After 12 weeks of Paclitaxel, Carbo and Keytruda I had only a 50% respose which I found out is the minimum to be considered as ``response to chemo``. I thought it would be higher because after the 2/3 of treatment ECO I was told it already had a 60% response...
I'm due to have surgery at the weekend to remove a tumour from a lymph node (I was under the impression I had had a complete clearance the first time, but seems not!). I may have chemo and/or radiotherapy after but not sure yet. I am 20 months on from...
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Hi I am due to have surgery soon but at the stage of ultrasound then surgical team talk. I have always wanted to have mastectomy with my own tissue reconstruction and no radiotherapy. Nurse today said what about implant. I dont know much about that. I...
Hi Does anyone know if there is a stage 4 tnbc group on here? I have searched but nothing. The stage 4 BC group is good but looking for specifics to mTNBC. Thanks
Struggling with all this chemotherapy!! Going for another blood transfusion in the morning. Feeling very tired hopefully will bounce back again to carry on with my last of 12 Paclitaxil on Thursday then move onto EC for 3 months. Trying to keep positive...
Hi all, So I've completed 4 months of chemo, just recently had mastectomy with immediate reconstruction and got pathology results back last week of good clear margins and no node involvement which is good news. Seen oncologist today (which wasn't my...
Hi, I had chemotherapy, Lumpectomy and lymph node clearance, radiotherapy and tablet chemo and finished all treatments in December last year. I have lymphedema in my Right breast, arm and hand and noticed my boob is a bit worse and arm is aching more...
My dear ladies in this group and any men if there are any. I have been reading through all these posts and I recognise myself a few years ago when I was also eager to read about other people’s experiences of this cancer journey. it is indescribable...
Do any of you know of software to predict cancer out come that is for triple negative breast cancer?
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