Hi everyone, I too am newly diagnosed
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Well done on getting thru your surgery ..... Great news that it hadn't spread to the nodes! So technically, the radiation is a bit of a 'mop up exercise' - in case any of the cancer had already spread it's tentacles that wasn't picked up by the surgery! Like you, I had the lumpectomy for Invasive Lobular Cancer and had clear nodes, followed by radiation & am now on AIs.
Talk with your oncologist - by going onto the AIs, it further reduces the possibility of the cancer returning ..... my tablets (for 5 years at this stage) only decrease the 'likelihood of recurrence' by 1% ...... but I am sticking with it at this point in time, tho technically, I could stop taking them if I wanted to. The first Tabs I tried, Letrozole made my existing arthritis aches & pains REALLY REALLY bad ..... so I was changed over to Exemestane after 2 months & I am finding it much better for my personal situation with just my hands being affected mostly.
Be open minded & go with what your team reckons is best for your personal circumstances. To be honest, the Rads wasn't 'too bad' ..... tho I had a couple of hiccups that sent me into a spin, mentally for a while.
Talk with your oncologist - by going onto the AIs, it further reduces the possibility of the cancer returning ..... my tablets (for 5 years at this stage) only decrease the 'likelihood of recurrence' by 1% ...... but I am sticking with it at this point in time, tho technically, I could stop taking them if I wanted to. The first Tabs I tried, Letrozole made my existing arthritis aches & pains REALLY REALLY bad ..... so I was changed over to Exemestane after 2 months & I am finding it much better for my personal situation with just my hands being affected mostly.
Be open minded & go with what your team reckons is best for your personal circumstances. To be honest, the Rads wasn't 'too bad' ..... tho I had a couple of hiccups that sent me into a spin, mentally for a while.
This whole disease mucks with our brain big time ...... do what you have to do, to get through it
Take care & all the best for your meetings tomorrow.
Take a good friend with you, as back up & a spare set of ears
Take care & all the best for your meetings tomorrow.
Take a good friend with you, as back up & a spare set of ears