Hello , I’ve recently been diagnosed with grade 3 triple negative breast cancer , I’m really struggling at the moment , I have loads of family support but I still feel alone , I feel like I can’t go out the house I don’t want everyone knowing, I talk...
Hi everyone I wondered if anyone diabetic has found their blood sugar shot up since EC chemo and if so, how do I manage to keep It down? I eat well low carbs and sugar but it still shoots up. I’m not sure if it’s the chemo or the multiple tablets they...
I am really in a quandary and don’t know how to get back into a positive frame of mind. Can you help? When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2022 I was very upbeat about everything. All I wanted to do was to have the tumour removed...
Hello does anyone else have side effects to their infusions. I’m on 4/6 and feel so tired for 1-2 days after. would love to hear your experiences
Hi everyone I was diagnosed in February with TNBC was told that the tumour was 1.6cm and no obvious lymph node involvement. I had my surgery and sentinel node biopsy (1 node removed). I had my appt today and was told that my tumour was 2.5cm and there...
Hi. I had a lumpectomy first, and only found out that my cancer was TN when they bioposied that tissue. Clear margins and no cancer in nodes or elsewhere. Did chemo/ radiation as a precaution ( 8 months in total) I know that for TN the 3 year mark is...
Hi i have had 12 weeks of chemo which finished 2 weeks ago today i had the cold cap in the hope that i could keep my hair i have lost about 50% but it is still falling out so i was wondering if anyone out there could tell me about how long after treatment...
Hi in February I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. The lump is small (1.6cm) and I have been told by my consultant that they want to do surgery first. When I asked for a treatment plan, they said they don’t do that they do each stage a...
I am to believe the treatment for TN is have chemo first so I was referred to an oncologist. I am 71 and in spite of having diabetes and heart disease I am pretty fit. My cardiologist cleared me to have chemo so I surprised that the oncologist said having...
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