Hi Tri, thanks for posting. It certainly is a challenging time and I am glad you have made it through, it would be nice to hear your experience. I have had my initial surgery about 3 weeks ago and need to have another next week for more lymph node removal as they need to know they have it all, once this is done I move onto my next lot of treatment in August. I consider myself pretty lucky so far as side effects have only been bowel issues, loss of taste and my hair falling out. I do worry about all of the other things that these treatments can cause. I had pretty much just retired when diagnosed but am thankful to be at home, I am always emotional and try to keep a lid on it don't like other to see how I am feeling. What treatment did you have and what were your experiences with them?