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Is anyone else feeling washed out when they feel they shouldn't? I am coming to the end of a two week break from taxol due to borderline bloods, hand and foot problems, and a week on antibiotics for a water infection. Had hoped to pick up a bit of energy...
Hi, Has anyone in the UK been able to get access to Sacituzumab Govitecan ( Trodelvy) for metastatic TNBC yet? Maybe through expanded access/ compassionate use? Trying to find a way to get it while we wait for the UK to approve it. It was approved in...
Hi all, this is the first time I’ve posted in a group. My name is Gillian, I’m 50 and I’m in palliative care after my breast cancer which I had in 2018, decided to continue the party and I had a full spinal cord collapse in October 2020 when they found...
Had a mastectomy on my right side in November last year. Recently my forearm and lower arm feels bruised and numb Is this just the nerves knitting back. Bit scared xx I try so hard to not to let anyone know Don't want to be a moaning Minnie. I'm quiet...
Hi, I’ve been on palbo and Letrozole for 18 months with good results. I’ve mets in my bones and now have liver mets which are increasing but very slowly. Palbo regrettably has stopped working and my Oncologist has recommended capecitabine. I’m very...
Hi, I've been on Capecitabine for 2½ years and had no problems at all. Now though my Oncologist wants to put me on Paclitaxel as my tumour markers have been increasing for quite a while even though the scans are stable. Is anyone else on paclitaxel...
An amazing story of a woman with Sbc with lung mets being told she only had 10 months max to live, she went on a clinical trail and now scans show no trace of her triple negative cancer. 30 people on the trial - 16 dropped out because of side effects...
Hello, I am back after finding out my cancer is back, I have no idea how I feel about it or how to start to deal with it, I am hoping I will find support here x
Hi Just found out after 4 months all clear that a new Larry has grown and decided to have a party in my remaining lymph’s and get the liver and lungs involved. I have TN and had a lumpectomy chemo and radio after diagnosis June 21. A year and 3 days...
hiya. I was diagnosed in January that breast cancer has returned in the liver & nodes after 7 yrs! Shock?, not half!!! I had a PET scan and my Tamoxifen was stopped and I was put onto Targeted Therapy Palbocicbob and Fullvestrant tablets (probs not spelt...
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