Hiya
I went through chemo, surgery and radiotherapy last year. I have triple negative breast cancer, there was initially a tumour in my boob and a number of lymph nodes. After I completed my chemo last year my PET scan showed that despite most of the cancer being destroyed a new lymph node had lit up, which isn't supposed to happen. My surgeon was amazing and pulled everything out and radiotherapy did whatever that does. But my PET Scan at Christmas showed another 2 lymph nodes lit up, a rib and 4 small spots on my liver.
I'm having a different chemotherapy drug now, Trodelvy. Physically the side effects aren't too bad and I know my body can cope but my mind is struggling this time. I'm finding it really hard to push away those dark thoughts "what's the point of putting me and my family and kids through all of this again?" I so so so want it to work, I so so so want to live but I'm scared that this bastard is going to keep growing and I wonder how effective these drugs are on me when I'm not feeling that poorly.
I really need some positive stories from anyone who may have been here and survived.
The consultant says he still has lots of plans and this is not the end, but I have a nagging feeling we're just treading water until a miracle clinical trial appears and until then they're just giving whatever a go.
