@greatgrandma2025
I am 74 and was diagnosed with serous 4B endometrial and had surgery with no evidence of diease on CT-scan afterwards (january). but apparently these suckers are AGGRESSIVE. I went through the 6 carbo/platin/herceptin infusions and lost hair 3 weeks after first infusion and have had rather messed up gastric/intestinal stuff but no pain or nausea and (using foot coolers), VERY little neuropathy. but if you are active, neuropathy is NOT something you want to have. Am i glad i did it (considering that if you google stage 4b serous endometrial cancer with omentum involment you get 4-7 months!)? - yes. would i do it again if things recur? - probably not. I am very active, never really had any fatigue and have continued to travel extensively internationally (I flew to japan the day after my 3rd infusion (wearing diapers for temporary urinary incontinence primarily due to all the stuff that gets dripped in)). currently am on Herceptin every 3 weeks (only 1 hour infusion) and my hair is back and finally i am getting my gastric/intestinal stuff under control (5 months after end of the BAD chemo).

everyone DOES respond differently to chemo and i think i was lucky. quality of life is important. I never thought that i would do chemo - i mean how stupid is it to try to kill all your actively dividing cells in order to slow the growth of some demon? good luck with whatever your decision - and remember it IS YOUR decision.