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Having had breast cancer in 2014 and then 2021 when I had a left side mastectomy I was devastated to learn on 4 September that it had spread and now have secondary breast cancer which has spread to my bones including ribs, pelvis, hips, spine and skull...
Hi everyone, It's Emma here from the online community team. You may have already seen my post in the Breast Cancer Forum. I just wanted to come on to the forum to let you know we now have a dedicated space where you can discuss symptoms and management...
hi I was diagnosed about 6 weeks ago with breast cancer cells in my lung fluid . It is incurable but there might be treatments to extend life expectancy or quality of life . it’s all very new and I am hoping to find others who are going through a similar...
Hi Everyone I was diagnosed almost 3 years ago with Metastatic breast cancer of the bones. I recently started Capecitabine as the previous treatment stopped working for me. I feel very breathless recently on slightest exertion which is devastating for...
Hi All, Hope youre doing ok. I just wondered anyone had been in the above treatment and how they found it. Ive been on it now for 6 months and am finding very difficult. I've recently started feeling very very dizzy with tinnitus and shaking hands and...
Hi, I have TNBC mets in the lung which is stable at the moment. I took Capecitabine for three years before it stopped working and am now having Trodelvy. I have just had my 13th round. I shouldn’t complain as I don’t have too many side effects, no sickness...
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, 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...
I’m currently taking Palbociclib and Letrozole, should now be on my 7th cycle. Unfortunately my Neutrophils have dropped too low so now treatment has stopped for a week. Anyone else had the same and how long off treatment did it take to recover? thank...
After three rounds of chemo and Phesgo, I had my first PET scan to see if treatment was actually working. COMPLETE METABOLIC RESPONSE. ️ The cancer in my liver and bones, which once lit up like a Christmas tree on the PET scan, is now showing no detectable...
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