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Hi all I ve had 7 cycles (out of 12) of Kadcyla now but have started to suffer from bad nerve pain in my feet. It’s been awful especially at night and is impacting on how much I can walk during the day. The doctor recommended gabapentin and I m gradually...
I post a few weeks ago about having a hard time on EC Chemotherapy- honestly at the time I had hit rock bottom, I was so exhausted from it all. Last week I began Paclitaxel - although I'm experiencing some side effects, they are nowhere near as bad...
Hi, I had EC Chemo x3 following a mastectomy at Christmas. I did have severe nausea after each treatment for 2 weeks and nothing helped. I began the 1st of 3 Docetaxel Chemo on 11th April and was really unwell with side effects. I then had pain and...
Hi, I haven’t posted in a while & hope everyone is doing well. I am being treated for breast cancer & am almost out the other side of my treatment…. I had a lumpectomy December 2023, started 12 weekly rounds of Picataxal & 6 monthly Herceptin injections...
Hello everyone, I had my surgery for DCIS Intermediate stage. Now I need to have radiotherapy 15 sessions I'm really scared I don't know what to expect. I read about it online saying about chest pain and breathing difficulties, has anyone experienced...
Hi all I had chemo for breast cancer which I finished in August last year. I know people have said it's normal to feel tired for quite some time after but some days just doing a bit of exercise can take days to get over. My main problem is the pain...
My surgeon removed 10 lymph nodes that were all clear. Currently my areola is extremely inflamed and painful. Even after my radiation treatment ended early January. Does anybody know - do the lymph nodes have anything to do with the areola and nipple...
Really painful … not involved with small lump removal in lumpectomy. Codeine not getting rid of pain. Anyone had any luck with anything else?
Hi. I had my dressing removed from my mastectomy scar which looks horrible. The wound is still a bit raw and it looks like there’s a big dent. I really don’t like it and it upsets me looking at it. Had this happened to anyone else and will I ever accept...
I’m due to start EC in around 2 weeks and oncologist recommended cold capping. Those who have tried this what’s been your experience and what side effects did you get.
