Time to process
Hi All, my intro post. Such a roller coaster of emotions and processing suddenly going from perfectly healthy to not! I had a Diagnosis 22/12/23 IDC with 2.9cm tumor and lymphnode involvement from B...
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October Update.
Chemo done, 5 months... got through to 11/12 of the pactlitaxal, but neuropathy creep in feet long term risk, was time to call it. Med Oncologist was happy that I made it to this and I am going to be hopeful the foot nerves settle in time, or better still go away (tingly/numb, particularly left foot).
Radotherapy finished...15 sessions all done (this changed from an original 25 sessions, to a new protocol of higher dose but less sessions). Only very mild skin irritation underside of breast fold, so far no redness or burning yet showing otherwise, but I am feeling quite fatigued. I also have a very sore/hard to swallow throat due to area of targetted radiation. Happy thats all completed thoughđź‘Ť.
Bone density scan done, and see oncologist later this week to start hormone therapy drug.
Chemo done, 5 months... got through to 11/12 of the pactlitaxal, but neuropathy creep in feet long term risk, was time to call it. Med Oncologist was happy that I made it to this and I am going to be hopeful the foot nerves settle in time, or better still go away (tingly/numb, particularly left foot).
Radotherapy finished...15 sessions all done (this changed from an original 25 sessions, to a new protocol of higher dose but less sessions). Only very mild skin irritation underside of breast fold, so far no redness or burning yet showing otherwise, but I am feeling quite fatigued. I also have a very sore/hard to swallow throat due to area of targetted radiation. Happy thats all completed thoughđź‘Ť.
Bone density scan done, and see oncologist later this week to start hormone therapy drug.