Hi Wendle75. I get my treatment plan Thursday too. Mine’s also oestrogen positive- maybe that’s what makes it grade 3? I wonder how similar our treatment plan is. What have you been told so far?

Hi so I’m her2 positive and oestrogen positive clear margins and nodes but due to the her2 factor I’m borderline to needing chemo so they will confirm the plan tomoro. But it’s looking like adjuvant chemo anti her2 treatment radiotherapy and hormone therapy have they give you any idea what the plan is?

Same as you, my consultant up to now has constantly said I’ll need chemo as they won’t give herceptin without having had some amount of chemo. I also wonder if treatment is influenced by age. I’m 43. 

Hi Em24ma, I wondered how your chemo is going? How many rounds are you having? And are you trying the cold cap? 

Let me know how you get on tommorow I’m 49 

Hello I’m doing ok thanks, ended up in hospital for a few days cos I had an infection and temperature. I think it’s quite common by this stage in treatment. I’ve done 4 rounds of EC and 1 out of 4 paclitaxel. I am cold capping and it’s been going pretty well, my hair is very thin and looking a bit bare on top but I still have hair, I wear a big head band and it looks ok. However I did really struggle with the length of time paclitaxel takes, it’s over 5 hours you need to have the cap on which is tough, I ended up taking it off a bit early cos I had a terrible migraine so not sure what effect that will have and how the next sessions will go. EC was fine, it’s only about 3 hours which I found bearable. 

Do you have your plan yet? x

The size of your lump seems similar to mine. I get the resuts of the biopsy a week tomorrow. I really don't want chemo  or radiotherapy but I see you are having both. Can I ask why and were there other options?

The chemo is because the cancer is her2 positive. That alongside my age, 43, has determined the treatment plan. The radiotherapy is due to having had a lumpectomy. I believe you don’t need radiotherapy if you have a mastectomy but I was advised lumpectomy was best for me. I think it’s just 5 days so straight forward after the chemo. 
Do you know it’s cancerous already if you are waiting for biopsy results?

Not for definite but they said it appeared suspicious to them. It is 2cm and there is no sign of it having spread anywhere else. She said it was smooth edged. I think that's what she said anyway