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Hi I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer, Iv had a lumpectomy and 3 rounds of EC chemotherapy, I start my weekly x 12 Taxol next week. Im dreading it and also having the PICC line put in. Does anyone have any advice please, any will be appreciated...
Hi, it's just over twelve months since I had a lumpectomy and radiation treatment and my breast is still quite sore, particularly in my arm pit (7 nodes removed) around the operation area and my ribcage .Some days I would even describe it as painful,...
Hi ..I had a lumpectomy and full axillia clearance on Monday and apart from thev dreaded drain was ok but today have woken up feeling really low and sad Is this normal. X Thank u in advance xx
Hi there, Next Tuesday I finish stage one of my treatment plan which was 4 rounds of EC for HER2 + and I wondered what I can anticipate from this stage? I don't quite know how many rounds I am having as they are going to do another MRI to see hopefully...
Hi I went for a radiotherapy consult today and was discussing the next step when the consultant told me I actually had two different cancers within the breast one tumour was invasive lobular cancer and the other was invasive ductal cancer. I was quite...
Hi, I have been offered a mastectomy instead of radiotherapy. The oncologist thinks I should have a mastectomy with breast reconstruction while my surgeon thinks I should have radiotherapy. The reasoning behind the mastectomy is that my DCIS only showed...
I should have got my treatment plan last Friday, but got there only to find out they're still waiting on MRI results on my pelvis. I have stage 2 cancer in my left breast and a lymph node, but hopefully a mastectomy and chemo should get it all. The problem...
Hi ladies just wondered if anyone tried switching to another 'cousin' drug of letrozole (that's what my BCN called it) and found it any better? I am wary to stop taking letrozole but the side effects have been bothering me, stiff joints, painful legs...
Hi all, I had my 1st dose of Docetaxel on Wed following 3 EC and it has knocked me for 6. I was used to mild bone pain with the Filgrastim injections , but combined with the Docetaxel and the EC already in my system, I'm really struggling. I phoned...
Hi I have just been diagnosed with breast cancer and am now on letrazole. Can I still have my hair coloured (I have lots of grey hair otherwise )
