I forgot to mention chemo. I think many assume that I am in the midst of that now. I certainly expected to be, but it hasn t started.
My chemo doctor and I have met just once on March 10th. It was an hour long informational interview and he then ordered certain tests on the tissue samples. These are needed to determine the kind of chemo to create.
We had an appointment for 3 weeks later, when the test results would be done and I would feel better.
However, one crucial test still isn't done. I have cancelled and reset our appointment 2 times now. The next date is April 21st when the company says the results will be available.
So here is one test result that the Dr shared a while back:
Using a computer program created from data from thousands of breast cancer patients, he was able to determine that my cancer has a 40 to 50% chance of recurrence. not so hot.
Taking an aromatase inhibitor drug for the rest of my life will cut that in half. Very good.
Undergoing chemo will cut it by 5%.
Full disclosure: This is data from a computer model. The test we are waiting for will give much more precise information about these data based on my tissue sample.
So as it stands, 40 to 50% percent can be cut to, lets say, 25%. and chemo could cut it to 20%.
So is the pain and misery of chemo worth that small gain?
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