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RR
8 years agoMember
Chemo before surgery OR surgery before chemo???
Good morning, I received my results yesterday and the surgeon suggested a 4 month cycle of chemo (apparently my body can take it??) before a full mastectomy. Is this normal? Or do most have surgery...
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lrb_03
8 years agoMember
Hi @RR. When I had chemo first, starting nearly 3 years ago, I could find very little about it, and there seemed to be very few having it. It's become much more common in the intervening years, and there seems to be a lot more support for it. I looked at with the view that at least I would know what response I had, how well it had worked. I have no regrets about going down that path, and given the choice, with the knowledge I now have , would do it again. Chemo is hard, even if you're relativly lucky, as I was. I managed to work 3 days per week throughout. I did have some sick leave, but worked more than I was off, so that was a bonus. I was also, luckily, blessed with an extremely supportive workplace. Not everyone is :(.
Whichever way you go, you will find lots of support here
Take care
Whichever way you go, you will find lots of support here
Take care
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