This is mi first post. I had my surgery the 23rd of June, they removed the 3.5cm lump and I have the all clear, they also removed 20 nodes, only 3 were affected...Now the plan is 3 Fec and 3 Taxotere...I would like to hear if anybody knows a bit about the Fec and Taxotere side effects on fertility. I am having Zodalex (GnHR agonist) to protect my ovaries.
Thanks girls, it is truly great hearing from others.
I hope you understand, I am against anything that can hurt my body (and my soul) and that is why chemo sounds terrible for me. And as I said fertility is very important to me and my husband, sounds crazy but we plan to have 4 kids, and we only have 1 ha ha!..I feel I dont have the time, money and spirit to do IVF, thats why I am trying with Zodalex, there has been a few researchs done and 92% of women using it have "preserve" their eggs perfectly and the other 8% suffered only partial
Dear lovely ladies, thank you so much for your responses, they want me to star chemo in 2 weeks approx. I am still evaluating the pro and cons, and to be honest I am still not convinced...I need to be sure before doing anything because I perfectly know that fear and worries dont help when you have to take a big decision.
I am going to try everything and hear my heart and then follow it...
Love to all of you and keep smiling (there is always a good reason to be happy)
Leonor
Dear lovely ladies, thank you so much for your responses, they want me to star chemo in 2 weeks approx. I am still evaluating the pro and cons, and to be honest I am still not convinced...I need to be sure before doing anything because I perfectly know that fear and worries dont help when you have to take a big decision.
I am going to try everything and hear my heart and then follow it...
Love to all of you and keep smiling (there is always a good reason to be happy)
Leonor
Hi...When do you start your chemo? I had fec and to tell you the truth...I can't remember what else..but that's a good thing. At the time I thought I'd never be able to forget! I didn't react well at all to Fec and my concoction of chemo drugs. But, as you will hear over and over, every case is different. I have my fingers crossed for you. Let me know how you go and if you want to know more. I did get my menstrual cycle back and really wanted another child but my husband decided that he wouldn't want to be left with 3 young children and no wife if this all happened again. (even though my prognosis was positive!) Life is back to normal now and I am 4 and a half years past diagnosis. I'll log in regularly to keep up to date with how you are going. Best wishes. Message me whenever you like, Lee. x
hey there,
In terms of fertility & FEC, I was told the FEC/Radio/Hormone program does put my fertility at risk & the only way to be certain I could have children after treatment was to harvest now & go thru IVF later.
Neither my Onc, the literature I've read, nor breast nurses I have spoken to can say which of us will resume our menstral cycles post treatment. Right now the message I am getting by medical staff is that each case is different - they just don't know.
It would be interesting to see data on how many young women get their normal menstral cycle back after treatment is said & done.
Sorry i cant help more.
Thanks lovely, I am still trying to convince myself to go through it...thanks for writing
Good that surgery is over. Good u have a plan & get it done & over with. Sorry I cant help u further, but hope Chemo has minimal side affects for u, my thoughts are with u & hope the other ladies on here can help u.
Good that surgery is over. Good u have a plan & get it done & over with. Sorry I cant help u further, but hope Chemo has minimal side affects for u, my thoughts are with u & hope the other ladies on here can help u.
