Just got a call from my oncologist............
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Anne, did you have the testroseann4 said:My score was 18.
A low score end at 16 so my score was low intermediate. They don't know for sure how effective chemo is for intermediate scores. My oncologist thought it would reduce my 10 year recurrence rate from 15 to 12 percent. I was 58 with no other health issues so I decided against chemo. Others with the same score might have chosen differently but that felt right for me. I hope you have a low score so your choice will be clear
Roseann
Anne, did you have the test yet?
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It will take a while.....jnl said:Anne, did you have the test
Anne, did you have the test yet?
Leeza
I talked to the lab in California yesterday (Genomic??). They let me know that my insurance covered the test--YAY!! It will probably be 2 weeks before I hear anything. They will let my med onc know my score & then she'll call me. Thanks for asking......
More waiting.....man, I hate it.....
Hugs to all--
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Yay for your insuranceThycaAnne said:It will take a while.....
I talked to the lab in California yesterday (Genomic??). They let me know that my insurance covered the test--YAY!! It will probably be 2 weeks before I hear anything. They will let my med onc know my score & then she'll call me. Thanks for asking......
More waiting.....man, I hate it.....
Hugs to all--
Anne
Yay for your insurance covering the test! We are here waiting with you!
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Hoping your score will bemadsters1 said:Hi there, My Onco score was
Hi there, My Onco score was 23. That is pretty much in the middle range. I wish it had been either high or low. The middle is "grey". I went ahead and had chemo. Just finished my last round on Jan 19th. Of course I'm not anywhere near having hair yet. THAT is the horror of it all, the hair loss. I have decided that I'll never do it again. I can say when I lay my head down each night that I did everything I could possibly do.
As a sidenote, I heard they were considering recalculating the Onco scoring system. Maybe something to ask about. Remember, "This too shall pass".
Hoping your score will be low and you will not need chemo!0 -
Crossing fingers andlori1961 said:My number was 12 so I was
My number was 12 so I was undecided to do chemo. Then I had a Breast MRI to make sure the cancer was gone and they found cancer in the other breast. After doing a lumpectomy with additional surgery, had a postive axillary lymph node so there went my descision. Finished chemo in April and rads in June. So far so good.
good luck with you're decision...
Crossing fingers and everything else that chemo will not be necessary.
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Got my score!!sylvan said:I had the test
Sorry. It posted twice.
Just got off the phone with my onc. My Oncotype Test score was 17!!!! Low risk--so no chemo for me--Yeah!! She also said with Tamoxifen, my risk of recurrence was 11%--without Tamoxifen--15%. Not a big difference, at all.
Thank you all for your thoughts & prayers--It's been a long few weeks--and I couldn't have gotten through without you all. THANK YOU ALL!!
Let's get on the bus for Dawne tomorrow, Pinks!!
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Yippee Anne! No chemo!ThycaAnne said:Got my score!!
Just got off the phone with my onc. My Oncotype Test score was 17!!!! Low risk--so no chemo for me--Yeah!! She also said with Tamoxifen, my risk of recurrence was 11%--without Tamoxifen--15%. Not a big difference, at all.
Thank you all for your thoughts & prayers--It's been a long few weeks--and I couldn't have gotten through without you all. THANK YOU ALL!!
Let's get on the bus for Dawne tomorrow, Pinks!!
Hugs,
Anne
Yippee Anne! No chemo! Congrats to you!
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Big congrats Anne on yourlori1961 said:My number was 12 so I was
My number was 12 so I was undecided to do chemo. Then I had a Breast MRI to make sure the cancer was gone and they found cancer in the other breast. After doing a lumpectomy with additional surgery, had a postive axillary lymph node so there went my descision. Finished chemo in April and rads in June. So far so good.
good luck with you're decision...
Big congrats Anne on your score! No chemo!
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Now we can all breathe a bitsusie09 said:Great news on your oncotype
Great news on your oncotype test! Big congratulations!
And, we will all be on the pink bus for Dawne tomorrow for sure!
Now we can all breathe a bit easier. So glad that chemo is NOT in your future!
Happy weekend,
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Congrats! What a relief toLisaepstein said:No oncotype test
I was told by my oncologist that I did not need the test because I tumor was so small 2.1 mm even if numbers were high I still would not chemo just radiation.
Congrats! What a relief to know that chemo is not part of your treatment!0 -
This is excellent! Verycarkris said:excellent news!
excellent news!
This is excellent! Very happy that this is the news you got!
Jan0
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