-
Signs & Symptoms of Secondary Cancer
Nobody 'wants' to get a secondary cancer .... but if you know 'what to look out for' - if it does occur - you should be able to get it diagnosed and treated earlier, hopefully, with a better outcome. If you are experiencing ongoing pain/discomfort or any symptoms mentioned on this website ..... See your GP or Breast Care…
-
Metastatic breast cancer diagnosis
Original post from @Arleene copied across from the Activity section. Good afternoon everyone, I had BC in 2015 and finished treatment in 2016 and did everything asked of me, in December last year I found a lump in my neck and over Christmas/New Year I underwent tests to find out in January I have MBC in my Lymph Nodes and…
-
long term herceptin for bc mets....
Found an old discussion from Kari_2015. Just wanted to let ladies know that I have been on Herceptin for 13yrs. Managing to keep lesions only in bone so pretty happy with that... Only know one other lady that is on herceptin still...been 11-12yrs for her too. My understanding is that if you are going to have problems…
-
Recent MBC - sternum
I was diagnosed with MBC on 5 November, (first diagnosed with BC in August 2016). I have been told that it's detained in the sternum and no other areas of the body and it is thought that it was there when the breast tumour was removed in Sept 16. The suggestion is that I stay on Tamoxifen or as I am premenopausal that I…
-
Recurrence in rib
Hi I have recently found that my cancer has spread to one of my ribs. I was diagnosed with stage 3a in Feb 2018. Had double mastectomy, chemo, radiation, and reconstruction in May this year. How does this happen?I have just completed radiation to the rib, and started on letrozole. I will start Kisqualis soon aswell. Very…
-
De Novo Metastatic with new progression - first post
Hi there, I am completely new to the discussion boards (first post) and trying to stay positive. I was wanting to reach out to others who might understand what I am going through. I was diagnosed de novo metastatic on 04/07/2018. Originally it was a single spot to my spine (L2) then a few weeks ago I found out there were…