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Hi everyone By January I will probably have a single mastectomy- at the moment I'm in the 6 months chemo regime. Can anyone write about their decision to go for an implant vs the muscle? My muscle would be taken from my back. The surgeon offered to...
My sister has just been diagnosed Triple negative with spread into lymph node. Shes waiting on PET scan results. Prepping for chemo to start but no set plan jn place yet until scan result is with oncology. Shes understandably feeling totally broken. We...
Hi all I have just spent 6 days in hospital with oral thrush and induced immunotherapy hepatitis which is raised lft in blood was on iv steroids but finally allowed home yesterday on oral steroids for 2 months but since discharge now developed diarrhoea...
I just found this particular Triple Negative forum. I don't really want to look around here...as it's too depressing. I'm trying to stay positive as my body does react to fear. ( I know that's silly but we're all different .) Triple negative- Stage...
Hi everyone. I was diagnosed with de novo secondary TNBC in September 2022 but only found this forum recently. Treatment wise I had six months of Nab-Paclitaxel combined with Pembrolizumab. Good response so continued with the Pembro until I had an immune...
Hi Guys I am half way through my chemotherapy. I am have had 3 EC so far and due another 3 Docetaxel. I was really unwell with my EC treatment ending up in hospital with the last one. Now really worried about having the Docetaxel. What's been your...
Hi I hope everyone is keeping well ️ My name is Lou and I'm 37 recently diagnosed with grade 3 tnbc localised in situ with no lymph node involvment, and I'm so glad I've found this forum! I was beginning to feel very alone! I had my second chemo...
Hi everyone, I was originally diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in Oct 2022, 2 days before my 40th birthday. I also had a hormonal breast cancer in the other boob. After chemo, lumpectomy, radio and immunotherapy, the triple negative came back...
I had a mastectomy & lymph node biopsy on 12th June. The lymph nodes are clear but the report from the mastectomy came back yesterday as "got over 90%" of the cancer. So I did not achieve PCR and am now resuming Pembrolizumab to work on the remaining...
Ok due to start 12 weeks of chemo & immunotherapy on Tuesday. Really worried about how I will cope with both that & side effects. Living on my own it’s scary. Yes I do have family nearby but not the same as having someone there all the time especially...
