no chemo-just radiation

disneyfan2008
disneyfan2008 Member Posts: 6,583 Member
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Are there any others had just radiation? (post surgery)

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  • New Flower
    New Flower Member Posts: 4,294
    #2
    what kind of surgery
    what kind of surgery did you have
  • crselby
    crselby Member Posts: 441 Member
    #3
    I had radiation, no chemo,
    I had radiation, no chemo, but my cancer was DCIS which is not (yet) invasive. They didn't think node testing was necessary either. There are so many factors to consider when deciding on treatment.....
    ~~Connie~~
  • ladyg
    ladyg Member Posts: 1,577
    #4
    I had a
    lumpectomy with no cancer in the nodes. I did not have to have chemo only 33 rads.

    Hugs,
    Georgia
  • cwillnow
    cwillnow Member Posts: 12
    #5
    I didn't have chemo. I had
    I didn't have chemo. I had lumpectomy followed by 33 rad treatments. But , like the others said , it depends on many things. Mine was IDC, but very small (6mm), clear margins, clear nodes, stage 1A. Did you have the Onco test?

    Carol
  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 Member Posts: 6,583 Member
    #6
    cwillnow said:

    I didn't have chemo. I had
    I didn't have chemo. I had lumpectomy followed by 33 rad treatments. But , like the others said , it depends on many things. Mine was IDC, but very small (6mm), clear margins, clear nodes, stage 1A. Did you have the Onco test?

    Carol

    we all sound alike
    I had some nodes removed but all ok...I was wondering since I HEAR most have chemo and Rad....thanks for info...
  • Ritzy
    Ritzy Member Posts: 4,381 Member
    #7
    crselby said:

    I had radiation, no chemo,
    I had radiation, no chemo, but my cancer was DCIS which is not (yet) invasive. They didn't think node testing was necessary either. There are so many factors to consider when deciding on treatment.....
    ~~Connie~~

    Rads
    I had a lumpectomy with radiation treatments. I didn't have to take chemo, which I am so thankful for.


    Sue :)
  • DianeBC
    DianeBC Member Posts: 3,881 Member
    #8
    New Flower said:

    what kind of surgery
    what kind of surgery did you have

    Six weeks after my
    Six weeks after my lumpectomy, I started rads only.
  • Power1
    Power1 Member Posts: 2
    #9
    disneyfan2008 said:

    we all sound alike
    I had some nodes removed but all ok...I was wondering since I HEAR most have chemo and Rad....thanks for info...

    I also had radiation only
    I also had radiation only with five years of Tamoxifen.
  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
    #10
    cwillnow said:

    I didn't have chemo. I had
    I didn't have chemo. I had lumpectomy followed by 33 rad treatments. But , like the others said , it depends on many things. Mine was IDC, but very small (6mm), clear margins, clear nodes, stage 1A. Did you have the Onco test?

    Carol

    Lumpectomy, then rads.

    Lumpectomy, then rads.
  • Angie2U
    Angie2U Member Posts: 2,991
    #11
    cwillnow said:

    I didn't have chemo. I had
    I didn't have chemo. I had lumpectomy followed by 33 rad treatments. But , like the others said , it depends on many things. Mine was IDC, but very small (6mm), clear margins, clear nodes, stage 1A. Did you have the Onco test?

    Carol

    I did not have chemo
    I did not have chemo treatments either, but, I did have rads. We are all different and have different treatments.
  • roseann4
    roseann4 Member Posts: 992 Member
    #12
    Angie2U said:

    I did not have chemo
    I did not have chemo treatments either, but, I did have rads. We are all different and have different treatments.

    No chemo for me either
    I had breast conserving surgery which is more than a lumpectomy but leaves the breast smaller but in tact. Then I had 33 radiation treatments.

    Roseann
  • VickiSam
    VickiSam Member Posts: 9,079 Member
    #13
    roseann4 said:

    No chemo for me either
    I had breast conserving surgery which is more than a lumpectomy but leaves the breast smaller but in tact. Then I had 33 radiation treatments.

    Roseann

    DCIS - Stage 1 - but Invasive
    bil lateral, 16 weeks of dense chemo therapy - every Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. - no break, no vacation - no rest periods .. Extreme Fatigue, and multiple side efforts - too many to count - finished TCH 12/18/09 .. Herceptin continued to August 20, 2010.

    No drugs for 1 year or 5 years .. or Radiation.

    We are all different with 1 exception - 2 words - Breast Cancer. I am ...so elated that I found this site, otherwise - I would be walking around in circles, fatigued, drippy eyes, and nose - thinking I was crazy - cuz, you see my Onc and is PA told me no such side efforts .. low energy maybe, hair loss yes .. no other side efforts .

    Living with side efforts - galore!!! and Ned in Southern California :-)))


    Vicki Sam
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
    #14
    roseann4 said:

    No chemo for me either
    I had breast conserving surgery which is more than a lumpectomy but leaves the breast smaller but in tact. Then I had 33 radiation treatments.

    Roseann

    I had a lumpectomy too. And,
    I had a lumpectomy too. And, a few weeks later, I started radiation treatments. Chemo therapy was not a part of my treatment. I feel lucky in that way.

    I believe that the bc sisters that do chemo are true warriors!


    Hugs, Jan
  • gagee
    gagee Member Posts: 332
    #15
    radiation no chemo
    Hey Disney,
    I also had rad and no chemo. They put me on Arimidex, because of my age, and not Tamlofen. Well I was on it for 3 months and was more sick than you can imagine. Finally 3-4 days ago my ono took me off the pill. And.....today is the first day that I can say I feel GOOD! Thought I would never say that again. I had swollen feet,lets, hands and arm. Also my energy was so bad I couldn't even get up from my chair. Couldn't eat but was gaining weight. Felt like chit all day and all night. Will see ono in a month and will decide if I need a different pill or not. My cancer is hormone fed and that is why I was on the pill in the first place. So now I am at odds of whether I should go back on one or not. If anyone has any feedback on this please let me know.
    Did you have a lumpectomy or mast? I had a lumpectomy and 9 nodes removed with all cancer gone. No cancer in nodes. This is so hard to take and no one seems to no the answers. We all have different results and problems. Praying I am doing the right thing going off the meds. But.... I felt I was dying and couldn't take it anymore.

    My prayers are with you, Disney.
    Diana
  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 Member Posts: 6,583 Member
    #16
    gagee said:

    radiation no chemo
    Hey Disney,
    I also had rad and no chemo. They put me on Arimidex, because of my age, and not Tamlofen. Well I was on it for 3 months and was more sick than you can imagine. Finally 3-4 days ago my ono took me off the pill. And.....today is the first day that I can say I feel GOOD! Thought I would never say that again. I had swollen feet,lets, hands and arm. Also my energy was so bad I couldn't even get up from my chair. Couldn't eat but was gaining weight. Felt like chit all day and all night. Will see ono in a month and will decide if I need a different pill or not. My cancer is hormone fed and that is why I was on the pill in the first place. So now I am at odds of whether I should go back on one or not. If anyone has any feedback on this please let me know.
    Did you have a lumpectomy or mast? I had a lumpectomy and 9 nodes removed with all cancer gone. No cancer in nodes. This is so hard to take and no one seems to no the answers. We all have different results and problems. Praying I am doing the right thing going off the meds. But.... I felt I was dying and couldn't take it anymore.

    My prayers are with you, Disney.
    Diana

    sorry such a reaction
    Gagee: I had Lumpectomy and radiation (8 wks daily) few lymph nodes and all ok...with them.
    I have not had much of bad side effects with tamox. but it did put my ulcertive colitis in total remission for now! curious if once my 5 yrs up it it will flare up again.

    Terriable you had such a bad reaction...I hope things are better now...
  • Rague
    Rague Member Posts: 3,653 Member
    #17
    I'm IBC and my treatment
    I'm IBC and my treatment schedule was 4 A/C (every 2 weeks), mod. rad. mast. (right) 2 weeks after last A/C. 3 weeks after surgery I started 12 weekly Taxol and 1 week after last Taxol I started 25 rads. I started Femara approx. 1 - 1 1/2 weeks into rads.

    I have recently seen some IBCers who have said that they had 2 different chemos before surgery. My Chemo Dr and Surgeon both were of the opinion that they had gotten enough shrinkage, thus probably good margins (which was true) so the best idea was to get the masses out and then hit again with Chemo to get any small thing that might have been missed before Rads. Surgery was Oct. 21, 2009 and I'm still riding NED so for me apparently that was a good protocol to follow for me.

    Susan

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