Repeat of Grumbles…
Repeat of Grumbles… Hi Girls
I wasn’t sure where to post this so I’ve put it in both undergoing treatment & after treatment! I just wondered what personal experiences & views you girls might have on this, cos it’s really eating me up inside at the moment. I don’t feel I can talk to anyone about it but I think I may need to take this further just to put my mind at ease.
Here goes:
I had neo-adjuvant FEC chemo (4 cycles out of 6 due to continually getting NS & ill’er by the day) to shrink my 3.5cm tumour, so that I could get away with WLE rather than Mastectomy. By the 2nd cycle it was rapidly shrinking, by the 3rd I could not feel it! But I still had my chemo and was booked for scan & Mammo, these came through just as I was having the 4th cycle of FEC. They could not find the lump on scan and only the most minute spec on mammo. The outcome of this was they could NOT do the Lumpectomy I was expecting and I had a Mastectomy 6 weeks ago.
But, I keep seeing other girsl posting on the forums here and BC Pals where their tumours are shrinking to 1mm or less, yet they are still getting their Lumpectomy. Others seem to get some marker so that they can find the spot in surgey - yet not me. I am so down and fed up about this & I’m so angry inside. I know I should be thankful, no breast so less chance of recurrance - but I’m sorry I’m not feeling like that at the moment.
I want to say something to my BCN and consultants but I’m frightened to say anything. It’s just eating up my life at the moment and it’s making me so unhappy.
Anyway that’s my quandry, I would appreciate any thoughts or experience on this.
Thanks so much for listening.
Luv Lynn x
posted on “undergoing treatment” Hi Lynn - i’ve posted in the other forum. Cherry