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Beachlady
9 years agoMember
To Chemo or not to Chemo
Hi, recently diagnosed with early BC through a routine mammogram, original thoughts were DCIS but turned out to be Invasive cancer. I had the tumour removed 4 weeks ago and it turned out to be a lot b...
Sparkles
9 years agoMember
Hi @Beachlady - I think my bc is very similar to yours - similar size (I had 2 tumours), grade 3, lymph nodes negative, ER+, PR+ and HER2+. So I am looking at ongoing drugs for some time. I was scared of chemo, but didn't really contemplate not having it due to the explanation given to me by my surgeon around holistic treatment. It made sense to me so I went with it.
Was it worth it? I don't know - what I do know is that I have given myself the best chance possible & my adult children are glad that I did. We are all in this journey together.
I still don't like chemo and I can understand that some people don't want to go there - we all need to control our own journey.
Lesley x
Was it worth it? I don't know - what I do know is that I have given myself the best chance possible & my adult children are glad that I did. We are all in this journey together.
I still don't like chemo and I can understand that some people don't want to go there - we all need to control our own journey.
Lesley x