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Hi all Hoping to canvas opinion from the hive mind! I’m 4/6 into my chemo and phesgo treatment for triple positive BC in boob and nodes, due to have my last Docetaxical on 5th Aug. Before getting diagnosed I booked a 5 day city break and day festival...
Hello it's my ist time posting , had biopsy yesterday and mammogram, was told it looks worrying so that's where I am , feel alone. Glad found this site .
Hi , feeling very sad as today was my 2 nd cycle and after reaction to paclitaxel in the last incomplete 2nd cycle , which was not counted , this 2nd cycle was suppose to be with Abraxane (nab -pacli) but I reacted with 2 minutes of the infusion , they...
I have finally plucked up the courage to join the group I was diagnosed with breast cancer and after a mastectomy have been through Chemo and Radiotherapy which finished 4 weeks ago. Whilst I know that I still have other medication/treatment to have...
Hi I have just been diagnosed with breast cancer again In the same breast. I had a lumpectomy and chemo 24 years ago. As You can imagine I’m devastated. They have advised a mastectomy. I’m having further scan and Ct to check everything else. I wondered...
Not had time to really process, got diagnosed 3 or so weeks ago and got so much going on now its tomorrow quite nervous. Been putting on a brave face and joking around but reality of a double mastectomy kinda seems surreal
I found a lump 12th April got sent to breast clinic had scan and mammogram lump was fine but they found calfications (already had biosopy done in the August after my 1st mammogram all was ok ok n different calfications same breast) so the doctor said...
Hi, I had a mastectomy and node clearance in the armpit today, done as day surgery 7 days ago. I had 2 drains which were removed 2 days ago by district nurses. I was still losing between 100ml - 200ml per drain each day but was told they must come put...
Just a general questionwhich may make me sound clueless! I’ve finished chemo and had an MRI and will meet with the surgeon next week to discuss my surgery. My question is when diagnosed I had a lump and nothing had spread to my lymph nodes. I am just...
Has anyone experienced side effects with this drug of sore throat , swolen glands and cough. I have been taking for nearly 2 years 3 months ago I dropped from 150 mg x twice a day to 100mg twice a day because of side effects affecting my bowel but for...
