Lynn,
Sorry I didn’t respond to your post from last month! Lost sight of this thread (and others) in the big move. How are you feeling about the surgery? I had an easier recovery than from my SNB. Are you having a guide wire put in on the same day?
The toughest thing for me was worrying if they would get clear margins the first time round. But I did have more of the tumour left after chemo than you, so I’m thinking that you will have an even better chance than I did? I hope it all goes to plan and that your recovery time is short. Let me know how you’re getting on.
Oh, and the Tamoxifen isn’t too bad. Seems to be interrupting my sleep a lot though.
Hopefully it will settle down soon! XXX
Hi PP,
Sorry you had to join us, but we are here for you. That’s great news about what the FEC has done for you so far. Your treatment is similar to my friend ( who I met during chemo) she went from 3 FEC to 3 Docetaxel. She had a terrible time on FEC with nausea, then not so bad on the tax. I was fairly O.K. on the EC (no F) and much worse on tax. So there is just no telling who will react in what way.
My friend had already had a total node clearance and went on to have an MX w/ immediate recon. after chemo, then rads. and she has recovered well.
Try not to get too stressed about the Tax. I would say to have plenty of paracetamol on hand just in case the muscle pains start up (but check with your BCN first). You’re right, there’s nothing much you can do about the blood count thing. I had a bout of that with the EC, but none on Tax. Maybe they will give you some time off for good behaviour & you won’t have to do all 4 rounds? Keep us posted as to how it’s all going. I hope it will all pass quickly for you.
Have had trouble finding things on the site myself so no worries.
I was supposed to have op last Thursday but got a call the day before to say my blood count had dropped so op was cancelled. I’m now having injections of CSF to boost them up and am now going in next Thursday. Yes I am having a guide wire put in - although they don’t do it at the hospital, I have to go across the road to the breast clinic so I hope the snow has cleared by then.
Like you my main worry is whether they get clear margins but I’m not thinking of that at the moment, as you say I’ve had a good reponse so far so hopefully things will go OK. I’ve also discovered that my surgeon is regarded as one of the best in the area.
Also discovered that my hair is growing back - although not in the right places!
Hi Lomalinda
I hope it passes quickly too I have already worked out that the last chemo will be 24 April so anymore delays and it will be May which seems so long away. Perhaps as you say I might get time off for good behaviour!! Good to know your friend has recovered well.
Lynn,
Just wanted to wish you all the very best for your op on Thursday.
I’m guessing that yours will be similar to mine in that you will be in for just one night.
I can remember just how nerve wracking it was at the time, but it does seem so long ago now; even the wait for the path results. Let us know how you get on when you are feeling up to it. XXX
Fiona,
I somehow missed your post when I was here last. I didn’t mean to ignore you!(…obviously I’m still not getting used to the new look).
Anyway, it sounds like your treatment is going well. Interesting what you say about the cyst. I originally presented with other (healthy? pre-cancerous?) tissue pressing all around my tumour which contributed to the bulk, but it settled back down quite early on. Hope you have an O.K. time with the Tax. Good luck & let us know how you are getting on & what happens at the next stage.
PP,
I know, April must seem like a long time away. But you will get there!
I used to make up month to a page calendars on my computer for my chemo/appt. schedule and avoided looking too far ahead.
I have to say that the day of my surgery, it was a great feeling to know that I had done the hard slog beforehand….
I hope you will keep posting too & let us know your progress.
Hi Everyone
It’s taken me some time to find this thread again, but here I am and so pleased to hear from everyone.
To Fiona who is just starting out on Tax, well it seems a distant memory for me now as I finished mid Oct, but I remember the SE well and can only say that you will get through it, you have to don’t you.
Lynn good luck with your op, the op for me has been the least bit of a stressed time, it wasn’t painful and I have good use of my arm and have since the day of the op. Some movements are “stretchy” especially across the scar, but this is supposed to be stretched I think.
PP, its easy to say it now when you are still going through chemo, but you will get there and the weeks seem to pass so quickly, well they do for me anyway, so good luck with it.
Lomalinda, how are you getting along now? Have you recovered well since op and rads? Recon is on my mind but I know I have to give my body time to recover. The tax seems to have left me with general aches and pains, which I think is quite normal as the Onc/Rads Onc all seem to say “it’s the taxotere”. Still, it did its job and thats the main thing.
Thanks for your message. Unfortunately surgery cancelled again. I got to the hospital and even signed the consent form etc. However they found an infected cyst on my back which was too close to the operation site so they wouldn’t operate because there was too great a risk of infection. Now scheduled for two weeks time.
They lanced the cyst and sent me home with antibiotics and also Tamoxifen for two weeks as a precaution.
Oh Lynn,
So sorry to hear that. Well you’ve done the dress rehearsal now haven’t you?
I hope THIS wait goes quickly for you. I’m sure you just want to get to the next phase….fingers crossed you have no more false alarms!
Peacock,
Hi! You must be nearly done with your rads marathon by now?….I’ve lost sight of the other threads you normally post on. I’m O.K., not %100 yet! I’ve started an exercise class at my hospital & they are working me hard. The horrible Tax leftovers have been fading, hopefully you will find yours do too. Hair is super slow coming back. I’ll be interested to hear about your recon. Everyone I know has had immediate recon with MX and they all wonder if having rads after the op might affect the look. I hope it all goes well for you.
Well you’ve done the dress rehearsal now haven’t you?