I Was a Healthy Doctor. I Never Expected to End Up in a Wheelchair
Summary
A doctor diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer in 2025 says treatment controlled the cancer but led to severe autoimmune arthritis and other complications. She reports that joint damage and steroid side effects left her unable to move independently for a time and requiring a wheelchair intermittently; she has since tapered off steroids and received physiotherapy.Key Facts
- She found a soft lump in her armpit and was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer in April 2025.
- The cancer had spread to her lymph nodes.
- Fertility treatment resulted in six frozen embryos.
- She began chemotherapy and pembrolizumab immunotherapy in June; immunotherapy stopped after six months because of complications.
- She learned she had a BRCA2 gene mutation.
- She was diagnosed with severe autoimmune arthritis linked to pembrolizumab, which caused painful, swollen joints and left her bed-bound.
- High-dose steroids were followed by osteoporosis, spinal fractures and significant weight gain.
- She says she finished cancer treatment in April 2026, stopped steroids in July, and has undergone physiotherapy.
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