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Chemo treatment decision
I was diagnosed with IDC in my left breast in April 2025. I have had surgery and am now navigating treatment options. I had my tumour tested with the Oncotype DX test and it came back in the middle r...
HiLauraB27 wishing you all the best for your treatment when it starts on Monday. I didn’t have oncotype testing so my experience is a little different to yours, and my cancer type (“triple positive” meaning HER2 +ve, Oestrogen positive and Progesterone positive) has specific targetted treatment.
But I had a mindset the same asCath62 in that I was looking to give myself the best chance of preventing recurrence. I did take into account the data from some of the trials and felt they supported a decision to go ahead with the treatment, although I accept as best I can there’s no 100 percent guarantees.
I also had a lumpectomy and took the recommended radiation therapy and finished the full course of immunotherapy and chemotherapy.
Now I take an oestrogen suppressing table (aka an aromatase inhibitor) to help prevent hormone triggered recurrence.
I think these are very personal decisions as people weigh up their choices but for me it gave me a sense of control that I had done what I could to give myself the best chance of dealing with breast cancer at this “early stage”
I am sending you lots of positive energy and good wishes for the weeks ahead!
Thank you I had my first chemo session today and so far I’m feeling ok, I’m hoping that will continue.
Thank you first round wasn’t too bad bit rough at the end of the first week with nausea, some sickness and aches and pains felt relatively good for the other two weeks then second round on Monday. I’m doing cold capping as well but have had a bit of hair loss the last two days so not sure how that will go.
