by Panda | Mar 18, 2022 | My Progress
So today was my first interaction with my new medication! Eeek! Due to having triple-negative breast cancer, I was originally meant to do a trial for an additional drug to treat this cancer. I wasn’t able to go on the trial, but my treatment plan has stayed the...
by Panda | Mar 16, 2022 | My Progress
I had 2 appointments today back to back. Firstly was with my oncologist, but she was away so this was with her secretary I am assuming? As I was starting a new chemotherapy drug, this was just a catch-up to see what side effects I was having on the chemo at the...
by Panda | Mar 11, 2022 | My Progress
Hurrah!! Step 1 is done and dusted! I have just completed my 12th round of Paclitaxel and Carboplatin. That is 12 weeks of back-to-back blood tests, covid tests, and chemotherapy infusions! Whoop Whoop! Since my last treatment, my week was better than the previous...
by Panda | Mar 8, 2022 | My Progress
So today I went for my mid-way mammogram and ultrasound check. I wasn’t nervous about this appointment as I could already feel that the lump in my breast had shrunk! I went to the Ladybird Clinic at Poole Hospital, and as always, all the nurses and doctors were...
by Panda | Mar 4, 2022 | My Progress
This has been by far my hardest week. After last Friday, I had the best weekend. Even though I still didn’t sleep well on Friday night, I was up doing the gardening, cleaning out the house, doing tip runs, and just getting on with things. Saturday and Sunday I just...
by Panda | Mar 1, 2022 | My Progress
Today I had a video consultation with the genetics team in Southampton. This is just to reconfirm that I am BRCA1 positive, and my options for surgery, etc. They reconfirmed the options, and I explain that I was swaying towards the DIEP FLAP surgery (tummy fat being...
