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Just Diagnosed and So Confused; Feeling Lost
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Jul 12, 2019 | Replies (61)Comment receiving replies
With HER2+, you need chemo.....if oncotype test comes back low, maybe that will change. You need surgery first, then chemo if needed, then radiation then hormone therapy.....these are only standard answers. Every cancer is different Mine was IDC estrogen and progesterone same as yours, but my Her2 was negative so no chemo. Logotype was 9, low...I only did lumpectomy...easy surgery home same day, minimal discomfort. I could not tolerate hormone therapy. So nothing else. So far, almost 3 yrs. No recurrence.
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Jumping on board on the "every cancer is different". I was also diagnosed this past April. IDC Grade 1, Stage 4 with mets to my bones, skin and lungs. E+/P and HER-2 neg. At first they planned chemo/lumpectomy/chemo. After mets discovered that all changed. Better order in which to do things, I think, when it has metastisized. To kathy.....not sure where you're at now on treatment but don't let the word "chemo" scare you. I received a "port" for IV Infusion then they switched me to "oral chemo"/Ibnrance. I've not had 1 side effect since starting early in June. Here for you!