So my wife had her pathology results today. 3 nodes removed and were clear of cancer with no sign of cancer ever being there. Before treatment her tumour was 23mm. They removed 1.5mm of residual cancer. Clear margins. So she is happy that the chemo...
Hi, My mum was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in July 2020. She underwent chemo, mastectomy and radiation. Treatment finished in April this year. Abour 4 weeks ago she started with a dry cough and a bit of a runny nose. A week later...
Hi, So my wife who is 39 has completed her chemo which was 4 X EC and then 12 X Paclitaxiel. She was diagnosed with 23mm tumour, no node involvement. After she completed the EC treatment, an ultrasound showed that the tumour had shrunk to 11mm. It was...
Hello Everyone I was given my diagnosis of TNBC on 13th October and met my surgeon on October 20th with my clip insertion taking place tomorrow. I am then meeting the Oncologist on November 3rd. I am getting impatient and wanting to start treatment...
Dear all, I’ve just had an ultrasound half way through chemo on EC. I’m now moving onto another regime. The tumour shrank only 3mm and showed shadowing…whatever that is. Anyone else experienced a small response half way but better on the second half...
Depending on the results of my many recent tests, I´ll be having my first chemo session tomorrow afternoon. What can I expect and what should i bring with me? Thanks in advance.
Hi, My wife finished chemo a few weeks ago. See had an MRI last week prior to the surgery which should happen next week. The MRI showed that the chemo had worked really well and there was just a very slight mark in area where tumour was. You can no...
Hi all I've had 5 rounds of docetaxel carbo. I've had one FEC and was expecting one more only to finish then surgery but my oncologist says he may continue with FEC for a few more. I'm concerned because I have not had a single examination during...
Hi everyone, I posted this on the general breast cancer forum but someone suggested that I post it here in this group, which I didn't know about. I hope it's ok to post this here. This is what I wrote: Hi. My mother aged 77 was diagnosed with triple...
Me again. Just got back from my oncology appointment. I've had 4 dox carb cycles. The last two were put back due to low white cells and then platelets playing up. My last two cycles will now be EC then surgery. Has anyone else had neojuvent chemo...
