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Hi @TerriSteve,
Wow, that's not a fantastic choice at all. Did they give you a percentage of benefit? If the chemo only adds a 1 or 2 percent added benefit that might make your choice a little easier. Was there any node involvement? Do you have a breast care nurse to speak to?
It's odd they keep changing their minds. Normally these cases are put to an MDT meeting and a plan is formed with input from various medical gurus then you get to decide whether to proceed or not.
I have a work collegue who recently had a similar choice. 50mm breast lesion, no nodes. Given she had some other health issues as well that could be worsened and the chemo was only going to offer 2% she opted out of it and the rads and just went on letrozole.
I did chemo because there was node involvement and the benefit rate was 11%. Did the rads and said no to oopherectomy.
You may just have to ask the oncologist if it were them, would they do it given the big risk to your kidney and that you don't have a spare.
Horrible choice. Try to trust your own instincts which is very difficult to do at times.
All the best lovely
xoxoxo
Wow, that's not a fantastic choice at all. Did they give you a percentage of benefit? If the chemo only adds a 1 or 2 percent added benefit that might make your choice a little easier. Was there any node involvement? Do you have a breast care nurse to speak to?
It's odd they keep changing their minds. Normally these cases are put to an MDT meeting and a plan is formed with input from various medical gurus then you get to decide whether to proceed or not.
I have a work collegue who recently had a similar choice. 50mm breast lesion, no nodes. Given she had some other health issues as well that could be worsened and the chemo was only going to offer 2% she opted out of it and the rads and just went on letrozole.
I did chemo because there was node involvement and the benefit rate was 11%. Did the rads and said no to oopherectomy.
You may just have to ask the oncologist if it were them, would they do it given the big risk to your kidney and that you don't have a spare.
Horrible choice. Try to trust your own instincts which is very difficult to do at times.
All the best lovely
xoxoxo