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Hello everyone I was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer which has spread to spine a year ago I did have spinal surgery as a vertebrae was crumbling and unstable.. My Ct scans three monthly and bloods monthly show cancer is stable and low grade so...
Hi All I am experiencing nerve pain and numbness in my left hip/buttock. Spoke to my oncologist today and he said next time I have to have both injections in the other hip. Anybody else experienced the same? Did it get better? Thanks in advance...
Does anyone else find they have a lack of family support. People are so preoccupied with there own life. I have family that say if you need anything let me know. What I need from them is just a visit or go for a coffee. I have some friends that...
Hello to you all,amazing warriors,I'm not one so social media or forums or cancer for that matter,lol I was told yesterday my triple negative breast cancer has spread,although at the moment just in the nodes.My oncologist was very negative and didn...
have been taken off olaparib due to pneumonia. What next? I have been on this for10 months and it’s kept my tnbc metastasis in lungs & brain stable. I m brca1. I have now been told my oncologist has a new plan for me. Anyone else had any experience of...
Hi there Has anyone gone on to develop secondary or metastatic breast cancer in the form of skin cancer and, if so, how did it develop, how quickly and what are the treatment options and outlook? Thank you in advance for sharing your experiences.
Hi everyone, i recently posted worried about back and shoulder pain whilst awaiting bone scan results. i had my results of the bone scan yesterday which shown 3 fractured ribs, one with an abnormality (hot spot) she said & a fracture in my thoracic...
Hi, joining a group is so 'not me', I'm such a private person. Diagnosed in 1989, mets to lung in 2012 and further mets to pelvis in 2021. I'm on Palbociclib, Fulvastrant & Denosumab injections monthly. Does anyone have fatigue symptoms or feelings of...
Hi everyone, I've been having treatment for 6mths. Have sec breast cancer, spread to bones and lungs. V positive thinker. I'm really interested to hear how long people are having hormone and targeted treatments for? (Letrozole and CK/46 - think that...
Hi I just wanted to share my recent full diagnosis with you all and thought it would be good to maybe speak with some of you xx I first posted on one of the chats to say hello and and to advise I was diagnosed with BC that has axillary node involvement...
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