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Hi all. My first EC was yesterday. I have 3 more 3 weeks apart. Then move onto 4 Doc sessions. Reaction to first day of EC has been extremely scary - sickness, runs, cold sweats, and all over weakness. My 9 year old son cried seeing me. I'm fearful...
I often wondered how would I feel being diagnosed with cancer. My answer was "Awful" and here I am 5 weeks past the diagnosis and 1 week before the operation ( lump and nodes ) and I feel nothing. I am working as normal, running as normal and so far I...
Has anyone come off letrozole and tried any other tablets please. I have taken it for a year and I have had enough. Are all the others just as bad. Recommendations please
Hello everyone! I was diagnosed with Stage 1 grade 3 TNBC and I'm on neoadjuvant chemotherapy. I finished 4 rounds of of EC and my next protocol is the weekly taxol + Carboplatin with every 21 days pembrolizumab. Can anyone please share your experience...
Hi Everyone I hope you are all doing well. I have just completed my 3 x 3weekly EC and feel I have coped well most of the time. Chemo on Friday, rough days Sat and Sun, mainly back to normal on the Monday. Rough days I felt nauseous even with...
I had many biopsies taken on Thursday from 3 suspect areas in my right breast to include the mother mode. I have to wait a week for the results. I am sore and stunned.
Hello I was wondering if anybody could tell me what to expect please. I have recently had a mammogram (and an ultrasound on just my left breast) and have been called back for a biopsy with the description on the letter saying, Upright Stereo Mammogram...
I just want to say….I’m 4 years post diagnosis and, yay, I’m feeling good! I just want to acknowledge how hard it is for all those friends that have been diagnosed and treated….as we all know it doesn’t end there. We worry, constantly about recurrence...
Hi just been given my results from my masectomy. Treatment so far is that last year I had a theraputic mammoplasty with reduction on other side. Results from that was 20mm grade 2 er/pr positive her2 positive tumour and have had 3 x ec and paclitaxel...
Hiya. I am knew to this group. I had a lumpectomy and lymph nodes removal on Friday 13 May. I have been advised that I can't use shower gel and deodorant for at least 6 to 8 weeks. The wounds are both nicely closed and dry. Not being able to shower properly...
