catcrazy
13 years agoMember
Spot On Lung???
Hi girls,
Well, I heard from my doc today and I have a highly suspicious spot on my lung which wasnt there in previous scans.
I had a lumpectomy in October for grade 3, 6cm tumour and declined ch...
I am exactly the same as the dawngirl, I had a double masectomy and did not have radiation, but I had chemotherpy. I will not lie to you it is not that easy doing chemo, I would do it all again in a heartbeat, but then I did not have to combined it with radiation. So I am lucky that way.
I had really bad vomiting the first time then the doctor gave me more steroids, I put on lots of weight. So I did not get bad vomiting again but did suffer nausea and sore mouth. I lost my hair, suffered foggy brain and lethargy.
Now two years on, I have enrolled in uni, I went on my first overseas trip to NZ and I have lovely long curly hair which I never had before unless I perm it. View my profile and I have photos of hair I put up a few months ago.
As dawngirl also said everybody suffers differently and everbody story is different, no one can tell you what is the best path for you and your circumstances. Only you can make that choice.
If you decide to go ahead with chemo and need any advice on a few things to make chemo easier or dealing with the side effects, wearing wigs, being bald, feel free to ask. If you want I will even put back up my bald photo for you.
Lastly wishing you all the best, hope everything will turn out well. Take care
Dot xx