Talked to my doctor and need your opinion

This was my diagnosis with cancer in both my uterus and cervix. After surgery I did have 6 chemo treatments and then 3 brachytherapy treatments. I originally was receiving a combo of Taxol and Carboplatin. After my third treatment we needed to change from Taxol to Taxotere due to increasing Peripheral Neuropathy. If your diagnosis is grade 3, I would be afraid not to do chemo. There are a lot of adjuvant therapies that are being recommended now, like Metformin, that can augment your chemo but I would be very reluctant to take a wait and see approach. If a reoccurrence happens it is much more difficult to treat. As in most things, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure! Love and hugs, Sandy

I'm Stage II, Grade 3 UPSC and made it through three chemos.  Hopefully my gyno/oncologist got it all when he did surgery and if he didn't, one of those d*mn chemos did!!  He wanted me to have six chemos but the reaction was too bad.  He did not recommend any kind of radiation unless it returns.

Love,

Eldri

Best of luck to you.

I have Grade 3 Carcinoma Sarcoma Uterine Cancer, Stage 3 C1 which had spread to 1 lymph node.  On April 8, 2011, I had a total abdominal hysterectomy with the uterus, tubes, ovaries, cervix removed including the Omentum.  I started chemotherapy treatment with Carboplatin / Paclitaxel on May 6, for 6 treatments every 21 days at the Cancer Center. 

That was almost 5 years ago.  

Personally I would do the chemo and no radiation but that is what my dr recommended to me.  She said there was no evidence that after the cancer had been removed from the body that radiation to the whole pelvic area stopped the cancer from returning because everything had been removed there was no one place to send the radiation to.  There are more side effects from radiation to the whole area then benefits.  Again this is my doctor advising me.

Chemo was not that bad for me, I went through it, lost my hair but it grown back.  If I had to do it over I would do the same.  Best of luck to you and making the decision that is best for you. trish

Terry123 said:

what tyoe of reaction did you have to the chemo?

Terry, if you look at all the possible side effects of Carboplatin and Taxotere and cross off mouth sores and death, it's a list of the reactions I had including losing my finger and toenails.  I went into the first stage of liver failure and from my symptoms, my GP thinks I may have had a slight stroke from bleeding into my brain.  On the day of my third chemo my BP was 220/170 and they still gave me the chemo.  As my GP told me, my oncologist was going to kill the cancer at all costs but in the process, he was killing ME.  I was collateral damage.  I just finished eight weeks of physical therapy to strengthen my left side and get my balance back - that was after six weeks at the wound care clinic trying to get my infected port site healed.  I'm getting better but have had a few setbacks.  I've found I need to really pace myself and get enough sleep.  When I'm tired, my body just doesn't work right anymore.  I still have some significant digestive problems but, again, they're getting better.  I tried to go back to work full time but I'm back to part time.  My feet are still numb especially the left one - I can't wiggle those toes either.  My fingers are better too and I don't drop things so much.  I was ambidextrous but not anymore.

The good news is that most women don't have anywhere near those reactions - some have NONE!!!

If the cancer comes back, it comes back but I will not have chemo again.

Love,

Eldri