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Hi I haven’t been on here for a while as things got a bit to much for me but am feeling a lot better now and thought I would come back on . I finished chemo , had surgery and radiation and now on Kadcyla .
Hi is anyone on this course of treatment? And how are you finding it? TIA xx
I'm 47 and was diagnosed in November with IDC a 7 mm tumour grade 1, stage 1 ER/PR + HER2 - I had a lumpectomy followed by 20 session of radiotherapy, seems like a lot but I'm in Italy and it must be different here. I have been taking Tamoxifen since...
Gone back to work after active treatment, which was chemo that finished the end of Dec, and radiotherapy 11th March. I returned to work on the 1st April, on a phased return, I was working 3/4 of my hours, and found bad mental and physical fatigue, I would...
Hi, I am coming towards the end of my chemo (3 cycles of 3 weekly EC completed and having my 10th of 12 weekly Paclitaxel with 3 weekly Phesgo tomorrow) and am starting to think/worry/panic about my mastectomy. Most people seem to have surgery first...
Three weeks post mastectomy, was surprised that there was very little pain, more discomfort really. Only ingoing issue is under arm numb and feeling in upper arm and near underarm like what I can only describe as feeling like a friction burn. Anyone else...
Any advice for chemo mouth plz
Does anyone here have side effects? I’m on infusions 4 of 6. every six months for 3 years. Would love to hear your experiences
Hi everyone, hope you all had a lovely easter and keeping well. I was wondering if anyone could give some advice. Since I started chemo my face has become really red and pimply. I have changed to LaRoche-Posay, which seems to help a bit. But I would...
Hi I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer just over a week ago and I am absolutely devastated. I’m struggling really badly with the whole situation. I have been for so many tests over the last few weeks, I’ve had mammograms, ultrasounds...
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