All change - now chemo before surgery

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FormerMember

21 Nov 2010

Hi all,

Thanks for all of your support. I had the results of my MRI scan last week which has shown one main tumour (lobular) and a couple of extra small ones on the right side. All OK so far on the left side.

To cut a long story short they have recommended I start with chemo first to shrink the main tumour to make surgery easier. I will find out more about this on wednesday, but probably a Taxane of some sort. Hopefully this will start sooner rather then later and I will have surgery sometime next year.

I have also been offered the option of trying a cold cap. I know that it is supposed to be very uncomfortable and may not work, but I think I will give it a go if it is a possibility after I see the oncologist on Wednesday.

I really appreciate all of your comments and have also joined the Breast Cancer Group online where I have started to make some comments as well so you might find I am repeating myself if you look at both blogs.

Take care everyone.xx

FormerMember over 14 years ago

Hi Golly Green,

I Hope all goes well with your treatment,Cold cap and all. All the best for next Wed. Good Luck.

Take care and be safe Sarsfield.
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FormerMember over 14 years ago

Hi there, good luck, I haven't used the cold cap, but I know people who have and it helped stop total hair loss, good luck with all your treatment

Liz xxxxxx
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FormerMember over 14 years ago

Hi,

just wanted to wish you well for your treatment, I was diagnosed in April with triple negative breast cancer in my left breast with a 4cm tumour, the oncologist and surgeon recommended that I had chemotherapy first in order to shrink the tumour and make the surgeory easier, I had 3 x FEC followed by 3 x Taxotere. After completing the course I had an MRI scan only to find that the chemotherapy had gotten rid of the cancer all together there was no trace of any cells :) it was still recommended that I had a mastectomy which I had a month ago with an immediate reconstruction using the ld muscle.

Take care and good luck with your treatment, I hope that you get the same positive results from the chemotherapy as I did.

Lea x
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