Recurrence Rate After Chemo

Well, after achieving PCR after chemo, LX and 33 rads- I've been dx with a local recurrence only 17 months after completing rads. However I have an extremely aggressive subtype of triple negative. I was so sure I had this beat. :-(

I think it really depends on what type and how aggressive your cancer is. Mine seem to pop up overnight. I was checked by my MO and her "fellow" in November- neither of them felt anything and yet at the beginning of Jan I detected a lump- at the time of new dx 2 weeks later it was estimated to be over 2 cm big. After MX it was 3.2.

It varies...there are so many variables. I had a 1.9 cm, node negative tumor, with an oncotype of 16, and did chemo because of my age. Despite taking Tamoxifen religiously afterwards, and also being aggressive and having BMX, I had a recurrence in 2 spots 15 months after finishing chemo. I am on the thin side, eat very healthy, and exercise daily. It is truly a crap shoot. I know my chances of recurring when and how I did are about 1 in 500...well I was the one. And so I deal with it, hit is hard again, and and move forward. I try to be vigilant about checking, but I try to minimize worrying about factors beyond my control.