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I started Enhertu in November 2023 and I think I can safely say it’s a pig of a drug! Side effects are really tough going. Hope you don’t mind me sharing but I’ve struggled to find anyone on this drug and I just wanted to reach out in the hope someone...
Hi everyone and I hope you are all keeping well. I have booked a holiday abroad for the first time in over 25 years. I was just wondering if anyone has gone abroad to Portugal with cannbis oil and what did the do. So far I have a letter from the clinic...
Hi all, Im new to this forum, my name is lee, here's a little rundown of my journey I was diagnosed in may 2020, had a lumpectomy and node clearence a few months after had a single mastectomy. Followed by chemo and radiotherapy. Scans showed secondaries...
Hi I was diagnosed with Lobular bc in December 24 and was told I’d needed a mastectomy due to size of mass. Whilst I was trying to decide whether to have reconstructive or not my CT scan showed lesion on spine so surgery was now not an option and I began...
Hi i I have only been on Ribociclib for almost 3 weeks and now I got a cold. Blocked nose and tiredness. 37.8 in temp. Anything I should do/ not do? Does anyone know? Is it ok to take over the counter medication like nose spray “ Stop it now”?
Hi I’m stage 4 IDC HER2- ER/PR+ with mets to my spine. I was diagnosed de novo last week. I'm 49 and pre-menopausal. Saw oncologist last week and due to start treatment tomorrow / Monday which will consist of Zoladex Letrozole Ribociclib ...
Hi I’m Kerry a Cumbrian lass living in Lancashire. I’m 49 and married with 2 children, a boy aged 13 and a girl aged 11. I was diagnosed with IDC (ER+ PR+ HER2-) in October of 2025 after finding a small change, a bulge, in my right breast. 2 small masses...
Hello, I’m new here and have been reading some of the posts and I feel a connection as what your all going through is very similar to me The feelings you have, the not wanting to burden your family/loved ones with your concerns and feelings. I am 56 years...
Does anyone struggle with breathlessness and dry throat with enhurtu?
Hello everyone I was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in sept 2023 after having a lumpectomy and radiotherapy on the breast in April 22. I have been on ribociclib fulvestrant denosumab as it has spread to my spine. I had op back in September 23...
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