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Mum diagnosed with TNBC
Hi,
I found out today that my mum has been diagnosed with about 3cm, Stage 2, TNBC on her left breast. It has spread to her lymph nodes and to her armpit. She is 63y old. The oncologist has suggest...
Hi Kavitha,
I am so glad to hear your Mum is doing well with her chemo.
As Diane says it is normal to have rads every day. I had 5 days one week, and four days the next week as they serviced the machine. 28 in all. The procedure only takes a few minutes. Beforehand she will have her target area pinpointed and tiny dots tattooed in the area. These are used to accurately line her up every day. Quite painless and very quick.
I had 12 weeks of paclitaxol too, with very few side effects - so glad to hear your Mum is the same. All the best to you both
Michelle x