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TNBC stage 1 grade 3 waiting for treatment to start. anyone else in this position x
Just wondering if anyone else has had numb fingers and toes after abraxane? I had a reaction twice to paclitaxcel so have had to go onto abraxane. Also having with carboplatin got one more cycle to go and seriously thinking of not having the abraxane...
Hi feel a bit of a fraud, it’s not me who is suffering but my wife. She was diagnosed tith DCS in situ 12 years ago. Had a mastectomy and reconstruction, supposed MRI each year but quickly dropped off to Scan every year. She has Braca2 last year in...
Hi , don’t know if anyone else has experienced the symptoms I have now . I completed a gruelling year of treatment for TNBC in July 2022. I now have persistent pain in my left hip , upper back and a horrible pulsing in my neck . I spoke to my BCN nurse...
I read this morning that NHS England have secured a deal with the manufacturer of the immunotherapy drug Pembrolizumab (marketed under the brand name Keytruda) for early stage TNBC. Currently it is used further down the path for people with unresectable...
I have recently been diagnosed with TNBC, have had my lumpectomy and sentinel node removed 11 days ago and yesterday at post op appointment told that although nodes clear I need to go back for a further operation to remove more breast tissue feeling very...
Hi there I’ve just been diagnosed with triple negative lobular cancer and so I’ll be having chemotherapy in the New Year 3 rounds of ER & 3 rounds of Docetaxol with bisophonates then radiotherapy so I’m feeling very unsure and worried about the side...
Hello everyone. I'm Sarah, 43, from the South coast. Found out yesterday I have invasive breast cancer in my right breast and lymph nodes. Triple negative so I'm starting with chemo in January some time. Waiting on MRI & CT which is agonising! The dust...
Hi all ,2 weeks ago I has a single masectomy with rreconstruction after been diagnosed with TNBC the tumour was large (5cm) . Yesterday I recieved the amazing news I am now cancer free and no cancer was found in any lymph nodes that were taken Next...
Hi all, so I had my one year check up on December 5th. My lumpectomy was October 2022 and I finished my Radiotherapy in February of this year. My appointment went well and the surgeon couldn't see anything to make him concerned on the ultrasound. Just...
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