I said no
I saw the radiographer today. I told him no. I am not going to have radiation. I know you lovely ladies would have supported me through it but I couldn't handle anymore. I am taking my 85+% chance of ...
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You should do what you want to and to hell with anyone who says otherwise; your body is your business and you get to decide what you are going to do with it. Freedom of choice is a fundamental right and if that is what you want it should be the end of the argument.
Should be. You've educated yourself on the stats which can be brutal when you look at the percentages--between 1% and 5% increase in survival rates when it comes to chemo (for some of us) and similarly bleak prospects for rads (for some of us) There are no guarantees and these are very difficult decisions that only you can make working with the best advice and research you can get.
Sadly, that won't stop the well intended pointing out to you that you are missing an opportunity (miniscule as it is) or offering all manner of advice (informed and otherwise) that, while it may be entirely relevant for the person giving it, bears no correlation to your situation. Get going with your life and put this behind you--none of us have a crystal ball, you can only trust your gut and, like the rest of us, hope for the best in the future. Mxx