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About to start radiotherapy and then begin hormone treatment. Anyone out there receiving Goserelin, letrozole,bisphosphonates and how have you got on with these drugs? Worried about taking yet more drugs after chemo and the side effects
Hi, looking for advice should I go for chemo after eating, or is it better on an empty stomach? thank you x
Hi all I’m new to the group. I was diagnosed with lobular breast cancer in January 2020. I had a single mastectomy, revision surgery, lymph node clearance, 18months of chemotherapy, radiotherapy. Now on Anastrazole and Zolodex injections. Im awaiting...
I turned 50 on Wednesday, my Mum has breast cancer which after a mastectomy on 19th Jan has spread and is not curable, I have an appt on 10th march as I have at least 5 indicators of BC, and I'm scared
They said axillary clearance is not needed. Also that radiotherapy to the axilla not needed as the axillary sampling showed 2 out the 6 nodes they dissected cancerous. Has anyone went through the same thing? Her2 negative, er positive. Multiple tumours...
I was diagnosed with Breast cancer 11 February after noticing a inverted nipple on Christmas morning and had my Lymph node removed to be tested yesterday. I'm really struggling what reconstruction option to go for on the 23rd March after my Masectomy...
Hi, now just over 4 months post chemo and have my eyelashes back to almost normal with eyebrows, although growing a bit haywire, almost fully grown. Having been a redhead pre chemo my eyelashes and brows were very blonde. Can anyone tell me how soon I...
Had my first docetaxel last Friday (25th feb) and my mouth is covered in thrush on my tongue, big ulcer under it and few other small ones on inside cheek but not definite because can't open mouth that wide to see properly because so so sore. And my throat...
Hi, I am now 6 weeks following mastectomy, reconstruction and sentinel node biopsy. I still haven't had the results it's now 6 weeks, I wanted to ask if this is a normal amount of time to wait it is making me feel so stressed. The biopsies showed extensive...
I was diagnosed with a local recurrence of breast cancer and need chemo again. Last time with my first lot of chemo I had FEC-T, so I had been feeling fairly prepared to do it again as knew what to expect, but now I'm feeling quite stressed as I have...
