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My wife was diagnosed with tnbc in 23 went through all the treatment chemo ,lumpectomy, under arm lymph nodes three removed followed by 19 radiotherapy sessions after this preventive oral chemo only finished last October .Prior to Xmas discovered lump...
So I had routine mammogram in November 2024, 3 days later I found a large lump in arm pit. A couple of days later my mammogram came back as clear. The doctor I saw referred my on an urgent referral. 2 biopsies taken lymph nodes and in the breast. These...
Hello. I was diagnosed with TNBC December 2023. Have had 6 months of chemo and immunotherapy, lumpectomy, 10 rounds of radiotherapy. Unfortunately I had no pathological response to the 6 months of treatment so I have a high risk of reoccurrence. For that...
I am new to this group. Hello all. I was diagnosed with TNBC in summer 2023. Since then, I have had chemo, lumpectomy, axillary clearance, radiotherapy and am currently on a clinical trial which completes end of February. I am so fearful of active treatment...
My wife was diagnosed with TNBC in April 23 undertook 6 months of chemo before a lumpectomy and three lymph nodes being removed . After first op was told chemo hadn't worked , a further operation was undertaken followed by 19 radiotherapy appointments...
Hi I’m struggling with side effects from chemo. I’m on EC and docetaxol I’ve had thrush in my mouth and throat for 3 week. The mouth is improving but the throat is still painful. I’ve been given the strongest meds there are. Anyone else had this problem...
Hi I Was diagnosed in August with triple negative, I had surgery first for 3cm tumour and see the oncologist on Tuesday for treatment plan. I am having chemo, radiotherapy and bisphosphonate treatment and was wondering how many rounds of chemo I’m looking...
Having read some threads on this forum I’m wondering why chemo wasn’t part of my treatment. I was initially diagnosed with high grade DCIS but following mastectomy it changed to grade 2 invasive carcinoma NST. Triple negative. I had radiotherapy but the...
I have recently been diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. Stage 3 as its also in a lymph node. I'm so scared, actually I'm terrified. Following an mri to determine a treatment plan they have noticed an abnormality on my hip. Today I have had...
Hi Guys I was diagnosed nearly a year ago. Have had 3 surgeries. Had chemo EC and Docetaxel but had a bad reaction to treatment. Also had a reoccurrence in the same breast prior to my mastectomy. Just complete my radiotherapy and will be starting...
