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My "choices" regarding treatment spelt out
So on Thursday I had my first appointment with my oncologist My details were keyed into his computer and I was spit out as a statistic. My oncologist mentioned that he would respect any "choices" I ...
Hi @LisaO, I had a similar diagnosis to you but with 3 nodes positive. I wasn't given a choice. My surgeon's words were "we are throwing everything at you & you will be knocked flat". To say I was frightened is an understatement. On my first chemo day I told the oncologist I wasn't going through with it but she talked me round & said "surgeons can be very dramatic" & she was right. I came through treatment & worked all the way through & wasn't as bad as I thought although I had my bad days. For me it was a risk but not doing it I believed was a bigger risk & they do lump us into one basket instead of individual treatment but science is a long way from that yet. Good luck, it is very difficult.