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Good morning all, Wondering if anyone has had experience of painful or aching jaw when they're on hormonal treatment? I had breast cancer, chemo, radiotherapy 2018-2019 and am on my 3rd year of Zoladex injections and Exemestane pills hormone treatment...
Just had 3 sessions of epiubicin and cyclophosphamide chemos over the last 9 weeks .I have a first bad week then pick up. I'll be going into weekly carboplatin and paclitaxel soon. Just wondering how the they all differ, so will the weekly ones be as...
Hello has anyone found docetaxal easier than EC? Just looking for a little hope as I’m on day 7 of round 2 EC and just really, really struggling with the thought of another four rounds of chemo. I haven’t even had the horrendous side effects some people...
Hi all just wondered if anyone has successfully cold-capped with long hair. I start 3 x Ec (to be followed by 3x docetaxal) Wednesday and have very thick hair, down to my mid-back. I’ve been advised I should cut it for better results as less weight...
Hi, I just wondered if there are ladies out there who have problems following the LD back muscle operation? My surgery journey has been a complicated one, everything that they warn you could go wrong, did. I now have a lot of stabbing pain in my back...
Hi, I’ve finished more active treatment (2 lots surgery, chemo, radiotherapy) and in common with what I’d heard, am on my biggest wobble yet. However I start this 6 week course tomorrow and heard it’s great. Anyone else been on it (or going to Bart’s...
Can I just ask if anyone else had to stop this treatment due to severe side effects ? I should have had 3 FEC and 3 Docetaxal but I had 5/1 as couldn't tolerate side effects. Now worried it may affect chances of reaccurance. I guess some folk can't tolerate...
Hi i have literally just returned from my post surgery follow up with my consultant and he told me the tumour was 18mm and they got clear margins or on his words all out. But they have found cancer in 1 of the 2 sentinel nodes they took out. I am devastated...
Had first chemo yesterday after 3 -4 hours the nausea hit me like a brick. Never experienced sickness like it. Followed up with a headache and heartburn so I took myself off to bed. This morning it has eased but I have a horrible chemical taste with...
Hi, I guess I’m looking for reassurance from people with the same type of cancer. I had a lumpectomy on 15th March, Stage 1 Grade 3, no spread to lymph nodes, so lots of positives but have been told I will probably need 6 months of chemo, a year of Herceptin...
