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Hi everyone I have grade 2 invasive ductile ca oestrogen dependant and HER2 positive had my sec cycle of chemo last Wednesday On my first cycle I was feeling almost well by day 8/9 even attended a wedding but this time I am so weak! I feel all...
As I was sat waiting to have a radiotherapy CT planning scan, in the space of 10 minutes two ladies walked through and rang the bell. They both received a huge round of applause from all of us who were sat waiting. I wasn't expecting to witness this and...
Hi All, So back in 2015 i was diagnosed with grade 3 breast cancer, had chemo, mastectomy and reconstruction. Life was good after that and I even got back into fitness. Late 2018 it came back, but this time the tumour decided it wanted to be in the...
Hey, So I start chemo 28th Oct. I am having the taxel?? for 12 weeks and the herceptin injection drug for 18 cycles. Every 3 weeks for 1 Year. Running along side the taxel. I'm a bit anxious about the side effects from them. More so loosing my hair...
I has a right side mastectomy in May 2020 & I wonder if anyone else out there has the same problem that I do? My chest wall becomes extremily itchy, but it feels like it's deep inside & to scratch it does not help. Has anyone tried amything thats...
Hi all, I’ve been awaiting pathology results for a couple of weeks, and I’m showing signs of lobular disease they say. Today I should have got results, but I now have to wait for another week as my biopsies have now been sent from my hospital in Inverness...
Hi all, I had an auxiliary clearance last Thursday and Tuesday started to develop a rather large seroma under my arm, so phoned BCN yesterday and went to the hospital where they drained 450ml out of it. The problem I have now is that the sticky dressing...
Hi all, Wondered what book recommendations you may have - maybe something you read when first diagnosed or during treatment or something that was eye opening or helped you through? Keen to add some to my collection. For me, I particularly found...
2 weeks ago on USS my axilla looked clear but been informed by breast care nurse today that MRI has picked up some abnormalties so will need lymph nodes biopsied on Monday. Was in clinic yestersday and doctor never mentioned my lymph nodes at all. Been...
Hi,I'm Mary and I'm going to start chemotherapy next week the TC has any one else had this and can let me know how they felt. Thanks
