Decisions about Radiation.

well Amanda i had both chemo and radio my cancer was a stage 2 high grade 3 aggressive ductal carcinoma  i had a partial mast half my right boob and full axil clearance. my tumor was 4.5cm  and growing it when found was 2.3 and doubled in two weeks.

my surgeon and medical onc recommended both so i just assumed they knew what they were doing they said i am high risk of it returning with similar odds a little higher than yours . the final choice was mine but i did it all to get better odds. 

just check re your reconstruction cause i think dependant on type radiotherapy can cause problems.

see what all the Drs say then discuss with your husband the pros and cons.

i had 3 differnt chemo's and 7 weeks five days a week radio. and now on toremifene  and yep the side effects are shit. weight gain , blurred vision nausea. . dry vagina oh happy joy. but compared to chemo these are nothing just very anoying.

i have another twelve months till the 5 year mark then hopefully can go off all the tablets,

and maybe loose some weight . i too get very tired and according to my husband moody, and just can't make a dession on anything i um and arh for weeks. just to deside what i said in the first place ha ha. 

the year isnt a write off because you are still here to complain about it.  hee hee, i use to say 2007 was a crap year i had whooping cough got cancer and then bells palsy , but in another way it was a good year because i found my cancer before it was to late and i am still here to complain.

as to the cold it was -2 here this morning brrrrrrr got the coonara roaring. well goodluck take care and what ever you decide will be right for you. xx Fran