Hi Pam and a very warm welcome to Cancer Chat.

I am so sorry to hear about this latest diagnosis. This must have come as quite a shock to you. You probably never get over a stage 4 diagnosis, but you can learn how to cope with it. I have had 2 bouts of breast cancer. The first was 8 years ago and the second was 7 years ago. Fortunately, both of mine were still primaries. I am due to see a dermatologist towards the end of this month about a mole on my back, so am concerned about that at present.

If you want to get in touch with others who have this type of cancer or who have been on Capecitabine, can I suggest that you go to the search facility on the blue banner at the top of this page? If you type in either of these words it will bring up previous posts on the topics, which I hope you will find useful.

Do please keep in touch and let us know how you're getting on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Pam, 

I'm sorry about your diagnosis but I'm glad you've joined us as you'll find other members, like Jolamine above, who are or have been in similar situations to yourself that you can chat to about what you're going through.

I've had a look around the forum and although I can't find any members with the exact diagnosis I have found a few who have different stages of TNBC that you may like to chat to. [@Sallyjo]‍, [@Teresapaul]‍ and [@Kerry11]‍ have been diagnosed with TNBC and [@zoe2312]‍ and [@Dencol]‍ both have experience of looking after their mum's with this diagnosis and now that I've tagged them in this post some of them will hopefully be along soon to offer their support and share their experiences with you.

I hope this helps Pam and that you're adjusting well to the Capecitabine (Xeloda®).

Kind regards, 

Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

Hi Pam

I think I am in a similar situation to you. I had tnbc in 2015, all clear 2016 and now mets in bones, liver and lungs. Started chemo 1st June on gem/Carbo x 6 cycles.  Hope you're doing well?

Best

Sherrie