I was dx 11/21 with TNBC BRCA+ after doing a lot of research after dx learned there were instances where they did chemo before surgery and that is the course my onco recommended. I had lump in breast and lump in left lymph area. Chemo shrunk everything down significantly original breast was just under 5cm reduced to about 1.7 after chemo; lymph shrunk from 2.7 to .8 - clear evidence Chemo worked and this was after my first round of just the A/C. By the end of Taxol there was almost nothing there but since when I had my biopsy I had a marker inserted; which probably didn't make much difference since I was having bilateral performed and choosing to go flat. Chemo, done; surgery, done; now I'm having radiation since there was a miniscule spot in one of the lymph pathology samples. After this I believe I move onto maintenance meds and monitoring. It's been a journey - I did my research, informed my husband of what I found and what I was choosing and my reasons and asked him to join me in those meetings I felt he was needed for information I was going to receive. I also told him the information I wanted to know and asked him to help be get those answers or to find out when and where I could get those answers. I was actually surprised at how calm I was and how focused I stayed during the meetings. I carried with me a note pad and was able to get answers to most everything I had questions about each time I had an appointment - even if it was for treatment so I could pose the question before my next appointment.