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Hello everyone, After undergoing 17 rounds of chemotherapy, my wife is scheduled for advanced lumpectomy and lymph node removal surgery next Tuesday due to her triple negative breast cancer. I have a few questions: • What’s the expected recovery...
I had chemo May to September last year for breast cancer. I lost most of my hair, eyebrows and eyelashes. My hair is growing back very thick and curly, and my eyebrows are a bit thinner than they were, but look relatively normal. My eyelashes were beautifully...
I have just finished 4 rounds of EC and 12 of Paxlitaxol which was over 6 months. I was diagnosed with breast cancer , underwent a lumpectomy and node removal and although it was in my lymph nodes I was told I was cancer free and the chemo was preventative...
Hey I am in surgery for a double masectomy on Monday. I am in for 24hrs. What do I need to take to hospital with me. What is best to wear to go home with. How did you cope with the car journey home. So many questions. Sorry.
Does a radiologist have a fair idea as to whether or not an 8mm abnormality is likely to be cancerous? During biopsy I was very shocked and dazed and I said to the radiologist, "I have a feeling I might be at the beginning of a long journey. If I remember...
I was diagnosed with IDC HER+ and ER. +. My tumour was 12.5cm from baseline to enhancement. I never had any symptoms that you would usually expect with breast cancer and I regularly checked. But I started to have a small itch on my breast which was...
Being a COPD sufferer has complicated my treatment. I can't have Radiotherapy as it would basically shred my lungs, I can hardly breathe as it is. Letrozole was tolerated at first and with 1 year had shrunk the tumour, it wasn't detected on the scan...
Hi guys, This is just to have a rant. Don't think anyone can help as I just need to give myself a good talking to. Oct - found a lump Nov-diagnosed non invasive dcis with intermediate/high grade cells. Told needed lumpectomy and radiotherapy in...
Hi I was diagnosed with a DCIS and a 9mm grade 2-3 invasive breast cancer this week after routine screening. I am booked in for surgery and will then need a course of chemotherapy. Although I'm trying to remain positive I'm struggling. I know that I'm...
Dear Family , I’ve had terrible neuropathy from weekly Paclotaxil also my nails are all discoloured . Does anyone have any ideas how to make the tingling and aching go away or is it just a waiting game ?
