new to breast cancer, i am a survivor

i have started chemo first, but will do a sandwich approach and have radiation in between chemo treatments. has anyone ever done this. stage 2a grade 3, had mastecomy on left breast and was told margin clear, 2 out of 18 lymph nodes had trace.

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  • SIROD
    SIROD Member Posts: 2,194 Member
    Sounds like a great plan!
    Hi,

    In my day it was surgery, chemo and etc. I am in my 17th year. I just thought of wishing you well on the remaining parts of this journey.

    Best wishes to you,

    Doris
  • deewill50
    deewill50 Member Posts: 4
    SIROD said:

    Sounds like a great plan!
    Hi,

    In my day it was surgery, chemo and etc. I am in my 17th year. I just thought of wishing you well on the remaining parts of this journey.

    Best wishes to you,

    Doris

    thanks a lot for the well
    thanks a lot for the well wishes, i am keeping my faith, god's grace has brought me thus far.
  • VickiSam
    VickiSam Member Posts: 9,079 Member
    deewill50 said:

    thanks a lot for the well
    thanks a lot for the well wishes, i am keeping my faith, god's grace has brought me thus far.

    Just my story ...
    lumpectomy first -- no clear margins -- so I opted for a 2nd opinion, found a
    Breast Cancer Specialist. I then decided on a bilateral mastectomy, again my
    choice.

    chemo, surgery then reconstruction. No radiation as I had no natural breasts
    or old tissue to radiate.

    Please go to your library and check out Dr. Susan Love's - book on breast cancer.
    Arm yourself with as much information as possible.

    Prayers, and gentle hugs coming your way.

    Strength, Courage and Hope.

    Vicki Sam
  • deewill50
    deewill50 Member Posts: 4
    VickiSam said:

    Just my story ...
    lumpectomy first -- no clear margins -- so I opted for a 2nd opinion, found a
    Breast Cancer Specialist. I then decided on a bilateral mastectomy, again my
    choice.

    chemo, surgery then reconstruction. No radiation as I had no natural breasts
    or old tissue to radiate.

    Please go to your library and check out Dr. Susan Love's - book on breast cancer.
    Arm yourself with as much information as possible.

    Prayers, and gentle hugs coming your way.

    Strength, Courage and Hope.

    Vicki Sam

    thanks for the information
    thanks for the information vicki, and your suport, hugs and kissed to you, i will do exactly that because i am trying to arm myself with all information i can possibly get.
  • TraciInLA
    TraciInLA Member Posts: 1,994 Member
    deewill50 said:

    thanks for the information
    thanks for the information vicki, and your suport, hugs and kissed to you, i will do exactly that because i am trying to arm myself with all information i can possibly get.

    Interesting...new approach?
    Welcome, Dee -

    Among breast cancer patients who need/choose surgery, chemo, and rdiation, I've only ever heard of two approaches, depending on their particular diagnosis: 1) surgery first, then 2) chemo, then 3)radiation, OR 1) chemo first, then 2) surgery, then 3) radiation.

    I've met survivors of other forms of cancer who've done more of a "sandwich" approach, but never breast cancer -- perhaps this is a new way of approaching treatment?

    I think we'll all be very interested to hear why your doctor is suggesting this, and how it goes for you -- and, of course, we're here for all the support and hugs you need!

    Traci
  • Rague
    Rague Member Posts: 3,653 Member
    TraciInLA said:

    Interesting...new approach?
    Welcome, Dee -

    Among breast cancer patients who need/choose surgery, chemo, and rdiation, I've only ever heard of two approaches, depending on their particular diagnosis: 1) surgery first, then 2) chemo, then 3)radiation, OR 1) chemo first, then 2) surgery, then 3) radiation.

    I've met survivors of other forms of cancer who've done more of a "sandwich" approach, but never breast cancer -- perhaps this is a new way of approaching treatment?

    I think we'll all be very interested to hear why your doctor is suggesting this, and how it goes for you -- and, of course, we're here for all the support and hugs you need!

    Traci

    There's also -
    There's also - 1) Chemo first, then 2) Surgery, then 3) more Chemo and finally 4) Radiation. That's what I did for IBC.

    Susan
  • Rague
    Rague Member Posts: 3,653 Member
    TraciInLA said:

    Interesting...new approach?
    Welcome, Dee -

    Among breast cancer patients who need/choose surgery, chemo, and rdiation, I've only ever heard of two approaches, depending on their particular diagnosis: 1) surgery first, then 2) chemo, then 3)radiation, OR 1) chemo first, then 2) surgery, then 3) radiation.

    I've met survivors of other forms of cancer who've done more of a "sandwich" approach, but never breast cancer -- perhaps this is a new way of approaching treatment?

    I think we'll all be very interested to hear why your doctor is suggesting this, and how it goes for you -- and, of course, we're here for all the support and hugs you need!

    Traci

    There's also -
    There's also - 1) Chemo first, then 2) Surgery, then 3) more Chemo and finally 4) Radiation. That's what I did for IBC.

    Susan
  • Ballerina
    Ballerina Member Posts: 152
    Just want to say
    Just want to say my prayers are with you and you will always have pink sister support.


    Ballerina
  • Noel
    Noel Member Posts: 3,095 Member
    VickiSam said:

    Just my story ...
    lumpectomy first -- no clear margins -- so I opted for a 2nd opinion, found a
    Breast Cancer Specialist. I then decided on a bilateral mastectomy, again my
    choice.

    chemo, surgery then reconstruction. No radiation as I had no natural breasts
    or old tissue to radiate.

    Please go to your library and check out Dr. Susan Love's - book on breast cancer.
    Arm yourself with as much information as possible.

    Prayers, and gentle hugs coming your way.

    Strength, Courage and Hope.

    Vicki Sam

    I had a lumpectomy with
    I had a lumpectomy with clear margins and then started rads about 6 weeks later, no chemo.


    Good luck,

    Noel