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Hi, I was diagnosed with Stage 2 IDC / DCIS in October. I have now had 2 ops (WLE / SNB in Oct and lateral mammoplasty in Dec). From some reading I found out about the link between Ashkenazi heritage and BRCA 2 gene mutations. I raised this with my surgeon...
Breast cancer Her2 positive grade 3 stage 3
Was just wondering how long people have to wait for chemo to start once your mastectomy is done? I’ve been told that it could be 2-3 months before I get an appointment with the oncologist to start chemo and it seems a long time to me? Has anyone else...
hi all am off to my first oncology appt this afternoon and I've no idea what to expect i'm going alone as my partner can't take any more time off work as I'm Her2+ I'm pretty certain chemo is on the cards- do they make you decide? will I be weighed...
Hi all, I am looking to hear of your experiences with the weekly Paclitaxel chemo treatment. I have had Epirubicin every 3 weeks for 9 weeks. My reaction was feeling fine for the first 2-3 days, then feeling tired and groggy. I then had severe back pain...
Recently found out I have breast cancer and will be having a mastectomy early January. Now it seems hot flushes are in full swing! Not the best of timings! Has anyone else had a similar experience with everything seeming to happen at once! Thanks
Hi I was due to have my 5th chemo on 28th December but it was delayed 2 weeks due to side effects. i have now received my new date which is 16th January which is a 3 week break. i am worried that if there if any cancer it will start to grow again...
I’m new to the forum and wanted to reach out because I’ve been feeling incredibly anxious and overwhelmed. I’m currently over halfway through my post surgery Kadcyla treatment for early breast cancer, and while I’m thankful for how far I’ve come, the...
Received the results today 3 weeks after Lumpectomy. Letrozole has worked well tumour had shrunk and margins were clear however Stentinel Lymph node was affected.Now need another op in couple weeks to remove more Lymph nodes. Not the news I wanted to...
So I have left breast carcinoma ER high, HER negative(grade 3,had my operation late October, had a drainage for 2 weeks(was only meant to have it for 7 days....eeeeek,gonna be starting chemo in early January, date came through only a few days ago,felt...
