Treatment decision paralysis
Hi Everyone, I’m sitting in a grey zone at the moment and trying to understand how you weigh up your options with so many unknowns! I’ve just received Prosigna results back which show a 10% c...
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@JaneinMelbourne
I was also asked if I would be ok with it returning if I hadn’t done chemo, but after all i was told, it returning (God forbid!!) wouldn’t be just bc I didn’t do chemo. I guess if that happened, I’d just do chemo then. And I’m in the mindset that it won’t return. So I’m planning to enjoy my body and spirit feeling as good and healthy as possible, without the side effects of chemo. I already have side effects from Letrozole and they’re enough. I was actually told the AI would work just as good as, if not better, than chemo would, and I need to take it for 5 years minimum. Plus I had double mastectomy AND radiation for stage one and no node involvement, so I figure I’ve done enough for now.
I was also asked if I would be ok with it returning if I hadn’t done chemo, but after all i was told, it returning (God forbid!!) wouldn’t be just bc I didn’t do chemo. I guess if that happened, I’d just do chemo then. And I’m in the mindset that it won’t return. So I’m planning to enjoy my body and spirit feeling as good and healthy as possible, without the side effects of chemo. I already have side effects from Letrozole and they’re enough. I was actually told the AI would work just as good as, if not better, than chemo would, and I need to take it for 5 years minimum. Plus I had double mastectomy AND radiation for stage one and no node involvement, so I figure I’ve done enough for now.
Just like the other ladies suggested, I asked the registrar of my medical oncologist (a young woman) what she would do in my position, without the oncotype dx. She said she was risk averse and would avoid chemo if she could. So 🤷🏼♀️. It is your own choice in the end, and there’s no right or wrong, just make sure you’re comfortable with what you choose 🍀