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Silverlining
8 years agoMember
Chemo first
Hi all, Newly diagnosed...was it just last week? Feels like a lifetime ago. My surgeon has recommended chemo before surgery. Something I wasn’t expecting. I’d done all my research on breast cance...
Moosie
8 years agoMember
Hi. I was diagnosed with triple negative inflammatory bc in April. I started neoadjuvant chemo within 14 days. I had three tumours and at the conclusion of 8 rounds of chemo two tumours which were 25 mm had all but disappeared and one was reduced from 27mm to 4mm. Whilst it is scary living with the enemy for those 8 rounds the results achieved were amazing. I’m now 4 weeks post mastectomy and 3 weeks before radiation. From my results I am extremely lucky and without the neoadjuvant chemo I might not have been so lucky. I’m happy to answer any other questions you might have, if I can. Good luck with your journey.