I am confused

You've got me confused too
You've got me confused too Sandy. There are lots of different chemos out there for treatment of bc, so, I don't know why your onco would say that. I would call and make an appointment to discuss this more thoroughly with her as you need to know. And, then please let us know.

Hugs, Lex

Try again
to see what the doc meant. If no one was with you then take someone to the consult with you this time. I bet there is a misunderstanding. If you get the same answer as before then it would be time to get a second opinion or new doctor.

Gabe N Abby Mom said:

I also did 6 rounds of TAC
I also did 6 rounds of TAC before surgery. Results after my bilateral were mixed at best, and I asked about more chemo. At the time my doc told me that no more TAC for me, but if I ever needed it in the future there were lots of options. So I suspect your doc meant she gave you all the TAC she could.

Since my mets dx, the same onc has prescribed Xeloda, then Abraxane, and I will soon start Navelbene. He tells me we still have lots of options.

I hope this helps.

Hugs,

Linda

Nancy, Linda and the rest of the gals
are absolutely right! I'm Stage 4 as well with bone mets and right now the Faslodex injections are working for me, but if I ever need something else my onc. said, "there are many choices left in our arsenal." If you cannot get a satisfactory response, I would definitely go for a second opinion. Do not give up!

Hugs, Renee

I suspect there is an
I suspect there is an implied but not spoken "for now" at the end of her sentence. Chemo is toxic and some of that toxicity is cumulative and takes more than just the time between each 3 week cycle for your body to recover. Cancer cells can adapt, sort of like bacteria. So it is sort of like why a specific antibiotic is only used short term because the bacteria it kills adapts and become resistant to that particular antibiotic over time. But that doesn't mean another antibiotic wouldn't be effective, or even the same antibiotic could be effective after a long time or for a different kind of bacteria. The same idea applies to many chemo drugs.

laughs_a_lot said:

At my initial chemo consult
I specifically asked the doctor what would happen if I were somehow allergic to the chemo he first chose. (I asked this because I had done a lot of research on TNBC while recovering from my lumpectomy and understood that chemo is our best buddy when we have TNBC). So naturally I was worried if I should somehow be allergic to his first choice. He assured me that there were other drugs for chemo that could be used.

Could you go for a 2nd
Could you go for a 2nd opinion? I really don't understand what she told you.


Hugs, Diane

salls41 said:

Hubby said I misunderstood
My hubby said I misunderstood. She was talking about this initial cancer. Since I am triple negative I can't take any blockers and I have had all the chemo she can give me. She said this because the pathology report showed the cancer cells still in the breast tissue before the mastectomy and she would have liked the chances of reoccurrence better if there had been none, and there is nothing left for her to do now. This is why it is good to take someone with you to appointments when there is important information being passed out! Thanks all!

Sally, Glad you had hubby with you ..
My hubby accompanied me to my Oncologist visit -- just down the hall from my
chemo infusion. After several visits, I found both my husband and myself
took different information away from the same visit! LOL

So I started to bring a tape record. This small device proved invaluable. I also
noticed that my Oncologist and his PA's -- information, or results become short,
sweet and to the point. This also gave me time to digest his information,
and at times, formulate questions pertaining to what had been said - then and
there in his office during my visit/check up not two days later.

Best of luck on your visit ...

Strength, Courage and HOPE for a Cure.

Vicki Sam