Triple positive invasive lobular carcinoma

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Hi everyoneHaving been diagnosed February 2025 I have had surgery and now have my medical oncologist and radiation oncologist this week.&nbsp; My surgeon chose not to do neoadjuvent treatment .&nbsp; This is my second cancer diagnosis with the first being a grade 3 melanoma some years ago.My surgeon suggests radiation and chemo+ targeted therapy and the five year hormone blocker.I see alot of women had treatment before surgery and I am wondering if anyone is similar to me and went straight to surgery? What was your treatment after surgery? How did you pull through?&nbsp;&nbsp;Any advice or information is so appreciated&nbsp;Donna

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Hi Donna_B&nbsp;So sorry to see you join our select little club - the one we never thought we'd ever join :(&nbsp; &nbsp;Bummer that this is your 2nd diagnosis tho.&nbsp; :(&nbsp; &nbsp;Out of interest - were you given immunotherapy for your melanoma treatment?&nbsp; I hope you are recovering well from your surgery &amp; have a good support network around you xxDid you speak to your Oncologist for their opinion as well as the surgeon, prior to the decision not to have neoadjuvant therapy?&nbsp; Only some with BC (or indeed many other cancers) have treatment prior to surgery - and it can depend on a whole raft of things ... from the size, grade and stage of the tumour, plus other considerations .... Some who are HER2+ are given it, not everyone tho.Here is a document about it it .... it mentions Triple Negative diagnoses, not Triple Positive.https://www.eviq.org.au/getmedia/5c597e41-f1c5-43f4-8164-971a1d9b1795/1645-Anti-cancer-therapy-before-breast-cancer-surgery-neoadjuvant-v5.pdf.aspxHave you been assigned a Breast Cancer Nurse yet?&nbsp; You may like to discuss it with her - but as you've already had your surgery, it is more for your own understanding of the decision!&nbsp;I was 'lucky' and with an Invasive Lobular Cancer diagnosis, I bypassed chemo &amp; only needed a lumpectomy followed by radiation &amp; I am just coming off 7 years of hormone blockers.&nbsp; This disease (as you'll know from your initial melanoma diagnosis) mucks with your brain, even more than your body ..... so it can take a while to become 'comfortable' with the diagnosis &amp; treatment plan.&nbsp; &nbsp;If you find yourself sad, worried, upset - please consider listening to both Charlotte Tottman's and Raelene Boyle's discussions here ....Charlotte Tottman is a 'psycho Oncologist' who counsels women with Breast Cancer .... and was diagnosed herself in 2018, having a double mastectomy, no reconstruction. She is Very easy to listen to as she 'get it'.Raelene Boyle has had multiple cancer diagnoses .... her video is compulsive viewing! (Copy &amp; paste this link into a new window ...)https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussions/general-lifestyle-and-wellbeing/listening-to-raelene-boyles-podcast-is-well-worth-it-as-well-as-charlotte-tottma/140928Feel free to also check out this thread that has a lot of interesting links in it &amp; info on the forum .... we have some 'social' threads that you might like to check out too!&nbsp; Also some 'tick sheets' for keeping track of your mental and physical health xxA big welcome to all New Online Network Members ..... | Online NetworkTake care &amp; all the best