Hi everyone,
I had my meeting with the onc yesterday and will probably have my first cycle in the run up to christmas (I’m only 16 days post-op). I’ll be having 8 cycles - 6 AC and 2 D, although she’s told me that she’s holding back the option of maybe needing 2 more, depending on the results of the bone scan I’ll be having before I start.
The onc was lovely, explaining it all really well and being very honest about SE etc but I still left feeling very shell shocked. I think this is because it really gives you the stark reality of your situation when it’s talked about in terms of ‘survival rates.’ The prognosis if I had no treatment was very poor (but then I wasn’t ever going down that route!) but even with chemo, rads and hormone treatment it’s still 1 in 3 chance of the cancer coming back within 10 years and I found that so shocking to hear. I know it’s because of the type of cancer I have and the fact that there’s lymph node involvement but it was still a lot to take in.
To top it all off I am developing a seroma so I’m feeling pretty peed off and low today.
I need some chocolate!