Thank you for the clarification. I am so glad you had surgery!!! I can completely understand your hesitancy toward chemo. It aged me but had an impact on downgrading the cancer so I wouldn’t change anything (although I could be proven wrong in the long-term). I am now trying to fix my skin (Botox) and hair (red light therapy). It’s expensive but it’s working. I am also using laser treatment to fix the vascular defects on my chest following radiation. The good news is that new technologies have given interventions to fix side effects from these terrible treatments. As for the hormone therapy for stage 3 BC, I have heard stories on podcast's of breast cancer surgeons for instance who had BC an stopped taking the medications because it caused neuropathy to their hands. They subsequently received a diagnosis of stage 4 and completely regretted their choice to stop hormone therapy. My cancer is very hormone sensitive so I would never dream of stopping. I have been on an AI (letrozole
That binds with the estrogen) for several years now with minimal side effects and plan to continue using it until something better comes along. I also use a CDK 4/6 to stop the cancer cells from dividing. And have zoledronic acid injections to stop bone metastases. All these medications bring my recurrence rate from 70% to 25%. And then there’s the ketogenic diet ….

I was dCis grade 3 single breast. Nothing in left breast. After surgery I was Invasive with oncotype of 49 .. my cancer cells have a DNA type that if left untreated I am sure would have led to triple negative at some point. ( Trust me I do a lot of research worldwide) My doctor who is well seasoned had already suggested 4 chemo rounds. I remember telling my family if they said I needed like 3 rounds maybe I would take that. Radiation was a no for me so I was so happy when they said I did not need radiation but 4 rounds of chemotherapy. I also chose to do chemo since I do not think my body will do well with inhibitors. I have never been so scared in my life.. but guess what.. it has not been bad at all. The only issue I get is when I get neutropenia day 5 otherwise I'm usually back to myself within 2 weeks ready for next one at 3rd week. I have 2 more to go.. I have a rapidly dividing cancer cell and I did the chemo in case there was a straggler that escaped. Yes they are killing both good and bad cells but chemo has come a long way and so many options. Also that injection they give you to make your white, red and platelets is incredible. It does it's job. Grade 3 is rapid dividing cells .. those things are so clever . I AM all about natural stuff but I also believe that once in a while I can look to science to zap what I need zapped. Then I can cleanse and rebuild my body with all the natural things after . I just wanted to ensure I had no regrets in the future. You noted you are your way to health That's awesome and you won't have any issues doing it again if you ever had to take a radical approach to your body and then heal it afterwards once the cancer cells are gone.