Hi all after some advice pls- my mum has completed 3 rounds of neoadjuvant EC and is moving onto weekly paclitaxel and carbo for 12 weeks. She’s done v well so far and main side effect exhaustion and low mood Has anyone else had this regimen this...
My sister is 29 and has the BRCA1 gene. She has just been diagnosed with stage 1 grade 3 triple negative breast cancer. My mum has had stage 3 grade 3 triple negative twice (and is still here) so I know how brutal this cancer type is! Due to previous...
Hi I have just done a Webinar on TNBC by Breast Cancer Now. It was a revelation to learn the changes of treatment since I was diagnosed in March 2022. It was also encouraging to learn of advances and research going on for TNBC. I was slightly jealous...
Hi everyone So I was diagnosed last Wednesday with Grade 3, early stage Triple Negative Breast Cancer which hasn't really sunk in yet. I Had my MRI today and should get results in around 2 weeks and the next stop is my first oncology appointment tomorrow...
Hi I was diagnosed with TNBC Grade 3 (15mm) in Dec 24 and had a lumpectomy in February. My lymph nodes were clear as were the margins from the operation. The side effects of the EC-T chemo have been such a struggle to deal with, it's like 12 days of every...
Hello everyone I had a left Mastectomy two weeks ago and follow up today. Results are x3 tumours, one large and two small. No lymph node involvement. I have been referred to Oncology -does anyone know what the possible treatment will be or for roughly...
Hi, I started chemo on Friday and am self injecting filgrastim on days 3,4 and 5 so took first one this morning. Bone pain in chest, pelvis and thighs is already uncomfortable, have started paracetamol which helps but worried that if it’s this bad after...
Hi everyone! I need some advice, as I really don't know what to do here So I had my final Paclitaxel infusion yesterday which was hard going as my veins have now become very difficult to get to and a couple times there was no 'backflow' so I got stuck...
Hi I recently started my treatment for TNBC my initial regime of chemo and immuno is every week for 12 weeks my question is regarding my PICC line I had fitted last week. It just doesn’t seem to have settled right, it’s causing me discomfort / anxiety...
Hi everyone I was diagnosed with TNBC in April 2022 and had a lumpectomy followed by chemotherapy (3 x EC, 12 x paclitaxel) and 10 sessions of radiotherapy. I was then put on Zometa every 6 months for 3 to 5 years. I'm now coming to the end of 3 years...
