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...
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@viking1 that's so sweet of you to say. The treatment can seem never ending. It's kind of a double edged sword sharing experiences and opinions because they are so individual and in this forum everything gets highlighted and it's hard to see the context. I had a rough time there during treatment, but it's turned out well. I have just finished having a reduction on the right after an LD reconstruction. I only have a nipple tattoo/ recon to do and hopefully that will be my last surgery.
I just read what other women like yourself are going through and I can relate to it all. I tried to push cancer to the back during treatment by continuing to work, using cold caps to try to keep my hair, driving myself to chemo for the last 3 months of it. At the time I thought it was me taking control, but as I approach the end of surgery I can see that I actually didn't let people help me, and didn't acknowledge the grip cancer had on me. That's why this forum has been so lovely. All the best with your treatment. Sometimes the fear of it is much worse than the day to day reality. xx
I just read what other women like yourself are going through and I can relate to it all. I tried to push cancer to the back during treatment by continuing to work, using cold caps to try to keep my hair, driving myself to chemo for the last 3 months of it. At the time I thought it was me taking control, but as I approach the end of surgery I can see that I actually didn't let people help me, and didn't acknowledge the grip cancer had on me. That's why this forum has been so lovely. All the best with your treatment. Sometimes the fear of it is much worse than the day to day reality. xx