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Hi, I have secondary breast cancer which has spread to my bones. Started with pains in my legs, which have settled now to more of a discomfort, but I do have pains in my chest and recently in the side of my head. I have started Ribociclib and fulvestrant...
Was diagnosed with triple positive breast cancer stage 3 on 21 September but a PET scan showed an abnormality in my ribs and following an MRI my oncologist fears it has now spread to my ribs. I’m 46 and terrified for my two teenagers and husband. I had...
Hi everyone, My mum has had breast cancer 3 times over the last few years, and unfortunately, they've now found a lesion in her brain that they think has travelled from her breast. They are looking into the option of surgery or stereotactic radiotherapy...
Hi there, I was diagnosed de novo breast with a spread to my bones in December. Overall I'm doing well, some ups and downs but still on my first line of treatment of ribioclib & letrozole. I also try some complementary therapies when I can afford them...
Hi, im new to this forum. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016 and had mastecomy plus chemo and put on letrazole for 8yrs. In March this year I was feeling unwell and thought I had covid so dismissed it and assumed it would pass. Unfortunately I...
Hi sorry its a late one but I cant sleep and feeling a bit yuk. I was diagnosed with metastatic breast csncer in my bone and started treatment a month ago and just started on my second round of Abemaciclib. I got through the 1st round with extreme...
I started Eribulin after trying all other treatments for secondary breast cancer in sternum and shoulder lymph and am really struggling with pain in rib cage and low mood and change in my personality, has anyone else struggled on Eribulin, I’m close to...
Is there anyone who will insure me, any idea of cost? I was diagnosed with Breast cancer 2016 and 2018. I have recently had a few scans and have a secondary in my L2 Spinous Process and meeting with the SABR team tomorrow. I have an overseas trip booked...
I have quite a bit of stiffness and pain in joints caused by letrozol. It does walk off although stairs and inclines are a struggle. Has anybody tried acupuncture to help with this?
️ Hello everyone ️ I’m 51 and from Sheffield in the UK. I’m living with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer, which has spread to my liver only. My diagnosis is: ER positive — 8/8 PR positive — 7/8 HER2 negative PALB2 gene mutation carrier...
