Breast Cancer Now Forum

Hi Julia, How you doing? Have you now completed? I still have 2 weeks of chemo to complete due to 1 wk delay as I had an infection 😖 then following wk missed as husband had covid! 🤦‍ ♀️ . I am due radio planning appointment booked for April. Xx ... View more

Hi Julia, How you doing? Hope you managed to get back on track and maintained rest between cycles? X had a week of  picc line not wanting to give blood ( back to basics lol) but was a positioning issue and all good xx bit tired now 5 weeks left !!! How bout you xx ... View more

Hi Julia,  How you doing? Sorry for delay, so i started Paclitaxil although wk 3 deffered due to liver function 😕 . Back on track now 🤞 . Have had a picc line fitted also as my body went on blood giving strike 😂 . I also found the last EC hard x had my Paclitaxil dose reduced due to signs of neuropathy and the liver function issue xx hope your fairing ok x ... View more

Hi Julia  Happy New year...how are you doing, hope the palpiationd have settled x I'm due my 5th cycle this week ( have had 3 cycles of EC and 2 Paclitaxil...of 12 !! Xx had similar sid3 effects of flushed face, cold extremities hands...and the getting the hubby to shave my hair ..decided against cold cap as oncologist advised it's poor success rate on weekly chemo xx hope your feeling ok xx ... View more

@LMitchell how ya doing today xxx  ... View more

How ya doing? Strength picking up? Xx  ... View more

Sleep was broken last night waking sweating, bit of sicky feeling and flushed face today but ok overall so far, yes I start 5 day injections from Tuesday also xx  ... View more

I had my first chemo session Friday 29th oct to..so hoping to gate crash to x how do you feel?  I'm having EC for 3 cycles 3 wk intervals then 12 weekly sessions of Palixetol. ... View more

Morning,  Thanks Sandpiper, was home at teatime yesterday all went as planned as far as I'm aware although having to attend surgical unit soon as my lumpectomy site started bleeding through night. So little sleep talking to out of hours Drs for guidance xx seems to have stopped but needs checking as full dressing red xx  ... View more

Thankyou Eglis xx 🤞 ... View more

Hi Andrea,  How did you get on Wednesday? Know exactly what you mean 're overwhelmed xx I have my lumpectomy tommorow and am scared as hell! Hope your doing ok 💛 ... View more

Thankyou Sandpiper x I have my lumpectomy &Sentinile node removal tommorow a little tense to say the least x I'm still struggling with the diagnosis ..literally 9 days ago..surreal x  ... View more

Thankyou Lmitchell....my head whirls when I take a minute, at the moment I think I'm trying to distract myself from the reality of my diagnosis. Tbh the last 18 months of mine and my families life has been ruled by Cancer...my Dad was diagnosed 18mnth ago with throat cancer required intense radiotherapy...he is doing ok considering my mum then in May 2020 complained of a pain in her side July 29th 2020 she passed away of colon cancer 😔 , I don't mind admitting I'm scared and not been in control scares me further xx  ... View more