I have IBC
Hi Wendy
Yes I have inflammatory breast cancer. I was diagnosed 22 October 2010, almost 6 weeks ago. I am going through chemo now, so it has only just begun for me. It is a very scary time for me a...
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Hi Debe
I have had my mastectomy (left side only) and my IBC tumor was my whole breast which was 16.5 cm. No clear margins as they had to sew me back up and they have told me the cancer is still in the skin. I was told getting clear margins would be slim with this type of cancer but who knows. I did want more chemo before my surgery to shrink it more but my doctors just wanted to get the bulk of the cancer off me as the risk of this aggressive cancer spreading is very high. Please have hope, please get a 2nd opinion if you are not feeling confident with your present treatment.
I am in for my 2nd round of chemo today - taxotere 3-4 cylces every 3 weeks, to try to clean up the rest of this disease. I will then have 6-8 weeks of radiation everyday with the weekends off. Then hopefully I can get my life and my family back to where we once were before this terrible disease took over.
All the best for you and hugs to all xxxxxx