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I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer early July. Was told it was grade 2 and needed chemo and surgery, started chemo 3 weeks ago, I am so up and down with my physical and mental health. I feel stressed / anxiety every day, I’m having aches...
Good evening. I had a tel convo with a lovely MacMillan nurse about this but wondered if anyone had some real life inspo or words of wisdom for me. Grade 3, Stage 3 invasive ductal carcinoma, had surgery + starting chemo soon. I’ve dealt with everything...
Hi all. Has anyone experienced problems with Phesgo or Docetaxel? I spent weekend in hospital with high Heart Rate and low BP. It was nearly 3 weeks after treatment and also had Covid before the previous round. I’m having round 5 tomorrow and feeling...
Hey all, so I found out I have the BRCA2 gene at the beginning of 2023 and have been on the waiting list for mastectomy and diap flap reconstruction for about 12 months, and needing to lose just over a stone to be eligible. I turned 40 this year so as...
I had Dcis surgery about a year ago on my left breast with radiotherapy treatment after. Is it possible to suffer armpit burns and blisters after all this time. Should I be worried.
Hi, so I am on my third cycle of these drugs. The abemaciclib was lowered to 100mg twice a day from cycle 2 and I’m coping a lot better. however I have started having to wee through the night a lot, like waking hourly some nights. I told them at my...
Hi I was diagnosed in September with HER2 negative breast cancer, that was also found in my lymph nodes and after a full mastectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy I asked my oncologist if there were any tests/ scans to see if the treatment has worked...
Hi all I had my lumpectomy last November after being diagnosed after a mammogram at the end of October. I was wondering when the first year mammogram would be? Would it be in October or a year after treatment. So if anyone could tell me when theirs...
Hi all, I’m 11 days post diagnosis. I’m ER+ and PR+ and HER2-. I had 3 nodes affected I’m under my arm which I believe are sentinel nodes. The lump and nodes are on my right hand side. I asked the nurse how long the cancer had been there and she said...
Hi all, I finished my treat for TNBC in my left breast in March this year and had my year scan in June (all clear). The last month I’ve had a very sore arm to the point I haven’t been able to lift it above my head (I’ve never had any issues post surgery...
