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Help...I'm so confused :) Chemo or no to chemo??
Hi to all
Still plodding along this end. Today I met with the oncology unit.
I'm so confused now. They have said my case is border line, but both the head oncologist and her team member who saw m...
Hi
third time lucky at posting.
I had a 19mm tumour, ER and PR positive. After the lumpectomy I had clear margins, no lymph node involvement. HER 2 negative. I had hoped for only radiation BUT my oncologist recommended that i have chemo as I had a high ki-67 - which meant the tumour was proliferating really fast and therefore made it an aggressive tumour (grade 3). They can't make us have treatment, but once recommended I knew I had to do it. I did not want to down the track be angry at myself that I dipped out on chemo. So I went ahead. It is a tough 3 months (I had the same chemo that you have been prescribed) - but it is doable. You have to look after yourself. I managed to work full time in an admin type role through it - with only several sick days on chemo day and when the steroids had stopped. It takes a while to fully recover but a year on I am feeling pretty well. Back to the gym and back to socialising.
Look after yourself and you will find lots of support on this network whatever you decide.
Marg x