Hi there,

Did you have the radiotherapy and no chemo in the end?  How are you feeling ?

Kay

What did you decide in the end?  How are you feeling?

Kay 

have you heard of the Oncotype DX test this could help you more in deciding if you want to go ahead with chemo 

love Lara ️

Hi Lara,

Thanks for your message.  I've asked the nurse and I can bring it up with oncologist during my next appointment.   Thanks for advice x

Kay

Kay 

let us no how you get on I'm here to chat here or add me as a friend 

love Lara ️

Hi, I know this is an old post but I have recently had a mastectomy and lymph node clearance. I am considering my options as I know chemo is the next step. I don't want it and considering declining it. I am 64 and wondered what were the outcomes for those in this post and was chemo declined after all. 

Hiya. My wife had stage 3, grade 3 triple+, and she kinda had no choice but to have chemo because it was both aggressive, and in 2 lymphs. She was initially down for a mastectomy, but it got changed to a lumpectomy because she had a full response to the chemo. But she did the chemo before the op. No cancer cells were found and she went from a very high chance of reoccurrence to a very low risk.

My point is, how someone fairs, and what someone needs can be and usually is very different between 2 people. You really have to have this conversation with your team. 1001 people could give you their stories, and each response will be different. Some good, some bad and some in the middle. During her treatment, and even post treatment, I've always said to my wife, what she chooses is her choice and her choice only. If she refused a treatment, she'd be the person living with the consequences. So ask yourself this, should you not accept chemo, would you have regrets should the cancer return? Remembering even with chemo, some cancers can return, but only you know if you can live with your choices you make now.