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Hi all, I've got my first meeting with the oncologist on Wed to discuss chemo and radiotherapy. The oncotype test results are back and they are recommending chemo. Not the news I wanted as I was hoping to go straight to radiotherapy and meds but it wasn...
Hi, it’s been 1 week since I was diagnosed with an invasive stage 2 lobular cancer in my right breast. I’m 35 and a mum of 3 and I feel like my head is just spinning. I saw my consultant yesterday and have been told the results of my mri show it is contained...
I’m 8 weeks post mastectomy and have been on Tamoxifen for a week - (so far so good with side effects, fingers crossed it continues) - I’m wondering about having the odd glass of wine every now and again although not sure if it will cause issues while...
Hi Everyone. I've not posted before. I began chemotherapy last November. Getting near the end of weekly for 12 weeks. I've been consistently tired, sleeping way too much, nose/sinuses also really blocked. Always breathless. Sneezing too. I like to know...
Hi I finished BC stage 2a Grade 3 treatment in Nov 21 aside from meds. Mammogram 2022 showed changes in the BC breast but ultrasound showed nothing of concern. mammogram two weeks ago showed changes in both breasts so I go back to tomorrow for ultrasound...
CT scan showed up something in my trachea, quite low down just before it splits to the two lungs. Oncologist said the CT scan showed no spread, chemo starting on Friday. She said the blob is tiny and ‘nothing to worry about’, but will need looking at...
Hi I had reconstruction last year (left mastectomy) and I am just not very happy with it. Not just because it looks misshapen but also because I am still having shooting pains nearly a year later. I’d like to have a second opinion and wondered if anyone...
Hi I finished my treatment in the middle of November having had 4 rounds of EC and 12 treatments of Paclitaxel. From the latter I have ben left with numbness in my feet. Not surprisingly they get very cold. During the treatment they reduced the dosage...
Hello Everyone. I hope you are all feeling and doing as well as possible. I'm a good way through receiving weekly chemotherapy for 12 weeks. Paclitaxel every week, Carboplatin every 3rd week. Also Filgrastim injections for 3 days each week. Unfortunately...
