@claremeakin82 of course it is. x
@kcim I was literally told this morning that I will be having Kadcyla and it was so out of the blue, I know exactly what you mean a real shock! and upset to hear that we will be sitting in that bloody chemo chair for another 42 weeks! and more bloody needles!
@scubacat @fairycake You are the exact same as me! Had EC and Docetaxel with 4 rounds of Phesgo and was expecting 14 more of those but told today it would be Kadcyla.
My hair is growing the same as @fairycake and @dilly very bare on the top of my head, but fuller on the back and sides!
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Welcome aboard @tessie86! There are some great, positive posts here by people on Kadcyla ahead of us, or even finished!
I think itās the shock of how long the treatment will be, coupled with the shock of finding out the previous chemo wasnāt completely successful. I know I was devastated that I had residual cancer, even though it had been removed by the surgery. I also found out in my pathology report that in one lymph node the cancer had broken through and spread into the surrounding fatty tissue. Again, I was devastated and scared by that.
But we can get through this! X
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@dilly We do get through this! I think because I got the call last week saying that I had responded to chemo really well and that when they removed the lump, there was only 7mm of cancerous cells compared to it being 22mm when I started chemo and there was nothing in my Lymph nodes so was on a bit of a high and then to be told today that actually 7mm wasnāt good really as meant I hadnāt had full results was just such a fall back to reality of cancer.
But reading these posts and how amazing it is that we can even have Kadcyla really helps. I was told that Phesgo was the miracle drug so was upset to be taken off it, but sounds like Kadycyla is also another miracle drug 
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@tessie86 Iām so sorry to read this. I know what you mean about it feeling like another 42 weeks, I really do. I feel for you. We will travel the path together and hold each other up. Iām expecting the same on Friday, and because mine is āin the skinā I donāt think it matters about any margins or lymph action, I am definitely expecting to get it. Iāve been told to expect it.
We can do this my love. xxx
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I hadnāt done the maths yet - 42 weeks somehow seems longer than 14 rounds, or 10 months!
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Can anyone who is ahead of me on Kadcyla tell me if we have any scans half way like we did with the previous chemo, please?
@dilly I got told every 3 months I would have a cardiac scan, is that what you mean?
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@dilly hope you are doing ok after your first Kadcyla? I have just had my 8th Kadcyla and the only scan Iāve had so far is heart scan.
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Ah yes @tessie86 @anb1 Iād forgotten the heart monitoring. So no CT scan? I feel like I want one every year to check no spread lol!
@anb1 the first 5 days were tough, but Iām hoping it was just a shock to my system. After that Iāve been OK, apart from the ongoing side effects from my previous chemo and surgery. Thanks for thinking of me x
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@dilly @tessie86 no they havenāt mentioned ct scans just yearly mammograms. Although we would worry before having yearly ct scan at least we would know we was still ok.
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I think theyād only CT scan you again if anything new showed on mammogram or if you started presenting with symptoms of spread. Otherwise just the 3 monthly echos for heart and annual mammograms
I watched a brief video by Dr Liz OāRiordan who said that yearly full body scans can do more harm than good so theyāre not usually recommended
xx
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@dilly No routine scans where I had my treatment, it was only the heart monitoring done every three months as standard. My oncologist said they would only order a scan if there is some area of concern. My liver enzymes have been elevated since finishing Kadcyla, so Iāve been for a few MRI and CT scans which so far have been unremarkable.
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Morning, how many rounds of radiotherapy did you all end up having? Origional it was looking like 1 week but with how things keep changing, I think Iāll mentally prepare myself for 3 weeks.
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Iāve just started 15 today, running concurrent with the Kadcyla. So next Friday itās Kadcyla at 0900 and Radiotherapy at 1230 
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Sheesh! Thatās bloody tough for you my love. x
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@tessie86 Hi I had 15 radiotherapy treatments then started the Kadcyla (just how my oncologist does it) x
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Iām also on 15 (starting on 20th) - think it depends on size and grade of tumour generally. Definitely worth mentally preparing yourself for 15 - my surgical team kept saying it would only be 5 which I thought unlikely, and lo and behold once I spoke to radiotherapist it was 15 
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How did your first day go? Xx
It was absolutely fine! Even my surgery arm behaved herself and no pain, hurrah! Thank you for asking x
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