Not what I wanted to hear
Well,, I had my oncologist appointment today and the news was not what I wanted to here. After five years of fighting advanced breast cancer with hormone therapy, I will now have to fight it with ch...
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Thank you Kathy and Tonya,
I thought I had all my emotions sorted out, but I had to tell my Dad yesterday and that was really hard. My mum is in a home with really severe alzheimers and she went in in April, so emotions in my family were alreay pretty well charged. So I have been a bit up and down for the last couple of days, wondering if I should go ahead with the chemo or just try a new tablet. I keep on thinking what if they have made a mistake and it is just a couple of swollen glands, but the tumour marker seems to tell more of a story. I know I will probably have the chemo and should have it, but in the back of my mind I am still hesitant about it all. I feel so well!
Not really worried about the heart monitoring as it sounds like a bone scan and I have had my fair share of them due to the secondary in my sacrum. Thanks for the description Kathy it always helps to know about other options and to be a little bit prepared.
Tonya, I will be having Abraxane and Herceptin. After the course of chemo, I will continue to have Herceptin but i am not sure if it will be via IV or a tablet. Most of the people her who have responded have said that it is not as bad as they thought, so here's hoping.
I wish you all the best with your journeys ladies. Thank you again for your advice, support and friendship.
Tracey xx