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Chemo almost done...next is surgery. Hair growth questions.
Hi all, it's been a little while, hope you all doing well and this year brings you all good health and happiness. I am almost done with my chemo (AC and 12 weeks paclitaxel, 4 perjeta and another one (not sure of name), 2 more infusions of paclitaxel. Did anyone find bits of fluffy hair starting to grow already? I don't…
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Nervous
Newly diagnosed with invasive breast cancer mid December. Surgery delayed once already but now is tomorrow with a lymphoscintography shortly. Feeling very nervous and quite emotional today - haven’t really cried since diagnosed but today I can’t seem to stop. Is this how others have felt?
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Latest on using topical oestrogen creams like Ovestin while on Letrozole or similar
I've nearly done 4y on letrozole. My breast cancer was 6mm ER/PR positive. I had local wide incision followed by radiotherapy, no chemo. I was told to stop using Ovestin Cream and Vagifem. I get UTIs and vaginal dryness and soreness. I'd dearly like to recommence Ovestin. My GP said the medical thinking was changing a…
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Happy birthday wishes to you @nikkid
Wishing you a very happy birthday @nikkid 💐
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Happy birthday to @ Tennille
Have a very happy birthday @Tennille <3
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Welcome New Members - 30th January 2024
A very warm welcome to our newest members to recently joined the Online Network: @Kym74 @Gaga @Lippylady @Izzy1999 @Chico @Malcolm @Julie_99 @sunflower17 @Dazy @pjb @Suie78 @CaRei7 @KazzaG @already_have_NHL @Jessica90 @brookemaree @madbeitz @NatKan @owenandlucas @RT_AB @Lioness @Gilser @ElleG @J-Nold @jane_00 @TaraJ…
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Radiation side effects
I'm almost at the end of my RADS and consequently I have a sensitive, hot, rash covered, pink breast. One of the lovely people at RNSH Radiation told me of this great idea that he heard from another of his patients. Put your sorbolene cream in the fridge to keep it cold so when you apply the cream, it is cooling and…
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Happy birthday @deanne
@Deanne wishing you a very happy birthday
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Today is @duxx1234 birthday
Wishing you a very happy birthday @duxx1234
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TNBC at 72 years old!
Hi I was recently diagnosed with TNBC Grade 3. Tumour is small at 11 mm. I’m at the stage of the Medical team discussing options for surgery first. I am hoping this is the case as surgeon has indicated that he believes that removal will be successful. At this time the lymph nodes appear to be clear. I have to wait another…
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Searching for advice
Good evening, I’m 39 and I have recently had some scans done after discovering a lump in my left breast. I have had sharp shooting pain straight through the middle of my nipple constantly, over all breast pain and a dark greenish brown coloured thick discharge from my nipple. This has been going for the last few months on…
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Happy birthday to you dear @JMC26
Wishing you a very happy birthday @JMC26 <3
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Today is @RNS birthday
Wishing you a very happy birthday @RNSW
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Well, there's that then, meta-what?
Self diagnosed lump, x-ray, mammograms, ultrasound, infiltrating mass, biopsy, estrogen +ve, progesterone +ve, HER2 -ve with follow up labs, chest pain, enlarged nodes left arm, CT scan, bone scan, biopsy 2, marker uptake in sternum and liver. Liver ultrasound tomorrow with view to biopsy, if unable, then biopsy sternum.…
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Friday Update (On Thursday!) - 25th January 2024
Hello everyone and welcome to the first 'Friday Update for 2024'. Happy New Year! However you spent your time over the New Year, we hope it was with people you love and doing the things you enjoy. The Online Network has welcomed 81 new members in January so far. As many of you have witnessed, the forum is such a supportive…