Breast Cancer Now Forum

Hi everyone    Tracy- happy to hear your surgery went well and your are pain free.  vornsta- Ah is taking deep breath is difficult or it should be taken at a particular time. I have my appointment on Aug 12 . Hope rest of your treatment goes well without much side effect.  Daisy- has your breathlessness and pain improved ?  cead- happy to heat radiation is going well  ... View more

Hi vornsta   did they take scan. ... View more

Yes daisy    having an appointment on aug 12th. I also had the shoulder pain before surgery but after surgery it went away. And yes I also feel some hardness near my surgery scar and my mind was like ah has it come back and checked with my dr and she said it will be like that but in course of time it will heal. So check with your dr.  All the best for radiotheraphy ... View more

Hi all Hope everyone is doing ok    I started my oral chemo last Monday but after 2 days I started experiencing rashes on both of my shoulders. Consulted with dr and she gave some antiasthmines and asked me to continue with the tablets but the rashes started spreading and itching also. So onco told me to stop and go for radiation . Feeling weird and worried  ... View more

Hi all   hope everyone doing well   Tracy - got your date for surgery?  Daisy- hope you are recovering well from surgery and did you got your plan regarding further treatment.   I have started my oral chemo from today. Taking 1500mg of xeloda twice daily. It’s for 8 cycles ( 2weeks on and 1 week off) Hope it goes well.  ... View more

Hi   Daisy- still I don’t have a clear picture. She said it will be for 6-8 cycles . My radiotherapy will be after this chemo. I know how you feel as I am also going through the same. But as per Onco it increases  the percentage of non recurrence so I am thinking of going for it. My wish is that  the side effects will be less.  Vornsta congrats on finishing your chemo.  ... View more

Hi Tracy    have you got your Apointment for surgery. Hope your scan went well.    ... View more

hi daisy  yes I have to have radiotherapy also.  once this oral chemo finished then I have to go for radiotherapy .  As per onco it’s an option for me as we don’t have any other treatment once radiotherapy is over and it increases the percentage of non recurrence  She has given me 3 days to think and come back on Monday .  hoping this oral chemo will give less side effects.    ... View more

hi all   hope everyone are ok.  Got my report today. Me also like daisy not happy with that.  They removed 10 lump nodes. Out of that one had a small micrometassis of .5mm and in the tumor there was some residual cancer cells .  as I am TNBC my onco told me that I have to oral chemo upto 6-8. Cycles ( 21 weeks each)   each day I have to take tablet called xeloda. Ah I feel so dejected. ... View more

Hi Daisy    good luck for your surgery    hugs ... View more

Hi daisy   i am feeling good and managing the pain with paracetamol every 6 hrs. Waiting for this drain to be removed. As shi said eat nicely and keep your strength up. I also had the pain in my shoulder before the surgery as of now I am not feeling any pain after surgery .  hopefully yours also goes after surgery .  all the best for your surgery and keep up the positive attitude. ... View more

Hi dears daisy- yes my surgery went well. Still have the effects of anesthesia and staying overnight as physiotherapist will be visiting to teach the exercise by today only and probably will get discharged by evening. As of now not that much pain due to paracetamol . All the best for your surgery on 23rd. My radiation will be decided after the pathology report. Tracy- one more to go yaay. Then you can relax a bit.  caed- Hopefully mine will be derided after the pathology report only. Waiting eagerly to finish everything. All the best for your radiation to go well.  Thomaschix- happy to hear you are doing well after surgery.  hugs  ... View more

hi artycart   hope you doing ok after the 6th cycle . One more to go right then yaay.  yes I am waiting for it to finish   thomaschix all the best for your surgery tomorrow   daisy - hope you are so relieved  with your new treatment plan and all the best for your surgery. Will pray that you won’t be needing any more chemo after surgery charisma and vornsta hope both of you doing well ... View more

Hi Daisy   its on 17th June .      ... View more

hi Daisy   I am going to have a lumpectomy  and auxiliary mode clearance. I have his shoulder pain which the dr said is an side  effect of chemo. Apart from that I am feeling ok  Are they saying that you will be having chemo definitely or they will decide depending on the pathology report after surgery. How are you feeling now . Hope your side effects have reduced now    hugs   ... View more

hi    daisy - hope your health has improved now.  carisma - congrats on finishing your chemo    Tracy- hope your chemo on Friday went ok .  i had my mri on Monday and today had an appointment with my gp and they fixed my surgery on 17th June.    Hugs to everyone        ... View more

Hi Tracy   sorry to hear you are still in hospital. Hope the onco finds the reason soon for the temperature and you can return home.  Me still suffering from my side effects . This time my left side shoulder and back is paining more than my right side . Don’t know why . And the usual headache which is irritating . Hope it improves in another 2 or 4 days.  Hope others are keeping good health   hugs   ... View more

Hi Tracy   thank you for the wishes. My only prayer now a days is that everyone has to finish the chemo and all the other treatment and be cancer free forever and live a happy life for a long time .   Happy to hear that you are covid free. For the next docetaxol try to drink lot of hot water and that helped me from less side effect.  ... View more

hi vornsta   yes finished my chemo atlast . Happy with that and I can celebrate my birthday happily which is today. Hope you are doing ok.                ... View more

Hi Tracy   when was admitted in emergency  during my 4th chemo which is my first docetaxol they took covid test for me also and it came negative. So don’t worry it will be negative for you also.   Hugs   ... View more