Thank you very much for all the links. I shall introduce myself here on the September starters, as I start 1st September. I originally was diagnosed with high grade DCIS only, so I had a lumpectomy. At pathology a 3.5mm IDC was found ( I was later told it was actually 5mm ), anyway, I then had to have a SLNB, routine and not expected to show anything, but 1 out of the 2 nodes had cancer, 2.5mm, so macro. I was told I was ER+ and that they were awaiting HER2, it came back as HER2+ . After originally cancelling the Oncotype score ( due to HER2+ ), they then decided to go ahead with it anyway and the score came back high. After meeting with the Oncologist the Wednesday before last, he said a CT scan would be beneficial, so I had that last Thursday and the results should be in this week ( dreading it). They have already set my plan as EC x 3 , with Filgrastin injections, then Paclitaxel x 12, weekly and Phesgo injections for 1 year, but every 3 weeks. I have requested a Picc-line, but I may have that after the first lot of EC chemo now. My heart echo scan was normal. Good luck to everyone else about to start this journey. I am not going to cold cap, I have bought a wig, blondish with reddy bits. My normal colour is silver grey ( natural), thought it may make me feel young and healthy, although I laugh every time I put it on! I read a tip on this forum, about Polybalm, nail strengthener, available on Amazon. Most people kept their nails when using it ( you can read reviews on Amazon).
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