Chemo or not chemo
hi all, this post just my emotion and what I have in my head that make me cant sleep because of these options. 1. chemo and radiation then hormone therapy or 2. radiation and ovaries shutdown a...
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I feel for you, @Della - I was lucky & didn't have to make that choice, but we DID make that choice for my husband as his cancer was aggressive & altho it was 'only' found in the 1 lymph node .... that was enough! As @Sue_w says - the chemo is to mop up the randoms, much the same as the radiation does (I did 4 weeks of radiation) ...
They are much better at chemo doses these days too - not everyone loses hair etc, tho some do.
It is a tricky one ..... it is all about the 'what ifs' ...... what if it comes back and you hadn't had the chemo?
I know that I would have done the chemo if it was suggested to me .... as I wanted to throw everything I could at the beast .....
Don't believe all the 'quack' stories on the web - just as many vegetarians get cancer as anyone else ..... just eat well but not too much, exercise normally & keep busy & make a life .....
Check out this post .....
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/comment/204044#Comment_204044
and more of the same .....
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/search?Search=the+things+they+say
Take care, all the best for your decision making xxx
They are much better at chemo doses these days too - not everyone loses hair etc, tho some do.
It is a tricky one ..... it is all about the 'what ifs' ...... what if it comes back and you hadn't had the chemo?
I know that I would have done the chemo if it was suggested to me .... as I wanted to throw everything I could at the beast .....
Don't believe all the 'quack' stories on the web - just as many vegetarians get cancer as anyone else ..... just eat well but not too much, exercise normally & keep busy & make a life .....
Check out this post .....
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/comment/204044#Comment_204044
and more of the same .....
https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/search?Search=the+things+they+say
Take care, all the best for your decision making xxx