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Got told today chemo failed
Today I met with my surgeon, I'm booked in for right mastectomy and full node clearance for 15th August. He told me chemo has failed and done nothing. Hearing that had my head spinning. I've just spen...
What a shitty thing to happen. No wonder your pissed of, anyone would be. As the others have said, hopefully its caught anything that might have possible got away. I had surgery first, then 6 mths of chemo "to catch any strays they said".
On a brighter note, not everyone gets Lyphodema, its just one of those side effects that may or may not happen, like everything else. I think that's one of the worst parts of all this just waiting to see what's going to happen.
I had a lumpectomy and level 3 axillary clearance (5 of 24 positive) last October and am half way through radiation. No lymphodema. Do the excersises they give you, they do help a lot. I just kept doing as much as I felt capable of with that arm (read that as hand painted a tongue and groove ceiling lol.) I pretty much have full strength and flexibilty ithat arm. Only time I wore a bandage was doing the mowing as the vibration knocked it around a little but I dont even have to do that now. Keeping my fingers crossed for you that everything else goes to plan. XOXO
On a brighter note, not everyone gets Lyphodema, its just one of those side effects that may or may not happen, like everything else. I think that's one of the worst parts of all this just waiting to see what's going to happen.
I had a lumpectomy and level 3 axillary clearance (5 of 24 positive) last October and am half way through radiation. No lymphodema. Do the excersises they give you, they do help a lot. I just kept doing as much as I felt capable of with that arm (read that as hand painted a tongue and groove ceiling lol.) I pretty much have full strength and flexibilty ithat arm. Only time I wore a bandage was doing the mowing as the vibration knocked it around a little but I dont even have to do that now. Keeping my fingers crossed for you that everything else goes to plan. XOXO