After my Chemo oncologist puts me on the right path to take yesterday and he picks me up off the floor and explained it x 2 times that there was only 1% difference in my results in taking hormone and chemo together vs hormone on its own. results no chemo not gonna put u through all that for that 1%. Also i mentioned our trip to the USA in Sept for a month he said have ya hoilday enjoy ya holiday start ya treatment when u get back ive no problem with u starting ya hormone then. But it is up to your radio oncologist but im sure she will agree. If so i wont be starting treatments until Oct/Nov. then the Hormone. I always thought time was the essence !!!! can this be right im i getting in front of my self. Has anyone have this happen to them or know of this ...???
What do u think ????? Jane Mwa xx
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Hi Jane
I could be wrong but I thought radiotherapy had to happen within 9 weeks of surgery unless you were having chemotherapy.Why not ring the cancer council on 13 11 20 cos treatments etc change all the time.
Tonya xx
Hi. Im off to the USA radiotherapy agreed with chemo oncologist that it was safe to go im within the time limit, but i dont know the limit time, if she said a time limit i wasnt listening. i think i was packing lol. It will be 11 wks from surgery until i start treatment. only one more appt Physio tomorrow then thats it till i get back. Im Gonna try and forget this rocky path i found my self on for 4 wks and enjoy this holiday with my husband who is the most patient person i will ever know. Now off to have a drink to celabrate so cheers Jane x
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Hi, My radiation was delayed also by about 2 months plus and was told that it was still in the safe time period. I started hormone treatment straight after the lumpectomy. Why cant you have the hormone treatment while you are travelling?. I was also told that the benifit was about 1% difference with the chemo,radiation and hormone.
I think Tonya (in the post above) just stopped taking her hormone treatment tamoxifen for the few weeks while she was on holidays and then continued again when she got back. What medication are you going on, do you know yet? I am on tamoxifen for 5 years and zoladex injections for 2+ years.
All the best with everything and let us know how you go
Cheers Jo xx
Hi im going to be on Tamoxifen for 5 years will start that after 6 wks of radio treatment. and will start radio treatment after i get back from USA.. 5th Oct . no one mentioned taking medication while on hols. but will question this before i go.
What a feeling yeah being told only 1% im still celabrating cheers Jane
good for you Jane!
I'm so glad you get to go on your wonderful holiday.The last 4 weeks will seem like a bad dream once you take off. Have a great trip.
Tonya xx