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I am preparing to be taken off Herceptin as I am expecting another poor heart scan (MUGA) report and I have already had 3 treatment breaks due to heart issues caused by Herceptin. I am ER+ and HER2+ and have been on Herceptin & Perjeta (plus Tamoxifen...
Hi, has anyone had an issue with 10x or 20x normal ALT levels with ribociblib? I’ve had 2 cycles which have killed all symptoms but my LFTs are crazy. Had a liver ultrasound scan and all is totally normal. Plan is to reduce to 2 instead of 3 tablets per...
Hi there, Anyone out there who is TNBC with brain mets? Thank you
I've done 7 sessions of Docetaxel so far and apart from some generally minor side effects and my last scan (after 4 sessions) showing a good reduction of the cancer then it's all looking very positive. I have secondary breast cancer stage 4, negative...
hi everyone - hope its ok for me to join, i dont have a confirmed diagnosis yet but have an appointment on friday with oncology to confirm. I had primary bc stage 2 in 2012 and had lumpectomy, chemo, rads and 10 years of tamoxifen. have been fine since...
Hi everyone In 2015 had stage 3 estrogen positive breast cancer. Mastectomy, chemo Fec-T and radio with great success. Last august I started getting pain in my shoulder. At first i was told it was a frozen shoulder and referred to physio. Looking...
Is it usual to feel totally washed out when taken off one treatment and waiting to start another? I have to choose between paclitaxel and capercitibane. I am sleeping badly and quite frankly I am scared stiff that whatever I choose will be rhe wrong ...
Hi I am Kay I have been diagnosed with local recurrent breast cancer with secondary breast cancer to the bones this was enough to deal with and try to be really positive friends can't believe it. I have now been diagnosed a bleed on the brain whilst I...
Hi, I am hoping I am worrying about nothing but I was diagnosed with ER/PR/HER2+ breast cancer (grade2) four years ago and had chemo (FECT), radiotherapy and herceptin. All good and aside from feeling knackered a fair amount (now on thyroxine) all ok...
I have been taken off palbociclib/fulvestrant as it isn't working for me. I have been offered Paclitaxel or Capecitabine and asked to make a choice. My onc favours Paclitaxel weekly but my gut feeling is Capecitabine might be better for me on a practical...
