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Hi .I was diagnosed on 1st october ... tnbc stage 3 with positive in lymph nodes I've had mamogram biopsy to confirm ct ecg i have a heart condition too (im lucky like thatt haha)..mri and now I awaiting a pet scan was told 9 cm and I have now found a...
Hi there, My Mum has secondary triple negative breast cancer. It's quite advanced, with mets to her lungs, lymph nodes, neck, bones, brain etc. She's been having chemo and immunotherapy for the last few months (I'm sorry, I don't know the names) and...
Hello all, I have just been diagnosed with triple negative-breast cancer. I am currently 38 weeks pregnant. They have said they will let me go to term & then start me on chemotherapy for 5months. It has completely blind sighted us & hard to imagine...
Anyone else had this? I’ve been hospitalised with persistent diarrhoea and they think Pembrolizumab is likely the cause. It’s being treated with steroids but they seem doubtful I’ll be able to continue immunotherapy. Which I’m worried about because it...
Hi all, I have grade 2, stage 3 triple negative breast cancer and have undergone 6 months chemo (PC and EC) alongside immunotherapy and had mastectomy 4 weeks ago. The histology showed only 4mm tumour remaining (was 78mm pre treatment!) and only a few...
Hi all I have just been advised that I will only have 10 sessions of radiation over two weeks following my lumpectomy last month. Whilst a part of me thinks this is much better than the 4/5 weeks I expected, it also worries me. A lot of the stories...
Hi everyone, I hope this is okay to post. Was t sure which forum to use. My sister (2 years younger) has just been diagnosed with TNBC and has a long road ahead. For background we have been inseparable since we were very young have done everything...
Hi all I am due to start 4 rounds of TD chemo on Friday. The consultant recommended using ice gloves and boots to protect from getting peripheral neuropathy. A friend of mine has leant me some. She did not use them as found them really uncomfortable...
Hi, my daughter was diagnosed in April and has completed 12 x weekly chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments. On Monday she started her next stage which is 4 x 3 weekly EC treatments. Today she experienced delirium, could not move, total confusion/...
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