au0rei
9 years agoMember
Has Anyone Given Up on Chemo?
Hard Question that I am having.
I was diagnosed with IDC stage 2 ER-PR- and HER2+VE. Mastectomy done a week after diagnosis clear surgical margins. Cancer lump was 2.5cm with 1.5cm surrrounding DCIS. No radiation prescribed. 3. lympn nodes taken were clear. CT and PET scans clear.
My chemo cycle one and two went fine. I was on Taxocete and cyclophosphamide and antibody Herceptin. On third cycle I developed a horrible rash on day 8 which was itchy and I almost thought I was going to die. I was also constantly feeling warm when I am sleeping at night even with air con on.
I am contemplating quitting the last chemo. I feel really awful trying to 'destroy' my immune system just because I have been prescribed this protocol for me. I know the chemo is preventative treatment but I feel like I am doing my body such injustice pumping it with toxins and causing it be in an compromised state especially between day 7-12. My oncologist kind of left the choice to me saying the standard is 4.
Other than chemo, I am feeling well and eating very well and I feel that my body can do better with a nutritional diet to help my immune system, than chemo!
Just wondering if anyone out there have been through my stage? And what did you choose to do?
Thanks.
I was diagnosed with IDC stage 2 ER-PR- and HER2+VE. Mastectomy done a week after diagnosis clear surgical margins. Cancer lump was 2.5cm with 1.5cm surrrounding DCIS. No radiation prescribed. 3. lympn nodes taken were clear. CT and PET scans clear.
My chemo cycle one and two went fine. I was on Taxocete and cyclophosphamide and antibody Herceptin. On third cycle I developed a horrible rash on day 8 which was itchy and I almost thought I was going to die. I was also constantly feeling warm when I am sleeping at night even with air con on.
I am contemplating quitting the last chemo. I feel really awful trying to 'destroy' my immune system just because I have been prescribed this protocol for me. I know the chemo is preventative treatment but I feel like I am doing my body such injustice pumping it with toxins and causing it be in an compromised state especially between day 7-12. My oncologist kind of left the choice to me saying the standard is 4.
Other than chemo, I am feeling well and eating very well and I feel that my body can do better with a nutritional diet to help my immune system, than chemo!
Just wondering if anyone out there have been through my stage? And what did you choose to do?
Thanks.