No response to paclitaxel - anyone else?
Hi all, I was dx with early BC in August this year. I turned 40 this year. It's a grade 2(ish) invasive ductal. Hormone +ive, HER2 -ive. Because it was in my lymph nodes, my treating team wanted ...
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I haven’t been in your situation but anxiety is very real especially when things don’t turn out according to the book. And that of course is why you can, and possibly should, make a switch. Remember many patients do things the other way round, surgery first. There is now a lot of interest in reducing a tumour as much as possible first, which is sensible if it significantly reduces the amount of surgery required, but it’s not the only way to go. And you are not being silly, just normal! Surgery is usually very straightforward, may require more preparation if you plan reconstruction straight away. Rarely painful although lymph node removal may jangle nerve endings in the underarm for a while. Best wishes.