Hello everyone,
My mother undergone breast removal surgery (invasive Apocrine Carcinoma) 3 weeks before and in process of getting through next step. Requesting your help to furnish the same.
Her ER/PR report is positive and Her2 negative.
1 - What is the standard number of Chaemos given to a patient?
2 - She is 63 years old. Do we anticipate any side effects which we need to be careful?
3 - How long this process should go for?
Thanks and Regards,
Nandakumar
Hi Nanda...sorry to hear about your mother.
Ans1: dr. shah will answer this.
Ans2: there is so many side effect of chemo but depends on person to person...means how your body can tolerate chemo...i wish all will be fine...but the main side effect of chemo is nausea, hair loss, sore throat, lose of taste, some people feel gastric problem for few days after chemo...but the main side effect is low TLC (White blood cell count)...average TLC count is 4000 - 11000 bcu if TLC goes down its little tough to cure infection...but no worry generally it can be controlled with healthy diet...
Ans3: Generally the whole treatment take 4-8 months it depends upon the dose of chemo and other suggested therapies.
on the basis of your mother report as you said, its ER/PR positive and she is HER negative....so with the financial prospective its good bcu HER positive medicine is very expensive.
I hope now they will give chemo then radiation and last may be they will suggest some hormone therapy (like tablets, which she can take at home only)
i would like to add here one more point...positive attitude along with the treatment is very important to get rid from this problem..take care of cleanliness and hygiene...drink more water minimum 3 lt per day...
Well said, manish. You have made important points there.
Sorry to hear about your mother Nanda. manish has explained what we have all gone through . Take care of your ma and God give all the strength to you and your family. We all pray for you all.