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Hi I've been on letrozole for over a year & the side effects of joint ache/pain & hot sweats have never improved. Feel about 100 years old especially in the morning! I was a fit & active 60 yr old before all this happened. How do I cope for another 4...
hi everyone, ive been on tamoxifen around 2 years, with all the stated side effects! Anyway last few weeks ive had excruciating pain on my low back, i think it may be sciatica. Ive had something like this pain before during chemo however within few...
Hi my names Claire I’m an47 year old mother of two and devoted partner to cliff for 25 years. Back in July I was diagnosed with breast cancer that has gone to my lymph nodes. Had surgery 5 days ago to have one boob removed and lymph nodes. I can honestly...
Hi everyone I’m 39 and was diagnosed with LCIS in 2017. Since then I have had 1 lumpectomy in 2017 to remove a Fibroadenoma and a Vacuum Biopsy to remove a lump and a clip inserted in 2020 both in my left breast. I have yearly mammograms, my last one...
I lost a good friend this week to cancer, he was 57. I went through everything from rage and anger to sorrow then selfishly to myself. I feel so bad for that but his passing made me have such morbid thoughts about me. Even though I was told my cancer...
Hi all I am new to the forum. My name is Julie and my cancers were found during a routine mammogram I began Cycle 1 on 30/9/22. My question is it normal to be mentally and physically exhausted days 4 - 9 and now days 10 and 11 I am suffering...
Morning all x just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience. I tested positive for Covid three days after having my second EC chemo cycle. I’m a week away from having my third cycle and I’m still testing positive. It’s day eleven now!! Starting...
Fluid after mastectomy - Hi, I am three weeks in after surgery for a single mastectomy. I just wondered what is a normal amount of fluid? And if so how long before it starts to be absorbed into my body? At the moment it feels as if I’m growing a new...
Hello Has anyone on Phesgo (trasuzumab and pertuzumab) had a large rash around the injection site? What did your chemo team do about it? Thanks
So I am waiting on my radiotherapy anytime now. I stopped chemo after one cycle. Just wondered what other people experiences with radiotherapy was like for breast cancer treatment xx
