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Found this group by pure accident, I have been diagnosed with Metastatic TNBC, also found by accident after a scan for my gallbladder. Anyway so far everything they have found is small so that is giving me hope for the future and I have to stay positive...
Hi , I've been recently diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. I have had all my scans and i am seeing the consultant tomorrow with hopefully a start date for chemo. It has gone to my lymph node which concerns me. Just wondering if anyone else...
Hello Everyone. Its been a couple of months since active treatment finished for my wife. April 21 she was diagnosed with TNBC, 23mm tumor, grade 2, clear nodes. After 4 x EC & 12 x Pax and WLE, pathology showed clear margins, confirmed no nodes ever...
Hi. After being diagnosed with TRIPLE NEGATIVE BC in October 21 and now on round 3 of chemo, just found out today It had been agreed for me to have bi-lateral mastectomy (my choice) Previously diagnosed. 20 years ago with ER+ with lumpectomy and radiotherapy...
Hi, I started my chemo journey last Friday, am having 12 weeks of paclitaxel with carboplatin every 3rd week and then will have 4 rounds of EC. Even though last week went OK I am still stressing over every detail and worried about side effects. Has...
Hi i have chemo every Friday just had week 6 out of 12 i do get a bit tired but i was wondering if anyone had the same problem as me as on Sunday i wake up with pain in the lower part of my stomach and sometimes it can be painful when i go to the toilet...
Hello, I’ve just joined. I was diagnosed with TNBC just before Christmas. I am having my PICC in tomorrow and start Chemotherapy on Thursday. Hoping that I’m not too poorly with the Chemo and that it works! Apart from my husband no one else knows...
I was diagnosed with Grade 3 stage 3 TNBC in September . I had 3 cycles of EC chemo and was due to start 12 weeks of PC on 21st December . Unfortunately I ended up in hospital with pancreatitis twice over Xmas which culminated in me having my gallbladder...
Hi, newbie here, just wondering how you're all doing with regards to peripheral neuropathy.
I saw my Oncologist this week. So I will be having chemo over an 18 week period. 9 weeks of Paclitaxel (Taxol) and carboplatin (PC) once a week 9 weeks of Epirubicin and cyclophosphamide (EC) once every 3 weeks She said I'm healthy (apart from being...
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