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nicole_hunt
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15 years ago

still waiting

Hi to all alot has happen to me in the past two weeks. One week ago I had a Bilateral Matectomy and reconstruction at the same time I am healing reall well from this and have coped quite well with the change I have to my body. I have also been back to the breast surgeon & have recieved the results from pathology so far I know that I am node negative, the tumour was 13mm, it is positive to hormone receptors and is HER2 negative and the surgical margins are clear. Although I know I couldnt have asked for better results I still feel petrified as I still dont know what treatment I may be recieving I find out tomorrow I have done my head in reading other peoples stories and reading about chemo Idont know how I will cope with being told I have to have Chemo?

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  • Allicat's avatar
    Allicat
    Member
    15 years ago

    Hi Nicole,

    When I started 4 months of chemo last November I could not imagine that it would ever be over. But it has now been finished for 3 months & it seems like a long time ago.

    I was terrified before starting chemo but the? whole chemo experience was not as bad as I expected. ????T?h?e? ?a?n?t?i?-?n?a?u?s?e?a? ?d?r?u?g?s? ?a?r?e? ?m?u?c?h? ?b?e?t?t?e?r? ?t?h?a?n? ?t?h?e?y? ?u?s?e?d? ?t?o? ?b?e?.

    If they tell you that you need chemo then you will be able to cope with that. Just take it one step at a time & after a while it will be in the past.

     

     

  • hdubs's avatar
    hdubs
    Member
    15 years ago

    Dear Nicole

    I'm sorry to hear that you are so anxious about starting chemo.  I finished chemo six months ago this week (4 x AC and 4 x Taxotere).  It had its unpleasant moments but it was manageable.  I hope that if you have to have chemo, your experience doesn't live up to your fears.  But please remember that we will be here for you if you need us.

    Helen.

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    hdubs
    Member
    15 years ago

    Dear Nicole

    I'm sorry to hear that you are so anxious about starting chemo.  I finished chemo six months ago this week (4 x AC and 4 x Taxotere).  It had its unpleasant moments but it was manageable.  I hope that if you have to have chemo, your experience doesn't live up to your fears.  But please remember that we will be here for you if you need us.

    Helen.

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    hdubs
    Member
    15 years ago

    Dear Nicole

    I'm sorry to hear that you are so anxious about starting chemo.  I finished chemo six months ago this week (4 x AC and 4 x Taxotere).  It had its unpleasant moments but it was manageable.  I hope that if you have to have chemo, your experience doesn't live up to your fears.  But please remember that we will be here for you if you need us.

    Helen.