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Hi I finished my chemo just over a year ago when my hair came back it was thicker and wavy, I was dead straight and very fine before I’ve had a few hair cuts and it was slowly growing but for the last few months I’ve notice the ends look completely frazzled...
I've just diagnosed with breast cancer ductal carcinoma invasive grade 2 last Monday, I did my MRI and waiting thr treatment plan after PET scan next Monday, but couldn't tell my family , or my young children they're 10 years and 13 years..just few friends...
Had my 2 monthly bloods for Abermaciclib monitoring and Calcium is slightly raised at 2.63. Anyone else had raised Calcium and will I need further investigation? I am on Letrozole, Abemaciclib, Apixaban and Vit D. Had Zoledronic infusion in November....
Morning, so I had my first EC chemo treatment on Friday 5th Jan.cold cap was a bit of a shocker! Only for about 15 minutes after that I got used to it. Anyone trying the cold cap I would recommend taking a fabric headband with you to protect your forehead...
I was diagnosed with a breast cancer in September -oestrogen positive only,very small 0.9 cm.After the surgery and the biopsy it was found in one of the sentinel nodes-2mm. The oncologist told me that the chemotherapy will be of a very tiny benefit...
Hi, how quickly can I expect the tamoxifen side effects like nausea and hot flashes to begin , just taken first dose last night.
My breast cancer has been removed on 7th December and there was no spread to lymph nodes. However, the tumour was grade 3 so the oncologist has offered chemo therapy followed by radiotherapy and hormone treatment, as giving me the best possible chance...
Following lumpectomy 3 weeks ago, I went for my results today. Clear margins and no lymph involvement. So, only hormone therapy and a short course of radiation now. The Haematoma which developed following surgery remains resistant to draining so that...
Hello, just venting here, I do understand so many people are going through much worse, I’m just surprised by how slllowwwww progress feels. Initial diagnosis 21 November, high grade DCIS, but they wanted to do an MRI to exclude further tumours as the...
Hi Following my lumpectomy and SLNB I now need a second op to get clear margins from a new area which was identified and removed during surgery. This wasn’t picked up on any scans or MRI which is scary. I’ve also been told that there was some low level...
