Newly Diagnosed - TNBC - Mantis
Hi All I received my breast cancer diagnosis a few weeks ago after finding a lump in my right breast. I had a lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy on 24th August. My tumor was 25mm and fortunat...
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7 rounds of Taxol now done with only 5 to go. I’m traveling ok, the worst thing is the leg and pelvic aches and pains. The little hair I had left is slowly disappearing and my eyebrows and eyelashes are thinning too.
I have my radiation planning appointment the week after I finish chemo then I’m booked in to have my port removed the week after that. Then it’s 20 fractions over just over four weeks and hopefully it’s done! I know the end of active treatment can be just as hard as treatment itself but it feels good to be able to see the end for now.
One thing that could change things is results from genetic testing which are due just before chemo finishes. I have a greater than 10% chance of a BRCA mutation so will just have to wait and see ....
I have my radiation planning appointment the week after I finish chemo then I’m booked in to have my port removed the week after that. Then it’s 20 fractions over just over four weeks and hopefully it’s done! I know the end of active treatment can be just as hard as treatment itself but it feels good to be able to see the end for now.
One thing that could change things is results from genetic testing which are due just before chemo finishes. I have a greater than 10% chance of a BRCA mutation so will just have to wait and see ....