoid just twice size it was...
Hi I am about to start 14 treatments of TDM1 and just wondering if anyone has already had some of these. I know it is only a small amount of chemo compared to what I have had but would like to know if you feel well enough to work. Thank you, any replies...
Hey everyone, Ive been diagnosed with breast cancer in my lymphnodes, just had MRI and CT scan seeing the consultant again on Thursday to give me whole picture. im trying to get a list together of things to ask, I still don’t know what type it is...
Hi I was diagnosed with cancer 4 weeks ago, which has knocked me sideways. Since the diagnosis I have had a lumpectomy and am recovering from it. They operation was a success but now waiting to heal before I can have mammogram to see what the next step...
Hi, I was diagnosed with stage 1 or 2 ER+ PR+ HER- BC and I am having a left breast mastectomy on the 23rd June. My emotions are very up and down which I’m sure is normal. I am trying to get myself prepared but am feeling very overwhelmed. I was...
I am secondary HER2+ (liver mets), I have had 33 3-weekly treatments so far...I think I have a worse reaction to the new injectable drug (Phesgo) or maybe its just the toxicity level that has built up through so much use over time? After every treatment...
Hi guys I finished radiotherapy to breast and under arm 3 weeks ago , Yaaay ! luckily I had very little in the way of side effects untill the very last week . The redness swelling itching and general discomfort I was expecting but the tightness in...
HI Everyone, i am happy to say i haven't been on here for more that 4 years. I was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer 5 years ago. I had lymph node clearance with 5 infected nodes some of which were "extra capsular extension", in lay mans terms i...
Hello, I’m reeling from a breast cancer diagnosis. Waiting for bone scan and biopsy results to determine the stage and treatment plan. I think the tumour was missed on my mammogram last year as I had dense breast tissue. Am terrified as they’ve found...
