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Hi there, I seem to have come down with a stinky cold a week after the P&T treatment. I haven’t really been exposed to anything and my kids are both well. Has anyone found this to be an issue during Herceptin? Lateral flow tests all negative, just a...
I was just wondering if anyone else had still been suffering from nausea more than than a week after the first dose of the above drugs, my energy levels are slowly returning, but the nausea is still present not all the time but often enough that eating...
Hi I finished my chemotherapy 3weeks ago, can anyone please tell me when my eyebrows and eye lashes should start growing back. I know it will be many months for my head hair to grow back but I'm hoping to be wearing mascara by Xmas, or is this just...
In October last year I was diagnosed with HER2 positive breast cancer & DCIS in surrounding tissue. I've just completed 8 courses of chemotherapy which reduced the tumour but the DCIS is still almost the same size. My surgeon advised me to have mastectomy...
Hi all, I’m due to start chemo in the next few weeks. Dr recommended staying off work due to compromised immune system, or working from home if I was feeling able to. That’s all fine but I have 2 school age children… and no other adult at home. I can...
Hi all, did anyone had COVID in between chemo cycles? I am after 2nd EC chemo, now I have COVID on top of that, and really struggling ( really tired, but in the night I can’t sleep as my nasal ways are completely blocked, I have to blow my nose all...
Hello, in May I had a radical excision & then in July I had a quadrantectomy and lymph node clearance...Pain was quite intense at first I had forcing under my armpit & the nerve pain touching my skiwas awful but over time & lots of exercises it really...
Hi I was wondering if anyone he’s had undergone this diagnosis and treatment Ive only just signed up and needed some support as had a tough year losing both parents snd having a masectomy all in 7 months I am usually a very positive person but this...
Hi everyone, just noticed yet another potential side effect of Anastrozole which are bladder problems. I get stress urgency and discomfort any answers much appreciated. Take care xx
I had sentinel nodes removed a couple of weeks ago and everyone is pleased at how my scar is looking etc. But the skin of my armpits is so sensitive I can barely cope with the feel of my clothes, and have spent way too much time with my forearm on my...
