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I got diagnosed in September. Thought I was doing well, didn’t know if I was actually ok or hadn’t come to terms with it, still don’t know how I actually feel. I think I feel fine, don’t know if it’s Sunk in yet. Started chemo! Feel nervous as I know...
Hi, just had biopsy today on armpit. I have metastases in liver & spine. Looking for primary cancer. Mammogram clear of breast cancer. Hopeful they will get enough cells to diagnose.Top runners are occult breast cancer or lymphoma. Anyone else had difficulty...
Hello, I’ve just had my fourth round of chemo. My last three were EC and my new one is Docetaxel. I’ve had some pretty rough side effects. The muscle pain was unbearable. I’m over the worst of it but still feeling pretty rough. Does anyone have any...
Hi wonder if any of use could help, I have had my surgery after 6 months of chemo and I have been told I am having Trastuzumab emtansine now every 3 weeks starting on Wednesday. I was very very poorly with chemotherapy and my oncologist told me that...
Had lumpectomy and lymph node removal in October and first chemo 20December. Second cycle yesterday. Hair loss is becoming real! Not sure how I feel about it. Undecided about wig and how to go about finding out about options.
Ok, silly question but... Soon to go through airport security. First holiday since mastectomy, in fact since COVID... They sometimes do those whole body scans... Can everyone see the resulting picture? Does the falsie show? What about if you get frisked...
Hi my breast cancer has spread after 10 years to my sturnum so have been put on Fulvestrant injections once a month and Palbociclib every day tablet for 3 weeks and then one week off. If anyone else on this combo and if so how are you getting on?
Since having chemotherapy last year, followed by herceptin jabs, followed by letrozole, I have suffered with painful joints. Worst in hands, feet, knees elbows, sore muscles in legs too. I have heard arthritis can be triggered by chemotherapy and infection...
Hello to you all, and good luck with your journies! Sorry I did put spaces between my paragraphs, but even editing this did nothing either! Anyway... I had DIEP surgery 4 weeks ago, and I'm currently awaiting further unknown treatment. ...
Hi I haven't posted before and am actually feeling very lucky today. I had a lumpectomy and cancerous lymph nodes removed in November. I just found out as part of the Optima clinical trial that I don't need chemo. I'm gobsmacked happy. I won't know...
