Recently had lumpectomy to remove 4.5mm grade III cancer. ER8, HER2 borderline negative, lymph nodes negative. All cancer removed. So far so good
Just seen oncologist who has confirmed that oncology test result is conclusive and that I would benefit from 6 rounds of chemo prior to radiotherapy and hormone blocking drugs. He said I had a 19% chance of recurrence within next 9 years.
I am struggling a bit with this and know I should ask more questions. My journey so far, although stressful and scary, has produced the best I results I could have hoped for from a pretty rotten situation. The idea of chemo seems to have floored me more than I had imagined simply because I've had confirmation that they removed the cancer and it had not spread into lymph nodes. I feel like I want to know what the chemo is buying me in terms of reducing or even eliminating that "19% in 9 years" statistic.
It's early days. I have so many questions. This forum has been a tremendous support throughout my journey to this point, just to read about the experiences of so many strong people, to be able to draw on that strength is better than any medicine.
