Hello ladies, I've been reading this thread the past few weeks so am finally brave enough to jump in to chat 🙂 It's been so helpful reading your experiences so I hope by joining I will do the same I was diagnosed with Estrogen+, Her2+ , 28mm tumour in July, there was no lump, pure chance on a check up mammogram for another issue I was having with discharge from my nipple the past 3 years which had gone away with antibiotics but with Covid, check ups were all delayed. The MRI then showed I also had DCIS in a different location soI a single mastectomy end of July and started 12 weekly rounds of Taxol on the 15th September, with Herceptin every 3 weeks for a year. First round went perfectly, not much side effects but last week was a nightmare. They had to stop half way through - had a bad reaction which knocked me for six physically and emotionally. Went back for no 3 yesterday, got the pre meds like the 1st round and I skipped out of the ward! Some stomach cramps last week and then diarrhea(sorry TMI) but slept fine and work to a dull headache. So fingers crossed the next few days go ok. My hair is still in tact - scalp feels a bit tender but I haven't noticed any major amount of shedding - they said day 15 onwards - which is today so time will tell I suppose. You are all fantastic and wishing you all a good day 🙂
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