Triple negative breast cancer

I can see why you made that choice , although not gene tested myself ( I am too old and not enough family history) the whole thought of yearly mammograms now and that fear anyway ,led me to discussing the same with my surgeon . We opted for a single mastectomy now to aid the healing process , no reconstruction at present . We will see for the future . Hope all is progressing well with your treatment . X

Hi I have just finished the same course of treatment for triple negative breast cancer which was diagnosed on 22 December 2021. I had a lumpectomy for a 2 cm tumour, mastectomy was never discussed. I’d have asked what the advantage of having the mastectomy was, as it’s a much bigger operation…..Good luck with your treatment, whatever you decide and I hope everything goes well. Take care xxx

Hi we did discuss a lumpectomy but because I have a history of breast pain they said that it could get worse due to having to do some reconstruction . It might sound odd but after putting up with the pain for over ten years I decided to take the bonus ( if you can call it that) and get rid of the cancer and the long term pain in one go . 
hope you are through the other side now and all is well x

Morning ,

I had my surgery yesterday and all went well , lymph nodes negative ., which was a massive relief . 
how are you doing ? I hope you managed to start your chemo the following week and that all is going well for you ?

x

Hi Moira

That's great news!

Yes, I started chemo last Wednesday and seem to have escaped the major side effects so far. The first few days I felt lethargic rather than ill and the last couple of days I have felt back to normal. I'm hoping things won't be any worse after my next cycle in 2 weeks time.

Do you know what your planned follow-up treatment is yet?

Good to hear it is going well for you . I know I will have to have chemo but not any detail yet . I am guessing that appointment comes after all the results are in .I am trying hard just to do one step at a time , although it is debatable whether my brain is on the same programme !!

Sorry, because you'd said that your lymph nodes were negative I misread your post and thought you'd had your results. Should have said glad to hear the surgery went well. Hopefully you're not too sore today. I had my results from surgery and lymph node biopsy 3 weeks later and that was when I was told I'd need chemotherapy.

Take care x

Sorry , I am not really being clear . They did check them during the operation ,I had a SNLB and they were negative . They will re test the lumps that were in my breast and I get those results in two weeks and then they make the decisions . They told me at the beginning that because it was triple negative I had to have chemo , I just don’t know yet the extent of it or what the programme will be . 
I am surprised how well I feel today just a bit sore nothing worse . 
you take care too x

Hi Moira 

1. I hope you're doing ok. I was diagnosed last year, and I understand the shock... I hope you've had some good support, and that your treatment is going well. I was diagnosed not by a lump, but by pain in the breast, but I've had surgery, chemo, and radiotherapy and I'm doing ok. 

I think I had my first onco appointment about 3 weeks after my pathology report meeting. With an 18mm TNBC tumour and no lymph node involvement I was advised to have chemo because there was some vascular invasion from the tumour I have had 4 cycles of EC and will have 12 weeks of Paclitaxel once this last EC has cooked. Plus 3 years of 6 monthly Zometa infusions (bisphosphonate)