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Hello there I have a question about side effects from tamoxifen. I am currently on 20mg a day, brand is WOCKHARDT. I had chemo March to May last year, RT in August, and in December had final treatment of 11 cycles of Herceptin.... so currently Tamoxfen...
So today I found out via my Oncologist that my GP Practice are unable to prescribe Femara as it is not on their Formulary? GP had written to my Oncologist saying I had asked for the Femara. Not sure what Formulary actually means in terms of prescribing...
So having done the mastectomy then chemo and radiotherapy plus another bilateral surgery I now have arthritis in my hip. Anyone out there??
Hi, I’ve ended up shaving my head now. I had it cut into a pixie cut but just over a week and half later it was getting too thin on top so I had a number 1 all over. For now I’ve been wearing hats, mainly cotton beanies, sometimes woolly hats when it...
Diagnosed with aggressive triple negative breast cancer month ago, startled chemotherapy and immunotherapy on my second week of chemotherapy, woken up this morning with horrible indigestion and also feels like trapped wind, and advice on best things to...
Good morning, I found out my results on the 14th of February. Since then I have had a lumpectomy and lymph node removal on the 5th of March and I am awaiting results. They did mention it is likely I will need radiotherapy. I have been signed off work...
Hi all, I'm new here. I was diagnosed with grade 3 invasive breast cancer (ductonal carconia), triple negative. Found the lump two days after my 45th birthday in Nov 23, was diagnosed 19th Dec 23. Started weekly chemotherapy 2nd Jan 24 on Palitaxol...
Hi I am new to the group and I am just looking for advice on how I can help my mum To cut a long story short , my mum was diagnosed with breast cancer just before Christmas, she had to have radiotherapy on a growth on her spine and the cancer has...
Hi All, I wasn’t sure if I would post here but I’m desperate to see if anyone has had a similar situation, or some knowledge of the process. I had a lumpectomy at the end of November in my left breast, it was a fatty lump but due to family history...
On Letrozole and Ibandronic acid (should finish this one in May) does anyone else get these moods swings and soooo tired I’ve been through it come out good but my whole being as a person had changed was made redundant prior to covid (week before)...
