My nurse and doctor have said slightly different things. Some people have chemo, others do not. Some have it before surgery, some do not. What is the usual treatment plan for ER/PR positive and HER2 negative, stage 2 invasive, has spread to lymph nodes? I just wish they would get on and start......
Hi
I think it depends on size of the lump and spread to lymph nodes. Mine is grade 3, ER/PR pos (HER2 neg) with a couple of lymph nodes involved. The lump is considered large at 29mm so I have had chemo first, will have surgery next and then radiotherapy. I was diagnosed 21st October and started chemo 16th November.
hope you get your plan soon xx
Mine was originally mastectomy then hormone treatment ( I have a very large tumour and in numerous lymph nodes )
plan has changed and now I’ll have chemo then hopefully surgery to try and shrink things / kill some of the cancer first and get a better surgical outcome
Ive only recently realised that plans can change quickly
I’ve been waiting a while now and terrified of where it’s going
oh also , yes nurse and Dr often seem to disagree … even a little ..
Hi Im new here mine was ER/ PR positive and HER2 negative stage 1 grad 2 didn’t spread to lymph nodes. Had a lumpectomy and the auxiliary lymph node removed. 20 days of radiation and have just started tamoxifen to stop my periods? And will be having my 1st zoladex injection on Tuesday. Am worried about side effects of these. Idea is to put me through the menopause from what I can gather
Mine was surgery first, then further surgery to remove all lymph nodes as the sentinel ones came back positive. Chemo next and then radiation and hormone therapy to follow.
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