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SBC & Me
SBC & ME Date of Diagnosis: 13/04/2021 Current Treatment Line: Palbociclib, denosumab, zoladex, apixaban, letrozole How Does SBC Affect Your Life: The cancer is in my bones and I had a proximal femoral endoprosthetic replacement (replacement of hip socket and femur) walking is difficult and the distance is limited. I still work full time as it provides my normality and a distraction from the cancer world of hospital appointments and scans.
SBC & Me
SBC & ME Date of Diagnosis: 23/05/2023 Current Treatment Line: Current on 7th cycle of Nab paclitaxel and Phesgo. How Does SBC Affect Your Life: Was diagnosed with breast cancer the day before giving birth in May.
SBC & Me
SBC & ME Date of Diagnosis: 05/04/2023 Current Treatment Line: I am currently on my first treatment line. I have just finished 6 rounds of chemotherapy (Docetaxel) which I had every 3 weeks.
SBC & Me
SBC & ME Date of Diagnosis: 04/08/2022 Current Treatment Line: Ribociclib, Letrozole and Denusomab. I started my treatment journey on weekly chemo called paclitaxel which worked really well to reduce and get the cancer under control.
SBC & Me
SBC & ME Date of Diagnosis: 27/09/2022 Current Treatment Line: I am taking daily bisphosphonates (Ibandronic acid), oestrogen blocker (Aromasin) and targeted therapy (Ribociclib). How does SBC affect your life?: I am 63 and my life has totally changed due to secondary breast cancer.
SBC & Me
SBC & Me Date of Diagnosis 1st September 2021 Current Treatment Line Letrazole Zoladex Denosumab Ribociclib How does SBC effect your life? My body hurts quite a lot, just doing the gardening I have full on body aches for days, my body doesn't bounce back too quickly.
SBC & Me
SBC & Me Date of Diagnosis 17/02/2023 Current Treatment Line I have occult SBC, no evidence in breast which delayed dx. Liver/bone mets.
SBC & Me
SBC & Me Date of Diagnosis 16/05/2021 Current Treatment Line I’m on Leterazole, Palbociclib, Xolidex, Denosimab, pregabolin, omeprazole, ibuprofen, paracetamol and morphine with regular therapy through the Sara Lee trust. My diagnosis?
SBC & Me
SBC & Me Date of Diagnosis 13/01/2023 Current Treatment Line I am just about to start a chemo drug called Abraxane and immunotherapy. I'll go in for treatments on a four week cycle, with three on and one off.
SBC & Me
SBC & Me Date of Diagnosis 08/04/2022 Current Treatment Line I am on my first line of treatment taking Letrozole and Palbociclib and about to start cycle 10. How does SBC effect your life?
SBC & Me
SBC & Me Date of Diagnosis 01/06/2022 Current Treatment Line Ribociclib + Letrozole + Zoladex + Denosumab How does SBC effect your life? Where do you begin with this?
SBC & Me
SBC & Me Date of Diagnosis 14/09/2022 Current Treatment Line Paclitaxel and Phesgo How does SBC effect your life? I am still very early on so I’m still getting use to it all.
SBC & My Treatment
SBC & Me How does secondary breast cancer affect your life? I do get exhausted, the tiredness suddenly hits me.
SBC & Me
SBC & Me Date of diagnosis? Secondary diagnosis, October 2020 Current treatment line?
SBC & My Treatment
SBC & Me Date of diagnosis? 2021 Current treatment line?