Hi @sbee
I’m having a mastectomy and full node clearance. I’ve only had a partial response to chemo my tumour was 8.5 and now 6.8 but my oncologist said it’s what she expected because it’s Her2+. It’s hard to deal with the the thought of losing a breast , I keep getting asked which one is it and really wish they wouldn’t ask because I feel like they’ll compare once I’ve had it done. I know it’s a small price to pay for fighting cancer and I’ll do anything to fight it but psychologically it’s so hard. I’ll have reconstruction next year so hopefully will feel better by then.
I was told not to expect a complete response to chemo as well because mine was ER+. I had my surgery nearly 3 weeks ago. The surgeon said they removed all the cancer. My mass wasn’t as big and I had 3 lymph nodes with cancer in. I was really anxious before surgery and was/am definitely grieving. It is strange to get used to along with healing at the same time and having to do the exercises. Now I am worrying because of the wait for radiotherapy. Everyone was happy that the cancer was removed but I am still feeling a bit meh, like when finishing chemo. It’s hard to celebrate each stage when there’s still more to come and trying to process what’s happening.
Thank you both for your replies. I think grief is definitely the word @heya_25. I still just can’t comprehend it. I had hoped chemotherapy had shrunk it more. X