Can't decide on treatment.
Hi. I've only posted a couple of times and am finding it hard to post this. I'm a 48 yo mum of three. I was diagnosed in October and have had three surgeries, the last one on 5 December which was a ...
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Hi @Roxette69, my situation was probably quite similar to yours, I was 44 when diagnosed, mum of three (4-7-9 at the time) and I also had Stage2, Grade2 ER+ PR+, 40mm on the left and various dcis in the right. I had double mastectomy & node sweep on the left (as there was one node involved) I did radio because of the node involvement, but was also told chemo would have limited benefit because of the Ki67 result which in my case was 5%. At the time I remember feeling that not having chemo was like not getting treatment, 'cos that's what we associate with cancer, but research has improved and treatments have changed. it's good to understand that this indicator has only been around for 5 or 6 years, so before that chemo was pretty much offered to everyone.
I did go on the zolodex for ovarian suppression and Aromasin as my daily hormone tablet so far so good. Yes, I get hot flushes, but I figure I would have had them sooner or later anyway, and in my case they haven't been too bad.
It's just over 18months now since my initial diagnosis and I've been on the hormone treatment for about 14-25 months. Honestly I haven't looked back.
Ultimately, you need to go with a treatment you feel comfortable with. Trust your team, maybe your surgeon or GP or breast care nurse can help talk it through.
Best of luck with your decision.
Aine
I did go on the zolodex for ovarian suppression and Aromasin as my daily hormone tablet so far so good. Yes, I get hot flushes, but I figure I would have had them sooner or later anyway, and in my case they haven't been too bad.
It's just over 18months now since my initial diagnosis and I've been on the hormone treatment for about 14-25 months. Honestly I haven't looked back.
Ultimately, you need to go with a treatment you feel comfortable with. Trust your team, maybe your surgeon or GP or breast care nurse can help talk it through.
Best of luck with your decision.
Aine