I think having a PET scan seems fairly routine now, where oncologist wants to establish a baseline before treatment ( establish if any secondaries present in scan or not ). I had a 5cm tumour, was triple positive , and had that scan - no secondaries found. Phew. Then started on AC chemo,followed by taxcel chemo, then lumpectomy (lymph nodes came back clear) radiation and now kadcycla/T-DMI chemo because tumour didn’t completely regress/clear at surgery. I’m also on A1 hormone tablets now. This last chemo targets the HER2 cells that may be around -better results for me than herceptin alone .
Good luck with your journey - ask lots of questions about your cancer type so you understand that aspect of it as it can dictate treatment options .
Agree with cath62 - exercise , even just walking, when you can will,help,you cope with chemo better .
if you have access to a Breast care nurse at your hospital do use them, they’ll help,you negotiate the system and explain processes to you .
