I am 59 been diagnosed with breast cancer. Had licap surgery and lymph node removal. Got clear margins and no lymph node involvement. Thought I was having radio and tablets hormone blockers. Sent test off for oncotype and it has come back score 29 chemo recommended. It is he:pr positive and her2 negative. Grade 2 2cm.Now dilemma is I suffer really bad with anxiety and depression and don’t think mentally I will be able to cope with chemo. Trying to weigh it up. I ended up in an and e twice after surgery due to exhaustion dehydration , wasn’t eating or sleeping well due to a. So it’s whether to put myself through it for small percentage of risk. As I am a private patient that’s why they sent it off if I was nhs they wouldn’t have sent it but now I know it’s different. I really don’t know what to do
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