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Hi! I will give a little background. I’m 49 y/o and was dx with stage 1a Invasive Lobular Ca Er/Pr + and HER2-, node negative. I had a lumpectomy with clear margins. I am perimenopausal. My initial treatment plan by team was radiation with 5 years of hormone blockers. I was surprised by oncologist when I went to discuss…
I am 5 years out from my stage 1 diagnosis, and I have been getting the bloodwork done every six months since then. They now want me to start getting it done once every year indefinitely. Is this normal? When did you stop?
It's been 11 months since my diagnosis and I'm still so confused and scared. I was diagnosed with hormone positive and her negative bc. Alred 7 out of 8 estrogen and 4 out of 8 progesterone. Tubule 3, nuclear 3, and mitotic 1. 40 to 50 percent mucinous. 2.4 cm tumor and 0.3 micrometastis in sentinal lymph node. Focal lvi.…
I am new here and seeking feedback on my treatment plan, specifically regarding chemotherapy. I have been informed that, given my tumor size of 5 mm, chemotherapy is an option but is often not recommended. The doctor explained that there is limited research on the benefits of chemotherapy for such a small stage I tumor,…
I was presented with two options today. First option is chemotherapy for 4 sessions, once every 3 weeks followed by radiation and tamoxifen. Second option is radiation followed by ovarian suppression and an aromatase inhibitor. They both obviously come with their own challenges. I’m looking for anyone who chose the ovarian…
I declined Chemo as I have CRPS - not sure if I made the right decision. Still have time do it ?? Had surgery now scheduled for radiation and at today’s visit she want me to start Anastrozole and Kisqali - given all the side effects I’ve been reading about Kisqali it presents very close to Chemo. Would love some input. My…
I have my first mammogram after treatment on May 13 and I am really nervous. I know that it should be okay, because they got it all with clean margins and no lymph node involvement. But I have test anxiety for sure. Also, I had a seroma develop in the arm pit area and it had to be drained twice and leaked out of the…
Have any of had to make this decision? I have stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma in my left breast…right is fine. I’ve only to been to one surgeon and she said the decision is mine…either decision will result in the same survival rate. Deciding on getting a second opinion? I don’t know which procedure has the longer term…
I was diagnosed in at the end of July 2021. Stage 1, low Ki67 - 3%, 4 nodes removed, none with cancer. Had lumpectomy and radiation only, no chemo, and I am not taking hormone blockers because the benefit - for me - was less than 1% and my oncologist agreed. I had a tough time with my scans last year, as my BCS was the one…
After my lumpectomy I was recommended chemo by my MO, but from what I understand about the tumor board discussions it doesn't seem to me like a strong recommendation, and the MO also said we do whatever I feel is right. As a result I am going back and forth on whether to do chemo or not! I had a 45mm tumor and 2 lymph…
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