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I am 57 and was diagnosed with DCIS grade 3 and invasive in April this year.Thank god it didn't get into the nodes.I have had 2 lumpectomies and 3months of chemo and am upto my 3rd week of Taxol. I a...
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Yes,Taxotere is very hard on you.At least that was my experience last year.After the first round I ended up in isolation ward with no white cells-very ill. I made the decision not to continue chemo and my doctor was ok with it.I had had a mastectomy and no node or body involvement.He said Tamoxifen would help me more anyway as my cancer was eostrogen +ve.I had radiation back in 2003 for my first bout of cancer and I can tell you that it's alot easier on your body than chemo.Don't worry too much about exercising unless you feel up to it.Cut yourself some slack and eat what you feel like -don't go crazy though! Most of us put on some weight but it will come off when you are in the right headspace.Yeh those hot flushes are a night mare.I'm 56yrs old and it's been going on for 9yrs.Just when they were improving Tamoxifen crancked them up.Anyway I now take a very low dose antidepressant(endep 10mg)and it helps keep them to a minimum.
Tonya