WAITING FOR TEST RESULTS

ppurdin
ppurdin Member Posts: 1,181
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
hi everyone.I AM WAITING FOR TEST RESULTS TO TELL WHAT TREATMENTS I WILL BE GETTING.IF I DON,T HAVE TO HAVE CHEMO THEN I WILL HAVE RADIATION WITH A PILL I TAKE FOR 5YRS.CAN ANYONE TELL ME ABOUT THIS PILL.IS THEIR MORE THEN ONE KIND?IS IT EXSPENSIVE?THE PET SCAN WAS CLEAR,THE LYNPH NODS WERE CLEAR.THE LUNSETOMY WAS CANCER.THEY REMOVED MORE TISSUE THE SECOND SURGERY AND IT WAS CLEAR.I WONDER WHY THEY STILL WANT ME TO HAVE RADIATION?I KNOW I NEED TO ASK MY DR. THESE QUESTIONS.BUT I THOUGHT SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE SOME IDEALS.THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU.LOVE AND PRAYERS.

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  • Wolfi
    Wolfi Member Posts: 425
    #2
    Radiation
    It is my understanding that after a lumpectomy they do radiation to make sure any cancer cells that my have gotten "lose" during the surgery don't take root somewhere else in the breast. Radiation gets rid of those cells before they cause future problems.

    Not having had any radiation/chemo yet, I can only tell you what I have learned from talking to doctors and reading posts like these.

    I hope someone who has experience with radiation can answer your other questions.
  • Akiss4me
    Akiss4me Member Posts: 2,188
    #3
    Wolfi is right....
    That is basically why radiation is done in the area by the cancer. Then, the reason you take the pill, is so anymore stray cells in your body don't grow and also to stop any new cells from starting. There are different kinds. It will depend if you are premenapausal (like me) or postmenapausal (already went through the change). Your Doctor will decide which one is right for you. Some are more expensive than others. Hang in there and keep us posted. ♥ Pammy

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