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Hi Guys, I have stage 3 , her2 positive breast cancer. I have had a full round of chemo, which didnt do wonders, I have had a full masectomy and node clearance, radiotherapy and I am now having a newish drug every 3 weeks for 14 rounds with a mild...
When I was first diagnosed in February with stage 1, grade 2 breast cancer, my consultant told me that it was very slow growing and he would do a lumpectomy and I would have 15 rounds of radiotherapy. I had the operation on 22nd April and 5 weeks later...
I am driving myself nuts at the moment and wonder if anyone has experienced similar symptoms? I had breast cancer last July ( milk duct, hormone driven)I had a lumpectomy and radiotherapy. I have also got non Hodgkin’s lymphoma which I had chemo for...
HI everyone I am due to start TCHP in 2 weeks (PICC line) and would really appreciate any advice from someone who has been there. I'm still debating whether or not to try the cold cap. My hair is shoulder length and very fine already. Should I cut...
I had a wide localised excision on my right breast as well as a biopsy on the sentinel lymph nodes. Do to an error in the booking system the virtual review appointment was cancelled and I contacted the breast care nurses service yesterday morning. She...
Hi All today I completed by 4th cycle of EC Chemo and I have used a Cold cap each time. It has worked for me and I haven’t lost hardly any hair (it is quite thick to start with) but I am due next cycle to change to Paclitaxel. The treatment time is...
Hi everyone, so it feels a bit strange being here. I was diagnosed with triple neg breast cancer on Monday and had a gene blood test today. Awaiting a call from the chemo peeps to start next week hopefully. I joined up to do the July Hula Hoop Challenge...
Hi Hope you’re all as well as can be I had a mid chemo mammogram and ultrasound yesterday . They were pleased with what they saw and said I’ve had a significant disease response which is amazing as my cancer was approx 12cm in total and was in at...
Hi everybody, today I had my appointment with the consultant for the radiotherapy. That went well, he was happy with arm movement and everything has healed up nicely. They sent me for the CT scan, and I did a practice run for the 20 second breath...
I had my 12th Kadcyla cycle yesterday and tested positive for covid this morning. Bit of a surprise as i did a test yesterday morning before going in for chemo and it was negative. Has anyone been advised to take antivirals. I got a txt message about...
