Hi, I have had 12 paclitaxel and 4 Carboplatin, my MRI scan after that showed my lump had shrunk from 5cm to 2.7cm which is great. I was then going to have 4 x EC 2 weekly. I went for my first EC but had quite a bad allergic reaction to the E (red)...
Hi guys, I've been reading so many good things throughout the thread.. so I'm hopeful but oh so scared!! I have a metaplastic carcinoma 1.3cm and a high grade DCIS 7.6cm.. docs recommended 2 cycles of EC to see if it shrinks anything down.. if it does...
Hi all. Looking for advice. I’m at the slightly in limbo stage of my treatment. I was diagnosed in November and then on EC, Carboplatin and paclitaxel until May. Had a bilateral mastectomy two weeks ago with 2/2 nodes being positive. Starting radiotherapy...
Hello, I’ve been diagnosed with TNC stage 2 and not in the lymph nodes, I have a MRI scan on 28th and then will start the chemo regime, obviously am worried especially about the side effects. I am having SACT…Carboplatin..Paclitaxel and EC with Pembrolizumab...
So my partner had her first EC on Friday and was told to start the filgrastim injections 3 days after but was then told that it would be on Sunday now that’s day 3 but in my head is only 2 days after so am a little confused and I’m also confused as...
Hi everyone im scared, I can’t eat, can’t sleep, my world has been turned upside down, they said it’s treatable and because my growth is 3.5cm I will have chemo first then surgery if it shrinks, they said on ultrasound it isn’t looking like it’s in...
My wife was diagnosed with tnbc in 23 went through all the treatment chemo ,lumpectomy, under arm lymph nodes three removed followed by 19 radiotherapy sessions after this preventive oral chemo only finished last October .Prior to Xmas discovered lump...
So I had routine mammogram in November 2024, 3 days later I found a large lump in arm pit. A couple of days later my mammogram came back as clear. The doctor I saw referred my on an urgent referral. 2 biopsies taken lymph nodes and in the breast. These...
My wife was diagnosed with TNBC in April 23 undertook 6 months of chemo before a lumpectomy and three lymph nodes being removed . After first op was told chemo hadn't worked , a further operation was undertaken followed by 19 radiotherapy appointments...
Having read some threads on this forum I’m wondering why chemo wasn’t part of my treatment. I was initially diagnosed with high grade DCIS but following mastectomy it changed to grade 2 invasive carcinoma NST. Triple negative. I had radiotherapy but the...
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