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Hey there. Newly diagnosed with stage 4 MBC ER+PR+HER-, multiple spots in lungs. When the lump was first discovered the expectation was that it was curable as there was no spread and the lymph nodes looked clean - that all changed with the PET scan. So…question: The only option offered now is hormone treatment, but the…
Hi everybody, I know markers for somebody work, for somebody not...i'm talking about CA 15.3 Mine were high before the cure, and low when cancer was stable (i started Capecitabine September '23). they were always about 20/23. Now they went up to 31.7 Normality is up to 31, but the 35% increase really scared me. I have a…
I am very new to having stage 4 metastatic breast cancer to my lungs and spine. I was initially treated as stage 2 in 2019, had surgery and radiation and was placed on Tamoxifen. In June 2023, I developed this persistent cough that wa making it hard to breathe. I had a PET and biopsy in August that confirmed my cancer…
This will be week 5 on Lynparza. I’ve noticed since I’ve started my ALT, AST & blood glucose are in the high range. Curious if anyone else has had anything similar. Diabetes runs in my family, would like to get ahead of it. My last A1C was normal but at that time I wasn’t on Lynparza. I’m going to vent; if I bring it up…
Getting scan results of bone and CT after 3 months of tx. Nothing really to compare them to, since I had PET and MRI for dx. I'm scared, and need reassurance. Thanks.
Has anyone had their tnbc mutate to be hormone positive? I was originally 99% er+ and 1% pr+. Then I was tn. Now I'm 95% er+ and 75% pr+! My understanding is that breast cancer usually becomes less hormone positive, not more…I'm not sure what to think…
Hello dear community, My name is Yvonne, I am 56 years old and from the Netherlands, and I am currently battling metastatic, triple-negative, non-hormone-sensitive metastatic breast cancer. After undergoing treatments with capecitabine and paclitaxel, my oncologists have identified Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan) as a…
Hi all, I am right now having tremendous scanxiety about two scans I had on Tuesday. One was a nuclear bone scan, the other was a CT scan. They were supposed to reveal progress (or progression) after 3 months of Fulvestrant and 300 mg of daily Verzenio. I never had a bone scan before. The stupid technician came in after it…
After many years on Faslodex and Femara, my onc has decided to add Kisqali to the mix as my tumour markers are rising to the 100s although my ct scans appear stable. I haven't noticed anyone posting about this particular combination. I'm very nervous about the side-effects and I'd love to hear how people are doing. Is it…
I am currently working on my bucket list and it got me wondering what everyone else wants to see and do. My list below in no particular order. Go parasailing (done May 2018) Go on a cruise (done Feb 2019) Go to the Bahamas (done Feb 2019) Go to Jamaica Go to Hungary and Ireland See the Northern Lights See Hepcat (Ska band)…
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