Micropapillary
Hello everyone, I was diagnosed with invasive micropapillary breast cancer 2 weeks ago. I only had an 8 mm tumour but unfortunately 1.5mm micrometastisis was found in my sentinal node. I had a bilat...
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Hi @Kerry-Lee47,
Welcome to the forum. You will find a wealth of information, support and warmth here. Exploding head is par for the course as well I'm afraid.
I think everyone goes through a similar thought process at the beginning when the word chemo is mentioned. It scares the living heck out of all of us. Yes, at times, it does feel a bit like you have to do things and feel totally out of control of the situation but really at the end of the day it is your choice. Nobody can hold you down and make you do things.
The whole thing is confusing on what to do for the best. Long term side effects may or may not occur. The same as it is with side effects throughout treatment. You may get some, none or all. No body really knows.
You should not feel like a loser by any stretch and I am sure some of the people in that industry could possibly change their opinion if it was actually them that had been diagnosed. The beliefs we have held strong and steadfast can be very confusing when diagnosed and nobody who hasn't been in that position should really make any judgments.
Every time I thought, nope, I'm not doing this, I would get out my pathology report, read it again and then march of to treatment to pulverize the thing into oblivion.
I am sure your team has recommended the best course of treatment for the best possible outcome for your type of cancer.
We are all held to ransom a little I suppose. What if I don't do this and it comes back, can I live with my decision? That's the million dollar question that only you can answer.
Hugs xoxoxo
Welcome to the forum. You will find a wealth of information, support and warmth here. Exploding head is par for the course as well I'm afraid.
I think everyone goes through a similar thought process at the beginning when the word chemo is mentioned. It scares the living heck out of all of us. Yes, at times, it does feel a bit like you have to do things and feel totally out of control of the situation but really at the end of the day it is your choice. Nobody can hold you down and make you do things.
The whole thing is confusing on what to do for the best. Long term side effects may or may not occur. The same as it is with side effects throughout treatment. You may get some, none or all. No body really knows.
You should not feel like a loser by any stretch and I am sure some of the people in that industry could possibly change their opinion if it was actually them that had been diagnosed. The beliefs we have held strong and steadfast can be very confusing when diagnosed and nobody who hasn't been in that position should really make any judgments.
Every time I thought, nope, I'm not doing this, I would get out my pathology report, read it again and then march of to treatment to pulverize the thing into oblivion.
I am sure your team has recommended the best course of treatment for the best possible outcome for your type of cancer.
We are all held to ransom a little I suppose. What if I don't do this and it comes back, can I live with my decision? That's the million dollar question that only you can answer.
Hugs xoxoxo