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Hello, just wondering if anyone else has been offered this combo due to low neutrophils? I've had a real on and off time with Abemaciclib which I just started in April. After 8 days I was told to come off it when I caught a respiratory infection....
Hi There, I hope you are all doing ok. I was recently diagnosed with Breast Cancer and awaiting surgery on 4th or 5th of September. I have been taking Tamaxipen for 10 days. Can I try / take CBD oil for insomnia? Is it safe with Breast Cancer / Tamoxifen...
Hi All I have been following the discussions on here hesitant to add my own story, everyone seems to be so brave and supportive and have really helped me get through the last few months. I’m a 42 and a mom to 3 older children 14, 18 and 22. I found...
Hi I wonder if anyone can help?? I've been on letrozole now since Jan this year, and I'm feeling really ill all the time. The sweats are horrendous, it's like I've just come out of the shower. The next I'm freezing!!!...just feel (sorry for saying) ....
I had a mastectomy 2 weeks ago. My chest sounds like a hot water bottle and my stomach and abdomen ate bloated. It doesn't hurt but how long till it goes? It's very weird and unsettling.
Diagnosed in May. Having 1st chemo on friday
Hi I have been taking Anastrazole for just over a year now and had thought I had been fortunate I’m not experiencing many of the side effects. However I have noticed my memory is not what it should be, I can forget common words and often entire conversations...
Hi dear breasties, I recently had a mammogram, and bingo! I have been called back to have further tests after a shadow showed in the scar tissue. To say I am absolutely terrified is an understatement; I just can't believe this nightmare is starting...
Hi, hoping for other peoples experiences of this. I had a CT scan following my mascectomy (previously had one 7 months ago) it found a small change in my lung a few mm. Oncologist has said its likely from an infection following surgery and rescan in...
Hi. I'm Merv I hope you don't mind me joining this forum; my better half has recently found a lump in her breast and is scheduled for a mammogram tomorrow. I'm worried sick. I had a cancer scare myself a few months back, but the guys over at the testicular...
