Chemo only shrunk tumor a little bit...

kalista17

I have had 5 rounds of TAC  and am getting my 6th and final one this Thursday.. I went for an MRI to check status of tumor and am disappointed and worried because the tumor is still there and has only shrank a little from initial diagnosis.. :-(

I received chemo first because of the high aggression of tumor..

 stage 2b  possibly 3...  grade 9.. er+36% pr- her2- ki67- 44%  lymphnode involvement

 started around 2cm,  blew up after  biopsy to almost 5cm,  due to swelling apparently,  now after 5 rounds it's 1.9X1.2cm..

 shouldn't chemo have gotten rid of tumor??? 

 I'm 31yo with 2 kiddos and am scared to death that I'm not gonna get to see them grow up...

Racy

I am sorry. Is it IDC or ILC?  Perhaps hormone therapy will work better. Maybe get a second opinion?