Hello ladies! Hope you don’t mind my asking what you may consider as stupid questions, but I’m going out of my mind with worry, and don’t know where to turn. I get my results tomorrow, and my mind is filled with all kinds of horrible thoughts, as to what the surgeon will say. He told me that I was Grade 1, and I was ER positive. I am 43, and premenopausal, would that make a difference to my having chemo? I had a WLE, and axillary sampling, and everything has healed well.
I don’t really mind radiotherapy, but the thought of chemo is scaring the absolute c**p out of me, as I have a phobia of being sick (have done ever since I was little). Now, this is the most stupid question, but one that is bothering me. I can not swallow tablets, and always have to crush them, or have something soluble. If they give you antisickness tablets, would I be able to do that, or would I just have to suffer?
I know these are stupid questions, but I’ve been having sleepless nights with all these things going round and round in my head. Thank you to anyone who replies.
Hi Lyn
I was in your position this time last year, so I know how your feeling. I’m also 43, grade 2 ER+, premenopausal and all that. Chemo is a scary prospect, but horrible as it was, it was no where near as bad as I feared. I was told that if you suffered with morning sickness during pregnancy you were more likely to suufer with it from chemo.I was given anti sickness drugs intravenously during chemo sessions and then tablets for next 3 days and I managed ok with that. Don’t know about crushing the tablets, you’d better ask the nurse about that.
Hope I’ve been a bit of help and good luck for tomorrow, let me know how you get on
Hi Linda. Thank you so much for your reply, it really reassured me. I got my results today, which were good. The surgeon told me that I was a grade 1, about 8mm, and he managed to get clean margins, so they don’t need to operate again. He also said that he took four lymph nodes out, and they were all clear. He said I will need rads, but was not sure about chemo - he said it could go either way. I have to see the oncologist tomorrow, and he will obviously decide then. He said the prognosis is good, as I am also ER positive. It will be quite a long trip for rads, as I have to go to Addenbrookes, which is a good 30 miles or more from me. As I’m not a very brave driver, I’m going to ask tomorrow if I can get transport!
Good Luck Lyn
It all sounds really good for you and i do hope that you get the best possible treatment for you.
You probably wont need chemo. I was told they put all your results etc into a computer and it comes up with the appropriate treatment. so hope you dont need chemo and that your BC journey is positive.
Let us know how you get on
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I wanted to wish you good luck and hopefully you won’t need chemo. However if you do I too have emetophobia (phobia of being sick), and as weird as everyone thought I was it was my main fear when told I had to have chemo.
However, not once have I been sick, yes I have felt nauseous but there’s all kinds of tricks for that as you are probably aware of if you have the phobila, such as ginger and I am never ever without peppermints!
Tell them about your fear, I thought they would not take it seriously but they really do as they want to make your life as comfortable as possible.
hi there Lyn, and good luck with the oncologist. If you should need chemo there are some very good anti-sickness meds that don’t need you to swallow tablets. You can either have one that dissolves under your tongue or one that is a suppository. So neither sickness or the meds need be a problem
hugs
Hi everyone. More good news. No chemo, just radiotherapy and hormone therapy, and I have a 98 per cent chance of a full recovery, chances of it coming back are very slim.
Hopefully I’ll hear the same when I get my results on Monday - should have had to wait till Thursday but they’ve had to reschedule my appointment - I’m confident that the earlier time is not because it’s bad news!