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Baby after breast cancer
Hi Ladies,
I was diagnosed with TNBC in April. I have had a lumpectomy & nodes removed from my right arm. I have 4 weeks left of chemo, then 6 weeks of rads straight after & waiting on genetic testing.
Has anyone out there had a baby after treatment?
If so was there a wait period? I've tried talking to my surgeon & he just says its up to me.
I'm feeling really confused, I really want another baby, but is it silly & selfish as I could have a recurrence?
Thanks
Mells
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yes, I went against doctors' advice. I chose not to take Tamoxifen at all (post chemo and radiation) because I wanted to try for a baby. The oncologist was not happy but he accepted my decison. I had my son 2 years after chemo finished and now, another 2 years down the track, am 30 weeks pregnant with a little girl, both naturally conceived after my period returned (thank you Zoladex injections during chemo).
- Has anyone gone against the doctors recommendations for the length of hormone treatment and tried for a baby? My team want me to do 2 years of zoladex post treatment (I'm 6 months into that now) but they haven't particularly said that I HAVE to do it either. I'm also on the 5 year tamoxifen plan.
- Has anyone gone against the doctors recommendations for the length of hormone treatment and tried for a baby? My team want me to do 2 years of zoladex post treatment (I'm 6 months into that now) but they haven't particularly said that I HAVE to do it either. I'm also on the 5 year tamoxifen plan.
- Hi there, my story is similar. I was diagnosed with TNBC in June 2011 and after being told I had almost no chance of conceiving naturally, I'm now 39 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby (conceived naturally) and having her next week! Don't believe it can't happen because there are lots of us out there. I was 32 at diagnosis and I'm 35 now.
- Hi there, my story is similar. I was diagnosed with TNBC in June 2011 and after being told I had almost no chance of conceiving naturally, I'm now 39 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby (conceived naturally) and having her next week! Don't believe it can't happen because there are lots of us out there. I was 32 at diagnosis and I'm 35 now.
- Conceived naturally never got to do ivf pre chemo so we left it to see if it happened if not so be it but we were very lucky
- Conceived naturally never got to do ivf pre chemo so we left it to see if it happened if not so be it but we were very lucky
- That's fantastic!! Gives all of us hope!! Xx
- That's fantastic!! Gives all of us hope!! Xx
- That's awesome! Gives me hope. Did you conceive naturally or with fertility treatment?
