My wife is on her second round of trodelvy seems to be managing not to bad fatigue and constipation being her main problems My question is how have others managed and how long may she be on this treatment ie for the rest of her life She has slight...
My first 'surveillance mammogram' is coming up in a fortnight. This is after 15 months of treatment, finished end of January 2025, which comprised neoadjuvant chemo and immunotherapy, a lumpectomy and full axillary clearance (1 of the 22 nodes removed...
Hi all, I'm starting chemo on 16th April for grade 3 TNBC and IDC. I will have 12 weekly paclitaxal and carboplatin and pembrolizumab added every 3rd session. I'm so scared of becoming neurotic about seeing people, going out etc incase of risk of...
Hi guys I’m in a right state. finished all treatment oct 2024 got NED… yeah go me but then 4 weeks again I had pain in my flanks and shoulder blade. had CT and chest scan and they found a 15mm nodule plus a small plural effusion and compression...
I was diagnosed with TNBC in Feb 2025 and started chemo on 26th March. I'm on Pembrolizumab, Carboplatin every 3 weeks and Paclitaxel weekly. I'm cold capping. Just about to do my 4th chemo and I've not experienced any hair loss yet. I'm just wondering...
Hi all, my dauuthters hair is very dry and where it’s grown back after treatment it’s curly and springy can anyone recommend some oil to put on it that has no harmful chemicals in please. Thanks
I'm 54 years old and was diagnosed with stage 3 TNBC in my right breast over a year ago, which had spread to my lymph nodes. I've had a right sided masectomy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiotherapy now. I am now cancer free. I have he option to...
i was diagnosed with triple negative cancer in November 2019 2 operations 8 rounds of chemo 9 Radiotherapy 3 yrs of Zometa infusion. lymphadema in right arm due to trauma of pict line but... I’m here, I’m well and I get signed off in august when...
Hiya All! I am new here, just a little bit about me - I got diagnosed last year with TNBC grade 3 stage 2, no lymph node involvement. I had surgery first to remove the tumour and then I had standard adjuvant chemo therapy. I just finished by 12 weeks...
Hi Any tip if getting rid of the peach fuzz ?? Whilst its a cute name id rather go without.... Finished chemo late November and last night noticed all these hairs on the side of my face. I guess it's more obvious to me because but it feels like these...
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