So, for those who read previous posts, which were perhaps incorrectly titled ( no treatment, I couldn’t amend, I really meant no chemo)
I have stayed with my decision to refuse chemo. I am lucky in that cancer hasn’t spread to lymph nodes and didn’t really have any ill effects from lumpectomy apart from a seroma which was drained, painless and no after effects.
Met oncologist yesterday and signed all the forms for radiotherapy, they have all been amazing and totally respect my decision, no trying to persuade me just talking me through what it all means.
CT 18/8 then the tattoos to mark up where they will do the radiotherapy ( I thought they would disappear but met a friend yesterday who still has the markings from her breast cancer 23 years ago ! Lucky my page 3 days are done)
Really good news in that I will have 5 days of radiotherapy on full breast then 4 days of targeted therapy on site where tumour removed. I had thought it was going to be 15 days then 4.
Obviously Im not out of the woods yet and I know there can be difficulties with radiotherapy side effects but for me personally the decision to say no to chemo has been such a relief.
i also know that TNBC is aggressive, but hopefully caught in time and I can continue to live a quality life.
