Hi everyone! I’m new here, aged 35 having been diagnosed in September with stage 2, grade 3 triple negative breast cancer and tested positive for the BRCA 1 gene. I have two, 2cm tumours in my right breast and at least 4 lymph nodes affected. I have undergone 12 cycles of paclitaxel and caroboplatin along with immunotherapy and recently had my first of 4 cycles of EC and it’s really taken its toll on me mentally and physically. I have cold capped all the way and managed to get through the first 12 cycles without any hair loss but it has already started falling out after my first cycle of EC. I also got neutropenic sepsis and pneumonia on Xmas day and spent 4 days in hospital. Now I’m concerned that I have damage to my lungs that won’t heal as I still have moments of breathlessness or tight chest, has anyone on here experienced chest issues with their chemo treatments? I will be having a double mastectomy and removal of tubes and ovaries.
thanks everyone
Hi Lauren1
Welcome to the forum and I am sorry to hear that you were diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer and that you were unwell recently. I have moments of breathlessness when I walk up the stairs at home or walk too far. I suggest that you ring your chemo ward tomorrow and explain your systems to them and they'll be able to help you.
Wishing you the best of luck with the rest of your treatment.
Best wishes
Daisy53
Thank you for your response 
I’m actually at the Christie’s tomo for my next dose so I’ll chat to them again about my side effects, I think the recent complications with the sepsis and pneumonia are just taking a little longer to heal. It’s just very scary wondering if this is just how I’ll feel forever now and of course it could be the immunotherapy but I’ll chat through it all with them.
