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Invasive ductal carcinoma, what should I expect?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Dec 5, 2023 | Replies (28)Comment receiving replies
It totally depends on what stage you are. I had a biopsy long back to me and radiation this summer. I was lucky in that I was less than stage one. They got it all with the lump, ectomy and removal of lymph nodes under my arm all clean margins. I tolerated the five radiation treatments very well. The two and a little nausea or my two issues. Now I have to decide if I’m going to take the anastrozole pill for five years. Sending hugs and wishing you all the best.
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My story is a lot like bjohnson511. It was found on my routine mammogram. I was originally told surgery and 16-20 radiation treatments. The lump actually turned out smaller than first thought and lymph nodes were clear. I only had to do five radiation treatments as well. I tolerated them well. Luckily it was detected very early. In hindsight, I feel like this was the easy part for me (and I can't believe I'm saying that as it was very traumatic). The estrogen blocker for 5 years is turning out to be even more traumatic for me anyway. The list of possible side effects of these drugs are scary. The first one brought terrible jaw pain which started gradually after about 10 days and built up and became intolerable at almost 30 days. I just started a second one. Only a few days in at this point.