I´m leaving...

[junkerin]

... the hospital today.

The good news are all the tissue the removed was healty, no trace of cancer. And my new silikon breast looks and feels like eigthteen. :-)

The Doctors don´t recommend a radiation therapy anymore ("you don´t need it") but still recommend on the chemotherapy (wich I still don´t want).

Further more they recommend me to a study at the Collone University were they reserce the breast cancer inheritage (sorry probely bad english). And since the cancer has hormon receptors the recommend a anti hormon therapy.

I´m still debating with my self about the chemotherapy and even the doctors have to admit that the procentage of recovering for me will increase with chemotherapy only by 1 - 3%. But since it increases they are moraly suppose to recommend it.

So go figgure your self...

It is a hard discission to make.

Comments

[reggie11.livejournal.com]

You should get online and see if you can find some cancer forums. That way you can talk to others that have been in the same position and find out what decisions they made, and why they made them. It will give you a better place to start from to make the right choice for yourself.

I found the health forums for my illnesses were fabulous. First of all, they were all so incredibly supportive, and secondly, they had information from the patient's point of view which made so much difference. Even my doctor said that he knew more about the medical side, but the people out there living through these things have the experience that a doctor will never have.

I'm SO pleased you got a good result! And yay for perky boobs!!

[dont-hate-me01.livejournal.com]

Happy to hear you've been discharged from hospital! You have a tough decision in front of you, but in the end you'll do what is best for you.

Still keeping you in my thoughts!

[meesasometimes.livejournal.com]

I must admit to being jealous of the 18yr old boobies :P

I can't stop thinking about your predicament, just trust your instincts. When I was 25 I had stage2 lymphoma, I had surgery, did chemo and radiation both. I quit my chemo half way thru. I could NOT do it anymore. On one hand 18yrs later I'm still here, on the other hand my body was permantly damaged in ways I know and ways I'm sure I can't begin to. As a mother of a young child I would risk that all over again and hit it aggressively with everything they've got. As a mom of a 19yr old I would have different feelings about it if it were to present itself again. I can tell you with absolute certaintly that at 60yrs old I WON'T be sitting in a chemotherapy chair!

Good luck in making this very tough decission. My heart is with you.

[herminekurotowa.livejournal.com]

[cappy712.livejournal.com]

Keeping you in my prayers. I pray for you to have a quick recovery and make clear decisions for you.

[tipsy-kitty.livejournal.com]

So glad to hear that you are home! It's so much easier to rest and recover in your own space. I can't offer advice on whether to undergo chemo again or not, but I hope you come to a decision that you're content with.

Also, for you, I'm trying to fast-track my next chapter of Compulsory Propagation, though it might be mostly PWP ;)

[tuckercat2.livejournal.com]

I had breast cancer 18 mos. ago. I was lucky that mine was caught very early and with a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery I am cancer free at this time. I am on an anti-hormone therapy and have been for 16 mos.

I am sorry you had to go through this. I hope you are doing well, my thought are with you.