Radiation Advice
Hi ladies, firstly, I just want to say that you all inspire me! Made of much stronger stuff than I am. My Mum was diagnosed with TNBC about 7 weeks ago. She had a mastectomy of her right breast and t...
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Thanks so much Donna, I really appreciate it. I think Mum is feeling the same - she has to get through the chemo first and then she can think about making more decisions. She is going through 3 rounds of FEC and then 3 rounds of Taxol. Her last chemo treatment (all things going to plan) is the 8th of January at which point she will do some research on radio. I am going to suggest to her that she gets a second opinion as well - that seems like a good way of getting a couple of ideas.
As for her arm - it is really quite annoying for at this stage, more than anything else. She too has slight cording which she is working with her physio on and she also has a trained lymphedema specialist who does the manual draining massage on her about once every 3 weeks, after the chemo - she is very lucky to have all this on her doorstep really! She is also petrified of lympedema so we are trying to keep on top of that as well. Did you find that radio affected your arm at all? I think that is one of the considerations she is taking into account when trying to decide about radio.
How are you going a year on from diagnosis? I hope everything is great with you.
Thanks again, Sarah