Good evening my lovelies! I have just finished the second cycle of chemo (paclitaxol, carbo, pembro) I have an infusion every week (first week all three followed by 2 weeks of just the paclitaxol) it has all been going pretty well considering with no...
Hi all, I have tnbc & brca1, diagnosed October 2020. . I had intravenous chemo for 6 months, then a double mastectomy & reconstruction . Then I had prophylactic oophorectomy. 6 months after the cancer spread to my brain & lungs. I had brain Tumour removed...
Hello everyone, Recently been diagnosed with TNBC… I have had the lump for a while but due to breastfeeding and lumpy boobs, didn’t rush to the doctors. Stupidly I went on Google and feel like I have been given a death sentence!! Can’t eat, can’t...
I have had my chemotherapy treatment and start my radiotherapy next week, 15 rounds. Has anyone else had so many rounds and how did you feel afterwards. Also I have gained about 2 stones in weight since I started treatment despite being very active and...
I have just been informed by my Oncologist .. because I had a bad reaction to the Paclitaxel last week, they are changing it to Abraxane.... This will be 3 weekly, and not every week as before. Has everyone else had this change due to a reaction...
I had my first lot of chemo two weeks ago and the side effects were not too bad.... Paclitaxel, carboplatin and Pembrolizumab. Then this week I just had the Paclitaxel and again the following day I was great ... But in the early hours following I woke...
Hi all, recently diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer which has spread to lymph nodes! All treatable they say, thank goodness! Have just undergone MRI & PET CT scans. I was just curious to know if anybody else had experienced all over body pain...
Hiya, new here, in treatment for about a month, breast cancer (tripe negative). I've had several treatments, as I am going with the every 3 week cycle, and have additional treatments every week - immunotherapy to be exact. So far, I'm coping with finding...
have Triple negative breast cancer! Apparently I'm on knife edge as I have a leision in my liver approximate 5mm. They are treating with immunotherapy and chemotherapy and hopefully will remove from the liver 5mm with treatment. However when I'm on treatment...
Is anyone taking this drug post chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy? What side effects are you having? Thank you y
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