Struggling through Chemo
Hi all, My nurse has just introduced me to this group. I’m hoping to connect and share my story and hopefully somehow feel better. After being diagnosed and a short time later having a mastectomy a...
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I try not to think about it coming back.... mine was also on the aggressive side ( grade 3 ) but I am determined that it won't, they are pretty good odds @Katie46! I figure the other women in my family that had it didn't have a recurrence and hopefully I won't be either! I recall my oncologist showing me a graph from the NHS in the UK which compared the lifespan of someone my age without BC and then it showed each of the treatments we have had, in the end there was very little difference in life expectancy, each treatment we have had (surgery, chemo, radio, hormone therapy) made the graphs closer and.closer...
I just treat it like any other health condition someone might have for life, diabetes, heart disease, etc etc..... just going to keep an eye on it and do what the professionals tell me!
I see both oncologists on Tuesday for the plan moving forward but it involves hormone therapy and ribociclib.
@Rona enjoy that sun and your veggie patch!
I just treat it like any other health condition someone might have for life, diabetes, heart disease, etc etc..... just going to keep an eye on it and do what the professionals tell me!
I see both oncologists on Tuesday for the plan moving forward but it involves hormone therapy and ribociclib.
@Rona enjoy that sun and your veggie patch!