Stage 2/ grade 2 - is chemo required?
Hi all. I'm new here and just had my lumpectomy on 16/1/23. Reports mentioned 40mm tumour on right breast. Re-excision is required to obtain a clear margin and one lymph node is involved (has cancer)...
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Dear Annalyn,
Try not to be too anxious. We are all different, and your Journey may be far better than you are anticipating. I had Mastectomy, Chemo 20 weeks, Radiotherapy 5 weeks. I did not work during all of this as I used my Income Protection Insurance. However, I did not have any serious complications through out all of these treatments. I had a Port for my Chemo. And in hind sight, I am even more grateful. I had an Axillary clearance( with that you need to take care of that arm) So now when I have blood tests and surgeries etc, the veins in my other arm have not been wrecked. I don't think that there will be anyone who can say you will be safe if you refuse Chemo. You could be safe. But I would rather have as much treatment as was recommended. So at least I had done all I could. I would get a second opinion from a qualified Oncologist. Each of us on this forum have similar stories, but they are also different.
All the best with the treatments you go ahead with.
Try not to be too anxious. We are all different, and your Journey may be far better than you are anticipating. I had Mastectomy, Chemo 20 weeks, Radiotherapy 5 weeks. I did not work during all of this as I used my Income Protection Insurance. However, I did not have any serious complications through out all of these treatments. I had a Port for my Chemo. And in hind sight, I am even more grateful. I had an Axillary clearance( with that you need to take care of that arm) So now when I have blood tests and surgeries etc, the veins in my other arm have not been wrecked. I don't think that there will be anyone who can say you will be safe if you refuse Chemo. You could be safe. But I would rather have as much treatment as was recommended. So at least I had done all I could. I would get a second opinion from a qualified Oncologist. Each of us on this forum have similar stories, but they are also different.
All the best with the treatments you go ahead with.