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What The Heck Radiation and Chemo? What to do and the side effects, are freaking me out.
In July, I had a mastectomy with lymph nodes out, then they found cancer somewhere else in the body with completely no relation to the breast cancer. If the breast cancer wasn't enough. So, now I ...
Koncon25
3 days ago
chemotherapy
mastectomy
radiation
radiotherapy
side-effects
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Starting Radiation
Hi All, Tomorrow I will starting my first of 15 rounds of Radiation. What recommendations for creams post treatmen for skin burn. I was given samples of QV cream and LaRoche-Posay Lipikar baume and ...
melbgirl74
4 days ago
radiation
side-effects
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2Comments
Radiotherapy and exercise
Hello everyone - After a DCIS diagnosis and lumpectomy with a re-excision I now have clear margins and, although I could have refused radiotherapy, I have opted in as it is still standard treatment...
CattyB
7 days ago
radiation
radiotherapy
side-effects
119Views
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9Comments
Is there a window period that chemo should start?
I was recently diagnosed with IDC - had lumpectomy and 2 sentinel nodes removed in first surgery on 17th June, in one section of the margin they found DIS right to the edge so needed 2nd surgery 2 w...
gracieg
12 days ago
chemotherapy
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2Comments
Pulmonary Embolism
Hi all, has anyone had pulmonary embolisms post chemo? How long did the tiredness continue? I have had 3 small emboli in the week after my last AC treatment. thanks
scosue
13 days ago
chemotherapy
side-effects
75Views
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5Comments
Chemo treatment decision
I was diagnosed with IDC in my left breast in April 2025. I have had surgery and am now navigating treatment options. I had my tumour tested with the Oncotype DX test and it came back in the middle r...
LauraB27
2 months ago
chemotherapy
382Views
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9Comments
Radiation oncologist recommendations, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
I am about to undergo a wide excision for DCIS and I will later be referred to a radiation oncologist. Wondering if anyone is happy to share their experience with particular radiation oncologists on...
ThinLizzy
4 months ago
dcis
radiation
129Views
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Cardio-Oncology and Chest Irradiation
I highly recommend this recording- Cardio-Oncology for Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors https://youtu.be/lyf6ZtDgkVM?si=84qAfUtTpM5I6-Vz Although the presentation focuses on cardiovascular disease r...
Dh5Wy83
4 months ago
chemotherapy-side-effects
radiotherapy
survivorship
55Views
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1Comment
TC chemo 4 vs 6 cycles
Hello I’d like to hear from anyone who has had more than 4 cycles of adjuvant TC. I’m coming up to cycle 4 next week and I still don’t know whether that will be it or whether I will have to do more,...
HannahM
4 months ago
chemotherapy
Fatigue
371Views
0likes
8Comments
Very confused
It is interesting reading everyone's journey's and trying to understand what's ahead. I tried going prepared to appointments with questions I found online but I'm always feeling pushed out the door a...
Higgsy
4 months ago
chemotherapy
work
219Views
0likes
3Comments
To port or not to port...
Hi, I have just found out that my WLE to remove 2 tumours wasn’t as successful as hoped and they didn’t get the healthy margin hoped for on one of them the, also the sentinel node biopsy came back as...
Jovdp
4 months ago
chemotherapy
port
398Views
0likes
22Comments
Radiotherapy after skin-sparing mastectomy & diep-flap-reconstruction?
Has anyone had radiotherapy done after their skin-sparing mastectomy & diep-flap reconstruction? Did it cause any issues with the breast flap? like hardening or shrinking? I had no lymph node invol...
mk24
5 months ago
diep
mastectomy
radiotherapy
Reconstruction
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Cold Capping and hair loss experience with TC chemo
I went for my first TC chemo session with cold capping on a Paxman. I've got wavy coarse hair, that's not particularly thick. Conditioner and water was applied with a focus on the top of the head. I w...
lilys
6 months ago
chemotherapy
cold-cap
cold-caps
hair-loss
368Views
0likes
7Comments
Negative impact of radiation on Flap (autologous) reconstruction??
Hi all, will have mastectomy in a couple of months time, am considering to have an immediate breast reconstruction (IBC) using my own tissues/ flap (autologous). Unfortunately, I will have a series of...
aimsagi
8 months ago
breast-cancer-reconstruction-group
breast-reconstruction
radiation
radiotherapy
Reconstruction
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5Comments
Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome
Hi everyone!!!! I was diagnosed with BC last year. I had DCIS and IDC......I had conserving surgery partial mastectomy with a flap reconstruction done......I had my yearly follow up in June this year ...
Angel61
8 months ago
radiotherapy
side-effects
816Views
0likes
17Comments
Surgical options when you need radiation post surgery ???
Hi All I am seeking advice/information about what options you were given for surgery when you needed to have radiation post surgery. A bit about me, I am 52 single mum to adult sons (one still a...
SandiDee
9 months ago
radiation
surgery
136Views
0likes
2Comments
Neoadjuvant PLUS adjuvant chemotherapy?
Hi everyone, As my wife's neoadjuvant chemotherapy draws to a close we've been looking more forward to surgery / radiation, however her breast care coordinator dropped a new bit of information last...
byo_boy
10 months ago
chemotherapy
neo-adjuvant-chemotherapy
post-surgery
102Views
0likes
2Comments
Update: I got heavy period 1 week after 1st Zoladex injection. Any similar experience?
Hello everyone. I wish you have a happy Sunday. I am 33 y.o. and diagnosed with localised advanced HER2-positive breast cancer last month. I got zoladex injection on Thursday (12/9). As expecte...
senjakala
11 months ago
chemotherapy-side-effects
neo-adjuvant-chemotherapy
zoladex
35Views
0likes
0Comments
Radiation
I finished Radiation about a month ago but I am still tired and I had real problems with losing skin and burns which has improved now but it is still very itchy? Anyone else have similar experience a...
slonimski
11 months ago
radiotherapy
175Views
0likes
2Comments
Radiotherapy burns
Hi everyone. I’m new here & wondering if someone has gone through something similar. I was diagnosed with grade 1 breast cancer & had a lumpectomy in June 2024. I finished 15 sessions of radiotherapy ...
frankie
12 months ago
radiotherapy
283Views
0likes
13Comments

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