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I'm reaching out to anyone who has been offered Trazumabab injections without the chemo and was it an oncology decision or a personal choice.Thanks for any replies in advance
I have stage 3 triple negative. Mastectomy in 10 days time. Very scared
Does anyone know if the annual mammogram is dated from your last mammogram (the one where BC was diagnosed) or a year after completion of treatment? Thanks
Hi I had my first treatments of pax chemo and herceptin on Friday. I reacted to the pac and treatment was stopped whilst drugs given to counteract the reaction. Started again more slowly and got about 3 quarters in before having another reaction. I...
I was diagnosed with primary breast cancer at the end of 2019 followed by lumpectomy and radiotherapy in March 2020. I am now taking Anatrozole for 5 years. I was started on Letrozole but the joint pain was causing me a lot of problems so I was switched...
Hello. I was diagnosed with secondary ER+ breast cancer in my bones in Nov 21. I’m 7 months in taking oral chemo and doing well with hormone, calcium and prostrap injections. I am active and most days I can’t believe this is actually happening to me...
Hi I was diagnosed with invasive ductal breast cancer in Jan 2022 and started chemo in March. I'm at week 11 of 12 paclitaxel and due to start EC x 4 in 2 weeks. The side effects so far have been not too bad and manageable. But my weight is going up...
TNBC, post operation. Treatment not starting yet.
Hi all, just a bit curious to see if everybody has had some sort of scan at some point. I’ve had my surgery to remove the cancer and had sentinel lymph node biopsy which cancer was found in one node. I’m now having my 2nd chemo on Thursday but I’ve not...
I don't tend to post, but I've been feeling more and more miserable the last few days/weeks. My treatment is all finished, I have a annual mammo in June, and due a reconstruction meeting in September/October I believe. I've been recovering at my parents...
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