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Long term herceptin only anyone ? Need some advice from experience please
Hi ladies I am 12 months into herceptin and perjeta 3 weekly infusions and suffering terribly with insane burning and itching of my arms neck and shoulders. So much my life and most of the night is in ice and ice packs cause absolutely the one hundred solutions haven't worked .... it appears with me to be a skin toxicity…
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Tamoxifen and depression
Hi, after double mastectomy, removing of 11 lymph nodes and 5 operations due to infection, i went on to 4 a.c. then 10/12 paclitaxel. Lost hair toe nails, immense pain in hands and feet. Always remained very positive and happy. Have been on tamoxifen for nearly two weeks and i am so down and keep crying. Has anyone…
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Letrozole
Hi All I am on Letrozole and am having quite bad side effects. I have been on it for over a year now. I have decided to take a break from it for a week or two to see if the side effects improve. Has anyone else done this and if so how long did it take for the side effects to disappear? My main one is being very achy all…
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Iron stores ... is this a long term side effect others have?
Ok got to vent...... since all my chemo and rads back in 2012/13 I am unable to keep my Iron stores they can't find anything that is causing this but I am so frustrated I was TNBC had bilateral mx and left clearance and then ACT, AC, then Paxitaxel x 6 then FEC then 6wks of Rads I have been getting infused with IRON 6…
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Dealing with the side effects of anti-nausea meds.
Hi, So I'm on dexamethasone and metoclopramide for dealing with the nausea from AC. I'm 9 days in from my first round and have experienced the following: depression, mood swings, increased appetite, weight gain, bloated stomach area, general feeling of fogginess and in the days following chemo I found it hard to…
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Experiences with Docetaxel, Herceptin, and Perjeta
Hello ladies I am newly diagnosed with stage II, HER2 pos, E/P receptor neg breast cancer. I have been reading your posts this week and feel very comforted by the great combination of information and support. The process has been very confronting for me, but the kindness of others that I have experienced along the crazy…
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Neuropathy in my fingertips & feet
argghhh how long until this goes away?!? it often keeps me awake at night - like tonight. I went to bed around 10:30pm, it's now 4:40am & I think I've only dozed periodically. My feet start to feel like ice bergs even though they're not even cold. Ive had sleeping pills hours ago, and not long ago took a Targin as I'm now…
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EBC-46 Cure for Cancer via Blushwood Tree in QLD
Hi, Following the Channel 7 News story - 2016 - link https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2YJSfsCD3LY I was wondering if anyone on BCNA network forum actually submitted themselves for the EBC-46 clinical trials? Only 15 candidates are being chosen up to 31/1/2017 - for tumours which are reachable via an injection based in a…