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Hi all i had my first cycle of EC on Saturday, the nurse sat and administered to it, two tubes of red and one white then a flush all given to me in less than 10 minutes. I was really shocked as was told it would be given slowly and take at least 30...
I’m due my 3rd EC later this week and since about two weeks after my first round, I’ve had horrible pain through the affected breast. I mentioned it to my oncologist before my last round and he didn’t seem overly worried but ordered an ultrasound anyway...
Hi all, I had a biopsy on my left breast on 7th April and will be going for my result on Tuesday 3rd May. The consultant I saw said that looking at the pics it "probably" is cancer. I luckily managed to get a fortnight in the sun and almost managed...
Im zadi i have just had a diagnosis breast cancer, ductal grade 3. Waiting to start chemo. I had to have a 2nd biopsy and liver and pelvic scan, waiting on results.
Hi everyone, I am nearly finishing my treatment now. My diagnosis was 20mm tumour er8 pr 7 her2 positive with extensive dcis. My lymph nodes were clear. On my treatment plan my herceptin is only being given for 6 months, I have just had injection no 6...
Hi there, I had a lumpectomy and some sentinel nodes removed in February and I then noticed cording under my arm but with exercise it seemed to improve and I have good movement. Yesterday, as I was getting ready for bed I noticed a ‘ridge’ on my abdomen...
Hello I’m 4 months into letrozole. Not too bad on aches and pains. No hot flushes. But cold all the time. However as I feared, suppressing my oestrogen has turned the clock back, and not in a good way. I was a very atopic (allergies to dust, pollen...
Hi. It's my first post and I'm wondering if anyone can help me. I was diagnosed with breast cancer last August. I had my right breast removed plus 27 lymph nodes in October, followed by 12 cycles of chemotherapy and I've just finished 15 rounds of radiotherapy...
Has anyone else developed an all over body rash whilst taking Tamoxifen? I developed a rash after about 2 weeks of taking. I have been on it for 2 months now. I have now been advised to stop taking it for 2 weeks and then restart! The rash appeared before...
Thank you all for your responses; I really appreciate your words of encouragement , especially as you’ve already been down this path. My emotions are all over the place- one minute I’m presenting to others as very positive, as this has been discovered...
