Have i left hormone treatment to late?

theyare nit starting me on pills until after my radiotherapy too, i finished chemo last week so it wont be until january sometime. i am in no rush to take them tbh 

i would try not to panic hugs

Hi thanks for messaging. Have you started on the injections? I haven’t started anything yet. I’m sure if there was any risk my oncologist would have told me. I think I’m probably attaching my anxiety into it that’s all. But hearing people in similar situation really helps :) xx

i am currently aching like mad and doing the gastrofil injections, i think if there was a higher risk they would have started you early, my MIL was started beforeher surgery but her tumour was quite larg, but she also ignored her lump for quite some time i think it was out of precaution.

we have to try not to panic, and i know it is easy to say even as another person going through it, but panic sets up stress amd stress is bad for you. try to do some breathing to calm yourself when you start stressing, i do stretches and try to take this as it comes. hugs

sorry edited as i have chemo brain, 9 weeks post, and radio?

call your dr, but try not to stress, im only 5 days post

Thanks, yes I’m a week and half from finishing radiotherapy. Appointment next week to see oncologist and move forward with the zoladex injections I’m guessing? To get the ovaries shut down. I think that’s why I’m panicking slightly as I had a large tumour and high lymph involvement. But again I’m sure the oncologist would have let me know?! The stress I’m creating is probably doing me more harm than the hormones. Definitely need to address that, thanks xx

Hi Lizzie, I’ve just seen my oncologist and asked him the same question. 

He said they start injections after chemo, you can start them before radio (after chemo) but the injections may have side effects and they want you to recover (so he prefers to start after radio).

Remember the positives in your diagnosis- your CT scan is clear and chemo will have mopped up any pesky cells. You’ll have hormone therapy and then ovarian shut down on top of all of that. That really is a belt and braces treatment plan! Well done for getting through all of that

PS if you want a positive story - my sister had high lymph node involvement - pretty much all of hers were affected, and she is 9 years from diagnosis tomorrow 

xxxx 

Hi there, thank you so much for messaging!! It’s so reassuring to find other people also waiting until after radiotherapy as so many seem to start during chemo. But my oncologist was the same and she says she wants me well for the whole ovaries process like you. The mind is so powerful at making you doubt yourself though isn’t it. I’ll be starting a mindfulness course in jan (much needed I think).

Thank you again and so great to hear about your sister :D xxx