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Chemotherapy

Posted 3 days, 4 hours ago on March 4, 2007 by yerma  Just Stuff, News

First post in a while but thought it would be a good time to get back online. About 6 weeks ago I heard that my mum had been diagnosed with breast cancer after a routine mammogram had shown up some strangeness. A little while later and we found out that she would require a full mastectomy which would hopefully catch the problems that were there, unfortunately after 3 weeks without being able to drive and a fair bit of soreness we were told that she would actually require chemotherapy followed by a course of radiotherapy. Obviously this is a bit of a blow for not just her but for the rest of our family as well - I hope that she always looks as good and as healthy as when we spent the week together a few weeks ago but I know that the next 4-6 months are going to be hard for her and for all of us. All we can do is to be there for her and make sure that she has everything she needs to feel as comfortable as possible. Have been reading a lot of stuff on Cancer Help and found it to be a great resource for both reassurance and practical information. The durgs she will be on are:
E-CMF x4 : 2 weekly
Epirubicin x 4 : 2 weekly
CMF x 4 : 4 weekly day 1 and day 8


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