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Taking control of your diagnosis
Recently I was diagnosed with BC along with all the other lovely women on this forum and I guess felt the same shock and horror as every one else too! Four months on and following a lumpectomy which ...
Hi Sam
Yes doesn't the treatment suck. I can understand the docs point of views but being involved with many people with disabilities, I know there are a lot of people on disability pensions as a direct result of side effects of chemo and some other drugs. I did try to reduce treatment but when they say - if you don't you will probably die - it is a big incentive to have it!!! But some ladies do have a choice, and they are saying should I or not, chemo will reduce the risk by whatever, (and some are very small percentages) I feel like writing and saying no no no don't do it. But on the other hand some people get over treatment very well. Oh well. Wish you all the best too Pam
Yes doesn't the treatment suck. I can understand the docs point of views but being involved with many people with disabilities, I know there are a lot of people on disability pensions as a direct result of side effects of chemo and some other drugs. I did try to reduce treatment but when they say - if you don't you will probably die - it is a big incentive to have it!!! But some ladies do have a choice, and they are saying should I or not, chemo will reduce the risk by whatever, (and some are very small percentages) I feel like writing and saying no no no don't do it. But on the other hand some people get over treatment very well. Oh well. Wish you all the best too Pam