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Kadcyla
Evening beautiful people! After some advice please... I've been on 3 weekly perjeta and herceptin for almost 3 years after diagnosis with mets in 2016, and everything has been going great. Unfortunately, recent scans showed some enlarged lymph nodes, and my onc is keen to attack swiftly. She has recommended that I change…
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Reaching out to anyone who has PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) How has BC affected your PMDD?
Hi all. I am reaching out to anyone who has PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) and who has BC. I suffer from this horrible disorder and was hoping to find a fellow PMDD sufferer with BC. How have treatments, chemo and hormone suppression affected your PMDD? Thanks <3
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Complications from chemo
Hi everyone. I have barely been on here for some time now, OK....a long time, and for that I apologise. Whilst I was beginning my breast cancer journey from basically 2016 (aged 59)- I was also a full time carer to my 91 yr old Mother. It's all been pretty full on. Mum took the news of my breast cancer badly. It was almost…
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Having a moment
Sorry just having a moment 😞😞😞😞 So in July 2017 I was diagnosed with breast cancer in my right breast, I had a mastectomy,underwent chemo and radiation treatment. I lost my Dad and my brother in that time as well. In October 2018 I meet an amazing plastic surgeon and started reconstruction, I was so happy , even though…
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New members in the "lets talk about Vaginas group " so pop in and say hi
HI Members of lets talk about Vaginas group we have been getting quite a few new members posting in the group why not pop over to group welcome them and maybe answer some of their questions...
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Can medication be taken in the evening.
Hi Everyone, I have recently commenced my first three week cycle of Anastrozole and Ribociclib. The fatigue and muscle ache was dreadful from about day 8 to day 13. I was wondering if taking the medication in the evening would make it easier for me during the day time. I asked my Oncologist if it mattered when I took the…
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Exercise
hello all, i started my 5 week course of radiation for breast cancer yesterday, and would like to try and continue my regular walking program during this time if it’s possible. I’d like to hear of others experiences of fatigue, and what it might be realistic to expect to be able to do. I’m also have a small problem finding…
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Actually sitting here laughing out loud
I've heard so much about the Zonta cushion so I went online to have a look - and I'm thinking (because I haven't had any experience with BC surgery yet - coming up on 7 April) how on earth could that possibly help? I mean, why would you wear a cushion around your neck like that? And then I googled images and I realised…