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Kerry66
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8 years ago

To chemo or not to chemo?

Firstly Im really sorry for this long post.
I met with my oncologist for the first time on Thursday and here is what I understand.

The surgery I've had is left breast mastectomy + 10 lymph nodes taken. 1 lymph node tested positive.
Type of cancer is:
ER - positive intensity 3+
PR - positive intensity 3+
HER-2 negative Score 1+

Below are the statistics based on the "f*%#$er NOT coming back within 10 years.

Surgery (done) and walk away now with no further treatment (no hormone blockers) 83%.

Surgery (done) and take hormone blockers (tamoxofin ?) 85%

Surgery (done) chemo 4 cycles 3 weeks apart - docetaxel and cyclophosphamide, perhaps radiation for 5 weeks but definitely tamoxofin ? (not sure if I've spelt that right). 90%

I know I'm not the only one but chemo frightens me it is my worst fear much bigger than my fear of spiders (and that's pretty big).

For me loosing my breast was the easiest decision in this whole fecken nightmare. Is 7% really worth the side effects? 

Im totally spent I have been crying for 2 days now and not sleeping thus the other 4 attempts of trying to post this discussion.

Never ever been so bloody scared in my entire life.


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