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Hi everyone I am on chemo tablets just going into cycle 4 if 6. I am on 10 tablets 500mg per day for 14 days then a week off. I have some side effects that I am having difficulty with and wondered if any other person is on chemo tablets how they deal...
Hi, I've been diagnosed with Grade 2 triple negative BC and am due for a lumpectomy and lymph node biopsy on 6 September. All the waiting after mammogram recall to getting a consultation and now surgery has been bad but my worry now is getting the results...
Hello everyone, Thank you for making this community a welcoming, safe space where we can feel listened to and understood. This is a short note to share my treatment plan for fighting TNBC (grade 3); hoping to receive some tips on how to manage the frightening...
My wife had her second round of docetaxil yesterday and for the second time went into anaphylaxict shock The first time she recovered and was given her full dose this time even after all the pre meds they had to stop This would of been her second...
I'm 44, I have 2 boys aged 14 and 10 and I have just been diagnosed with IDC grade 3,triple negative breast cancer. I'm at the beginning of this journey and I admit it, I'm scared that this will beat me. I've got to have chemo followed by surgery +...
Well Guys had my lumpectomy done this morning , feeling a little sore but ok. It was all done and dusted and I was home by 2 this afternoon , and the hospital is 30 miles away so pretty good going !! Apt in 2 weeks with results and the next stage of the...
Dear fellow warriors, I'm newly diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer, actually still going through the diagnosis at the moment, and would like to help my body prepare for the upcoming battle. However, with all the information online, I'm feeling...
i have been diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer and have my second oncology appointment on Wednesday, hoping i will be given a date to start treatment then, just reaching out for any one else's story or starting treatment soon, feeling really...
Hello fellow warriors, As a newly diagnosed patient, I have quite a few number of questions bouncing from one side of the brain to the other... I'm still at the diagnosis stage (genetic testing done, CT scan done, bone scan next), but it seems my...
Hi Guys is there anyone on hear who has TNBC and had lumpectomy first ? I had and now started chemo .I have asked if I will have a CT or MRI at the end of my treatment to see if there is any spread .I have been told no by my hospital as it increases...
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