Not wanting chemo

hi  

welcome to the online community , sorry you had to come and find us

stage 1 with no lymph node involvement is good but usually triple negative will require chemo as you suspect but then so does Her2+ and I heard someone recently say that they hadn't been recommended chemo as it was caught at such an early stage. 

I don't know if anyone on here had kidney issues whilst on chemo but your oncologist will guide you on what is a practical treatment for now and discuss options for the future.

we also have the helpline  0808 808 0000  open 9 until 8 weekdays

let me have a quick search around for 'kidneys'  on the site as it won't be limited to breast cancer.

personally I didn't want chemo but my oncologist said I'd be mad to refuse as it offered quite a substantial benefit 

what you also have to consider is that a recurrence might not just be confined to the breast and this belt and braces chemo is mostly to prevent metastases or spread to other sites or organs. 

when is your next appointment ?   and what are you doing to actively improve kidney function ?

Carolyn

xxx

A lady I know had a 6mm tumor which was triple negative and she didn't have chemo, she is the sort of person who would have everything offered so I know she wasn't offered it. She just had radiotherapy. She is about 70.

I had appt with the oncologist yesterday and thankfully I won't be doing chemo. Know the options and chance of it coming back but tumor was small and they felt no chemo and just continued observation. Will do radiation after new year.

My kidney option is just drinking lots and lots of water. I sometimes have floating eyeballs and don't pass many bathrooms but my creatinine count has gone from 3.9 down to 2.3 so it is working. May never get normal but for now it is ok.

I have her2+ and 11mm tumour and 1 lymph node I needed 4 months chemo and 19 radiotherapy