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Hi I’ve just finished chemotherapy for secondary breast cancer. just received my first injection of Lueprorelin. And started daily tablets of Letrozole. gave had terrible side effects. Can I get feedback regs this from anyone please. It would help me...
Hi, Summary of my cancer so far. Triple Negative Invasive Ductal cancer, grade 3, stage 2 at diagnosis in left breast. 33mm on ultrasound. Chemo (EC) did nothing, and neither did paxiltaxel and carboplatin. Within 2 months of diagnosis the tumour grew...
Morning, I had lumpectomy and 2 nodes removed 2nd July. I got my results yesterday great news, lymph nodes were clear but the deep margin is slightly under the 1mm they like. They are reviewing and will let me know Monday as to whether they go back in...
Hi I’m beside myself with worry. Breast cancer diagnosed Junr 2022, had mastectomy, radiotherapy. On Letrozole, Abemaciclib and 6 monthly Zometa. Have been having hip pain for 8 weeks so my oncologist sent me for an X-ray two weeks ago and a nuclear...
Hi all, Is it common to have surgery booked before you’ve had the results of MRI and biopsy? I’m in a bit of shock. I received a phone call today asking me to go for a pre-op tomorrow and surgery is on Tuesday in 5 days time. I have an appointment with...
Hi all Has anyone else had an almost permanent headache while taking Letrozole? Did it eventually wear off? If you had hair loss, how extreme was it? Did your scalp feel as though it was itchy and burning? Did you find a solution? And, as for the...
Hi, I’m new to this site having previously been on the bowel cancer forum! I’m due to have a left side lumpectomy in about 3 weeks. My concern is 7 months after my, successful bowel op, a blood clot was found in my leg, so now on Apixaban. Has this affected...
I found a lump in my right breast back in April and after a biopsy was diagnosed with primary breast cancer in June, still waiting for my operation which will be lumpectomy with breast reduction and armpit biopsy. Bit scared since I've never had an operation...
Can anyone help me with the benefit of their own experience please? I am taking Abemacicleb and I’m very pleased to be doing so. I have just started my second cycle so it is early days. I am being affected by diarrhoea in the ways which are so well...
Hello, I've been reading for a few weeks now, and just want to thank everyone for sharing their experiences, it has helped me a lot. Diagnosis of invasive lobular, grade 2, HER - ER pos PR pos on 18 July. Had got married on 13th! Was initially...
