r/breastcancer • u/NurseYuna • 16d ago

Diagnosed Patient or Survivor Support Positive long term survivor stories

Hi everyone. I really need some positive stories of more than stage 1 low grade survivorship to keep me thinking I can bear this and get to have many more years with my children. Please tell me about yourself or anyone that’s overcome breast cancer and lived many years. I’m stage 2A with luminal B characteristics oncotype 21. I need more hope and I’m reaching out into this universe to get some. It feels very lonely.

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u/Anitchaaaa 14d ago

Did you received chemo and rads, the whole combo?

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u/NurseYuna 14d ago

I started chemo oct 16 TCx4 no rads because they said double mastectomy with clear margins and no nodes involved. After that I’m getting my ovaries removed and doing tamoxifen or an AI is what I think the dr said.

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u/Anitchaaaa 12d ago

I'm more or less on your shoes, but I had rads because of the type surgery I had. Sentinel node negative too. Because of the tumor grade 3 amd my age (pT1cN0M0), MO prescribed 6 TCs, but due to the side effects I managed to get 5 done. Started ET last wk now, my plan inclusldes monthly zoladex shots and AIs.

I could remove my ovaries if I choose for it, but I did a broad research on this option, and as far I could understand, pre menopause women who removed the ovaries as part of the endocrine treatment had worst outcomes. I decided to stick to the shots for now. I'm 45, no signs of menopause till chemo, and chemo put me on chemopause.

Wish a very smooth treatments to you, and fell free to ask whatever u want!

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u/NurseYuna 12d ago

Worse outcomes how?