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Breast Cancer | Last Active: Sep 10, 2018 | Replies (5)

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@cindylb

Hello Dottie,
Welcome to cancer. This is EXACTLY how it feels at first. Scary and overwhelming. There will be tests (lots of tests) and there will advice to do one thing and then that might be taken off the table and then there will be a different treatment plan. So.........no doubt you are overwhelmed, worried and stressed about the back and forth and options presented to you. Doctors try to find the best treatment plan with the best outcome and fewest side effects or negative effects on the patient but I have found it's usually a bit confusing and frustrating. Break it down into smaller pieces and take your time making decisions. Ask lots of questions. Know why certain things are recommended and then I really suggest doing your own research as well. But, be forewarned...the more you read and learn the more questions you have. Take those questions to your oncologists and other doctors and ask them what the relative upside is of say...chemo vs. radiation or nothing at all or hormone drugs or......YOU ARE NOT ALONE. There are many, many good people on here who have or are going through the same uncertainty and it's natural to want to move on with your life, recover and get back to a more normal life.

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Thanks much. Nice knowing someone "Get's it"! I appreciate the recommendations as well.