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Hello all, im feeling so stressed right now. My tnbc was diagnosed 26th November. Lumpy biopsy was clear but they wanted another. Surgery had been booked for 11th dec but 2nd biopsy had not been returned so it was cancelled. 2nd biopsy came back showing...
Hi Has anyone experienced a sudden loss of appetite and severe weight loss after finishing tnbc treatment? Many thanks
Hi, I am asking on behalf of my daughter who has completed her 24 chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatment and due to have lumpectomy on 2nd January. Firstly for the last 12 weeks she has suffered with intense buttock pain which has finally been diagnosed...
Hi lovely people, I am wondering if anyone has had a recurrence on the same breast. I had TNBC on my left breast 3 years ago. I had just booked a table for my husband and me to celebrate 3 years clear from surgery when I found a large lump on the cleavage...
Hello all, I was first diagnosed in 2023. I was treated with chemo, lumpectomy and radiotherapy. Now, almost 3 years later, comes the recurrence. I am still waiting for the PET scan to see if there are metastasis, but I'm feeling really down right...
Hi, 14 months after diagnosis, chemotherapy, lumpectomy and Radiotherapy for Triple negative BC, I am devastated to find I have recurrence in the same breast. I am scheduled for a mastectomy tomorrow!! Just wondered if anyone else has experienced similar...
Hi everyone I’ve posted before on the secondary cancer forum. I was diagnosed last year with metaplastic breast cancer unfortunately it has metastasized to my lungs. I’m awaiting more scans this week to hopefully get on a new trial at St Barts Hospital...
Hi, I was diagnosed in August with TNBC and coming to end of pacitaxil, carboplatin … also been having immunotherapy then I start a few cycles of EC has anyone had problems or better experiences on EC ? I’ve two friends who reacted badly to it so I...
Hello everyone, Hope you've had a better start to the new year than I have. I'm 31 years old and just received a diagnosis of triple negative breast cancer, its in both breasts and Lymph nodes. It feels surreal writing this, I lost my mum to breast...
Has anyone tried the Cold Cap? Does anyone have any tips on how to get through it? x
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