Guest guest Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Hi Janet, Yes it sounds as if you and I are true sisters of the heart. I keep thinking that without chemo I would look under my bed every single night thinking that that little devil was hiding out waiting to bite me again. But then again I think of the low percentage of value in having chemo and not having it.... But then again... Just a single percent could be the one that saves my life...but then again....do I want to go through all the agony....but then again.... It just goes on and on. My mind is made up one day and not the next. I go in for a full body bone scan tomorrow and then to another oncologist for a second opinion on the chemo. I have met with my radiologist and really like him. I am so glad for you that you have come to a decision. It has to be a big relief. Do you mind telling me if you are hormone receptive or not? I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. When we come to the edge of the light we know, and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, of this we can be sure ... Either God will provide something solid to stand on or .... We will be taught to fly. Trisha -- Trisha Hi. I am almost at the stage you are. I had biopsy in November and found out the night before Thanksgiving. You have had it a lot worse than I. My lumpectomy, on Dec 20, healed great. But I was very scared going into this. My radiation Dr explained what the schedule would be and I was very well satisfied with that. Then I saw my Breast Cancer Specialist for my follow up and he explained the risks in a way that was a lot clearer. You have a lot of information and that is a very good thing. I thought maybe I would skip chemo since I had Stage I, invasive DC, that and the sentinel node had no cancer cells. And the blood cells around the clear area found no cancer cells, either. So I was supposed to start chemo Friday the 20th. But I was so confused about which one was the most important to start, I was thinking of doing chemo after radiation. I postponed my chemo for one week and had an appt with my oncologist. He explained a lot of stuff to me. I took a friend along and that was enough to make my blood pressure go back to what I normally have. I also have diabetes. And now am having another Shingles attack (18 mo. ago I had the first attack) Last April 1st I had to have rotator cuff surgery on my left arm and I have finally got my range of motion back just before the surgery. One thing my oncologist said that decided me was that you cannot depend on the sentinel node or the blood cells being negative. That is due to a false-positive ratio. The pathologist may have just missed a cancer cell. Also, he was offering me a chance to have three months of chemo (CMF) and then have radiation 33 days, and afterwards have another three months of chemo. I have decided to go that way and will call his office tomorrow to let him know. So I am scheduled to start chemo on next Friday.I don't know if this helps you any, but I can tell you that I am so relieved that I had another chance to talk with my oncologist so that I could make a decision. Very relieved.God bless you and God bless us all.JanetIDC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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