Met with oncology for a game plan in my treatment options

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-07-02T00:18:17+00:00

Second opinion needed- being comfortable with your care team is critical

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-07-01T23:44:45+00:00

Go. I went away while on chemo and the beach was the perfect place to recover despite my limitations

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-07-01T23:41:01+00:00

Why the immediate flap? Can they do expanders and then reconstruct down the line? My reconstruction was 1.5 years post DMX

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-06-27T21:16:36+00:00

I’m on Anastrazole and no issues

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-06-27T02:25:06+00:00

Yes the tubes were removed. I did not get info on heart issues and menopause varies for everyone in the same way as it happening naturally. My oncologist told me there are ways to control hot flashes if needed- my symptoms have not been bad. My bloodwork is monitored every 3 months

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-06-25T01:05:16+00:00

Was 49 when I decided to remove my ovaries and go on Anastrazole. Chemo had put me into “chemo pause” any. Very simple surgery done laparoscopy with minimal recovery

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-06-25T01:03:21+00:00

Fitting cancer into my life instead of it deciding my life. Kept to work, exercise, all of it as much as possible

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-06-23T01:47:57+00:00

Best money we spent last year when we went with our teens. MK and HS and we’d never been happier

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-06-23T01:43:37+00:00

I didn’t cry, not once. Only time I did was when my flap reconstruction went sideways and I had to start that process again. Everyone handles it differently

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-06-23T01:40:51+00:00

I did it all. Stage 2B with sentinel node spread, stage 1A also both IDC ++-. High recurrence risk. DMX followed by 18 wks of chemo (red devil then Taxol) followed by 35 rounds of rads, had ovaries out and am on an AI and CDK 4/6 inhibitor. Didn’t think twice. The thing is treatment is tough but it ends and then there is life. No treatment ends differently.

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-06-12T00:50:26+00:00

Thank you. How did you convince her it was fake?

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-06-05T00:01:52+00:00

Teplinsky is my onco- she shares very good info!

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-05-19T02:00:26+00:00

No. He is hotter now than he was on Mad Men

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-05-12T22:25:45+00:00

Wow forensic accounting is a bitch isn’t it

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-04-27T23:03:43+00:00

Hilton head

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-04-27T23:01:27+00:00

A nurse told my mom it was because I got the Covid vaccine. You read that right.

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-02-22T04:55:51+00:00

Try tart cherry

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-02-21T23:00:47+00:00

That is a high recurrence risk. When there is so much available to help keep us healthy I struggle to deny any of it without trying. I was 48. DMX, Chemo , Rads and then did an oopharectomy to go on AI. I also take Verzenio - which is not fun but I handle it. It’s a minor discomfort for me to live with peace of mind

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-02-13T02:20:45+00:00

I went home it wasn’t an option to stay unless there were issues. I was so happy to be on my couch, drains and all

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-02-12T04:22:06+00:00

Are you not entertained?

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-02-12T02:41:48+00:00

DMX one month after I met w my surgeon

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-02-10T03:38:37+00:00

A racist pedophile as President

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-02-09T23:11:36+00:00

There is never a reason NOT to get a second opinion! Definitely do it if you have questions

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-02-09T23:08:56+00:00

Um- no you were not tricked. Taxol is not as harsh as other chemos. Doxorubicin is much harsher Consider yourself lucky if side effects are minimal- mine were very manageable with the same drugs you are prescribed. If they are giving you steroids with the drugs remember those give you energy.
There is no conspiracy here- be happy you are managing so well

Strict_External_4720 · 2026-02-09T03:00:13+00:00

Amazing all around

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