Oncotype 15...still have to have chemo
Thank you for letting me vent...I can't seem to stop crying right now. I guess I am going to cry like a girl today & "fight like a girl" again tomorrow. By the way, before I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I was addicted to FB. Now, I am addicted to this site & the wonderful people on it.
Thank you,
Tina
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The Cancer Roller Coaster--
a bunch of us are riding it with you, so you're not alone, Tina! It's crazy-making, isn't it?!
I had a "yes accelerated partial breast irradiation" "no, take it out, chemo first" ride. They put in the balloon catheter for the partial rads on a Wednesday, did a CT scan to locate it precisely on Thursday, and took it back out again on Friday. ARRRGHGH! My onco appt got moved up so I could start chemo faster. But the onco team failed to schedule my chemo port insertion, so it got moved back again . . . Roller Coaster ride indeed!
I keep hoping things will smooth out, but I have a feeling I shouldn't hope too hard! Thank goodness we have this wonderful place to come to where others understand what we're going through!
Hugs! Sandy0 -
Hey Tina
So sorry about the
Hey Tina
So sorry about the chemo news, I kind of went through that with radiation. Surgeon said yes, Onc. said marginal. But I had the rads. And the chemo, and the surgery. And now that it's done I know that I did everything possible to prevent a recurrence. And that is why
your Onc. wants you to do the chemo. Take every shot available so that you hopefully never have to go through this again. Good luck. It will be ok.
Dee0 -
hidyaneb123 said:Hey Tina
So sorry about the
Hey Tina
So sorry about the chemo news, I kind of went through that with radiation. Surgeon said yes, Onc. said marginal. But I had the rads. And the chemo, and the surgery. And now that it's done I know that I did everything possible to prevent a recurrence. And that is why
your Onc. wants you to do the chemo. Take every shot available so that you hopefully never have to go through this again. Good luck. It will be ok.
Dee
my test came back 17 onc said it was to high so i had chemo i had clear nodes and margins but i wanted to do all i could to make sure..
best of luck to you.
teresa0 -
Hi Tina,
So sorry you are on the roller coaster! I know we've all been there until the decisions are made and you have a firm plan. I'm also stage 1, ER/PR + and HER -; no one mentioned oncotype testing and had to ask for it myself....had to face that waiting game again as that is the one test those of us w/very small tumors and positive hormone markers can benefit the most. The key is, the oncotype score helps the onc to decide yes chemo or no chemo. My onc determined that because of tumor size - 4mm and tumor cell type, that I would no need oncotype testing at all. Nevertheless, still had to wait for another appt and 2 weeks in order to find out I would not need chemo.
Even waiting for rads was agonizing...you just want to do SOMETHING to kill the beast! Find a plan! You are in the right place here...thinking about you! Tell us how your other tests come out!
God Bless...Julie0
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