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left breast showed the cancer soi went to a
cancer center and had margins done showed microscopic on 1 node . this was is 2010 if today they would take the one node but i was a year to late so had sentenial nodes removal. was told i didnt need chemo
. i chose a onocologist close to haome to get radiation and hpormone pill for 5 yrs. im 71 . went to local and he said chemo lite. now the decision was mine, i decided to go with cancer center and no chemo . i wont regret it at my age i didnt want to go thro it and it,s not like im 50 , then i may have, but since i had cellutitis twice and injections for antibiotics and then thyro that got a bacterial blood infection and blood clot, had to take cuimadin 4 months .
i was not in good shape on hosp 4 times so i was not in condition for chemo , radiation for me was tough but got thro it . the ratio of survival was not enough percentage.
i,ll take
my chances and if it comes back i will never say i should have. that was my choice and we all have that at lease. had my 6mo mamo and was fine and a bone scan do to some shoulder problems and no cancer. turned out i had polymyalgia another painful thing to get through but im tough old cookie.
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i dont want to go in hosp this is 5 months now and 4 weeks since last surgery. and dec the lumpdectomy. was potpone because of heart ck was ok put me another 3 weeks delay,
im gettig nervous about not starting radiation. any one else with these problems? please respond.View Thread

else?View Thread

you are all great thanks new to this stuff, at least the swollen and pain is better now anxious to get going with treatmentsView Thread

i,m new here i,m faced with a real tough decision to make in 10 days as i told the doc i would give it then. i have stage 2b .has a long process. had excisional biopsy local went on to a 2hr trip to a cancer center for cleaning margin in feb. spent 1 night do to ischemia heart that turned out after 3 weeks of testing small blockage, they wouldnt operate til this was all clear . report was needed more margin out and 1 lymph node so had another surgery mar 22. all went well and said i didnt need chemo given age 71 and they knew i was scared of it. go to local onocologist says 13 percent more cure rate if i do have chemo. i read its only 8 percent . im leaning for none just radiation . i realy feel if i were 10 years younger ok not worth it im thinking. anyone else have i thought here. on age and chemo. tanksView Thread

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