ER negative Follow-up care

Pollyanna,
I too had an ER negative tumor that my Surgeon told me was very agressive with one positive lymph node. I had a mastectomy followed by 8 chemo treatments but no radiation. It has been 19 months since my last chemo and I go to see my oncoligist every 3 months for blood work and check ups, and I see my surgeon yearly. While going through chemo I felt like I was fighting the cancer and when I was through with it I had an odd feeling. It's sort of like what do I do now. Just wait and see? I am not taking any meds as a follow up and am doing fine. We just have to trust our Drs and do self breast exams on the side that is left along with mammograms. I am just thankful for every day of survivorship and try not to worry about every ache and pain. But I do tell my oncologist about anything new. I know how you feel.
Janet

If you had taxol along with AC, the taxol has been found to be more effective in ER negative women than in ER positive women - hope that makes you feel a little less apprehensive. And be aware of anything that doesn't feel right in your body and tell your doctor.

Good Luck,
Jean

Yes I too was negative with stage 3 11/21 positive nodes. Chances for reoccurance huge but one can't live their lives worrying. I know stress and worry wasn't working for me before cance and I certainly have decided to change the coarse. In fact I truly believe we are 100% responsible for what happens to me but he trick is in acceptance and moving on. Coping does seem to come more easily with every experience I make it through. Or is that just age.
Cancer has shown me the worst of what life can bring and if I didn't know before how one's life can change in an instance I surely know how, both ends of the spectrum at once sometimes.
Many here have proven doctors wrong time and time again. Yes it is sad to have to accept the lives who have gone before but none of us get out of here alive. I think the sooner we see how short life can be the sooner we will be able to find a life for ourselves, even better than before, if allowed. I not only prove doctors wrong but myself on a continual basis. Now folks I will have to ready myself for the picket line. If having a mother inlaw loosing her battle with her cancer wasn't enough, now I am on strike. One good thing is won't have to use so much of my holidays giving my spouce the help needed. Life does work in mysterious ways. My story can be found in the Gallery under Living well With Cancer. Welcome to the site I hope you find much comfort here.
Be good to yourself always,
Tara

Your post echos everything I feel. I am also er/pr neg and her 2 pos, 3+, and had 6 pos nodes. So at the end of treatment I felt so uncomfortable not being able to do anything else except hope and pray that I will not have a recurrance. I finished treatment in march of this year. I see my oncologist every 4 months and my surgeon every 6 months. So far this year I have had a bone scan, brain mri and abd ct for symptoms but thankfully all negative. Seems there is always something that needs checking. Now my white count is 2.0 and since it should have come back up by now, I get more blood tests this week. I feel good so am not very worried. Ironically my friend finished chemo 6 weeks ago and finishes radiation tomorrow. She is supposed to take tamoxifen but refuses to fill script. Says too many side affects and doesnt feel that it will make a difference. I cant get her to change her mind. I only wish I had the option to continue taking something so I would feel I am doing something proactive. Anyway you hang in there, we are all here to help each other and listen.