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Hi diagnosed a month ago with triple negative and now 2 weeks post surgery for mastectomy. High grade 3 - 8mm tumour with precancerous cells around it. no spread to lymph nodes, genetic testing negative. Was diagnosed 24 years ago with hormone receptor...
Hi everyone I’ve been on Abemaciclib for around 18 months now along with prostap injections and letrozole . I started on 150mg x2 but was reduced to 100 x 2 after a few months due to D & nausea My liver readings in the 4 weekly blood tests have always...
I have finished my chemo this week. I had EC to start with with the injections in between. I thought they were bad. I was assured Paclitaxel would be way easier. From the first dose I had a terrible pain and pressure in my stomach and below as if I was...
I first had 4 cycles of EC chemotherapy and my hair was completely gone by 2 weeks after first treatment. I have now had 4 weekly cycles of paclitaxel so far and my hair is starting to grow back. I am so confused as one of the side effects of this drug...
Hi, I was on here previously at the beginning of the year as I got told I had Breast cancer from my mammogram and ultrasound results but after getting my biopsy results it turns out my lump on my right breast was fibroadenoma which is a benign tumour...
Diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in June - result of routine scan - I can’t feel anything. Due to have 2nd cycle chemo this afternoon. Currently obsessed that it will be postponed because of blood tests - the idea of slippage is very scary...
Hello I am HER2+ and ER+ IDC diagnosed 14/8/23. I had to stop all chemotherapy in May with another 8 treatments to go due to chemo induced Peripheral Neuropathy ( grade 3) It had reduced to a grade 1 until a couple of weeks ago around the time I started...
Hi all ive recently started my first round of EC chemo last week ( needed for 3 cycles) and then due to go into taxel for 9 weeks - I’m not sure if it’s me just not being strong enough but I’m finding this super hard with the nausea, lightheadedness...
Hi all I’ve had my lumpectomy and my results came back to say there is cancer in my lymph nodes so I will need a second operation to remove them but chemo first however they are sending my for a CT scan first and this has really scared me has anyone...
Hi, just wanting to know if anyone else has had aches and pains in head, neck, shoulders, legs and arms following chemo? Also had shooting pains, these don’t last long but feel scary! on a positive note, the sun is shining today!
