Hi, I’ve just discussed rads with my onc.
I had 4/13 nodes affected and full clearance. I’m to have rads to breast and collarbone - not underarm. 20 plus booster of 5.
So many of these things seem to just be the random preference of the oncologist - it’s hard to pin down what merits what treatment.
Hi!
I think you are absolutely right Sue when you say “random preference of the oncologist” they seem to be a law unto themselves and they all seem to have different ideas and “fixations” which they then impose on us poor patients. You would think there would be “a gold standard” for treatment which everyone would use.
I also agree with Sue about the random preference … I found that the members of my oncology team (of whom I’ve seen 5 so far) have differed.
An onc registrar was adamant that my active ovaries were a problem and stated that if I was still having periods 6 months into tamoxifen they would back this up with a monthly injection to shut down the ovaries … when the 6 month deadline arrived I saw a fully fledged oncologist who said no problem whatsoever with active ovaries.
He did say if I particularly wanted my periods stopped they could do it but of course this would increase the very slight menopausal symptoms I am experiencing. Not too keen to suffer the hot flushes etc so opted to stay as is with my active ovaries.