Diagnosed with Trple Negative B.C at 77 yrs.old.

Hi Stargazy

Gosh what a rotten thing to happen on your birthday!! Sorry you have had this diagnosis, but I guess the one silver lining in your diagnosis is that there is no lymph node involvement and although chemo. is not the option you would want, at least it hasn't spread.

I don't know a lot about chemo as I was oestrogen positive and for this one with no lymph nodes / smallish cancer - chemo. isn't required.  You might wish to join the  group for Triple Negative BC as well as this one.  Just click the link  

As your post had slipped to the second page, there may be more people around now who can give you some more advice.

Kindest wishes, Lesley

Hello Stargazy. Not the best birthday present.  i got my diagnosis on my birthday too.  I look at the cycles of chemotherapy as steps along the road to recovery.  If you have to receive chemo it is not pleasant but doable.  There are lots of tips that I have picked up from this forum that help.  My main thing has been tiredness.  As I live on my own I can sleep whenever I want to.  I have attempted to keep to my normal lifestyle as much as possible.  I have two small dogs so I take them for a walk or two every day.  This helps to lift my mood and they love it.  Each one of us is an individual and the chemotherapy drugs are put together for each one of us, so it is difficult to guess how that will effect you.  An important thing is to take the anti-nausea medication before you actually start to feel sick.  Also I found drinking water during chemotherapy helpful as it flushes the drugs ut of your system.  (Enough will remain to do the job.)  No being diagnosed with breast cancer is not something that any of us would wish to happen.  I am so grateful to live in a country where I can receive treatment without worrying about the cost.  I have been amazed and grateful for all the excellent treatment that I have received so far.  If luck is on my side I should be finished at the end of January or so.  I wish you a good appointment for Monday and excellent treatment as I have had.  Take care and I would like to send you a virtual hug.  Please keep us up to date on how you get one.  We are both on the road to recovery now.  I hope that you have an enjoyable weekend.

Thank you ladies,onwards and upwards x

Update.No further treatment,she said they got it all with clear margins.M.D.T decided it would be of little benefit for me to have chemo or radiotherapy,can't help but wonder if the decision would have been different had I been younger.Fingers crossed it was the right call.

I can understand your disquiet.  I was very surprised that at 75 I am being given radiotherapy and chemotherapy.  The latter is quite fierce and has many side effects, although I have been lucky not to have too many of them so far.  At our age cancer tends to be less aggressive and grows more slowly.  I do think that these things are very carefully considered by the MDT.  If they got all the cancer and you have clear margins it sounds like a good call. My attitude is to just take each day as it comes and enjoy it to the full.  Good luck and I hope that you will remain well and cancer free for the remainder of you life.  Life is for living and each day is a gift.  Take care