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I have been offered a trial of Ribociclb as an adjuvant therapy. I had massectomy but did not have chemo due to other healthy concerns. I would be grateful to hear from anyone who has experience of ribociclib
Hello. I'm new to the forum but not new to cancer. I was diagnosed last April and have been under going treatment since then. I completed my final round of chemotherapy in November and since then have had surgery... Now i'm at the daunting part awaiting...
Hi, I'm hoping someone else may have experienced the same as me and may be able to advise! I had a mastectomy and immediate reconstruction with a silicone breast implant last September. On my right breast. Recovery was not too bad but there was a...
I was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer in Nov, I've had a lumpectomy and sentinel node removal. Nodes were all clear , tumour was grade 3 so had to wait on results from America which I got 2 weeks ago, was told have to wait 6 weeks for CT scan, so...
Hi I have seen my oncologist today and picked up my tamoxifen to start taking. I'm a bit concerned as I take sertraline 100mg and she said that some antidepressants can cause contra indications but thought sertraline was ok. Does anyone else take these...
Hi everyone, Hoping there’s are women who can help me with advice here. I live abroad so the psychological help the hospital offers is not in English. I would like to connect with women who have had DCIS and I could ask questions. I already had a...
Hi. I had a bilateral masectomy with all lymph nodes removed on left and a SNLB on right last Tuesday. Excessive build up of seroma particularly under armpits. Felt like I had a couple of water bombs attached to me. Although my surgeon advised this was...
Hi, Last week I had my 4th and final EC infusion. On the 3rd infusion and now the 4th I have experienced Sinus issues (bubbling in the nose) and really bad headaches from around day 7. (I’m now day 9) I am cold capping mainly to help with regrowth...
Hello everyone, I'm new here. I hope to catch up on previous discussions soon. My main problem is my mouth is so sore, I'm finding it it very difficult to eat and i'm miserable. I'm on round 4 of 6 of 3 weekly chemo for her2 positive breast cancer...
Hi, I'm now 3 weeks post bilateral mastectomy without reconstruction and due to get my results next week. As both my IDC and ILC cancers hormone receptive (both estrogen and progestogen), I had to have my hormone coil removed pre surgery. I had a...
