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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@Kahm bit long winded but
The plan for me was same as yours
My tumour was attached to the skin, the muscle and to the sternum i got to 8 weeks into the paxil and the treatment was stopped and off to surgery 2 weeks later.
my tumour didn’t do much shrinking either
The plan for me was same as yours
My tumour was attached to the skin, the muscle and to the sternum i got to 8 weeks into the paxil and the treatment was stopped and off to surgery 2 weeks later.
my tumour didn’t do much shrinking either
Everyones treatment is planned with the best of intentions.
The fear and worry is real and normal. There wouldn’t be one person in this club/network that hasn’t felt it. There is no beet-faced embarrassment about it.
I didn’t do too much to get ready
gathered my crew for drop off pick up etc i only stayed in overnight. Best advice i got from here was loose clothing i chose front opening soft shirt a size bigger than i normally wore along with light pants
gathered my crew for drop off pick up etc i only stayed in overnight. Best advice i got from here was loose clothing i chose front opening soft shirt a size bigger than i normally wore along with light pants
Good luck with your surgery you should be given the information about what to do for after surgery recovery before you leave the hospital.
The exercises following are important especially as there is lymph involvement have someone there for the discharge run down
Take all the offers of help at home
And keep us posted
And keep us posted