chemo to surgery

Ask you Drs - they are the ones that can explain why that is your individual TX plan. They are the medical professionals who are knowledgeable about you and give the reasons for what is planned. We are each unique and do not all enter TX at the same health level (other pre-existing conditions or no pre-existing conditions) or issues that moght develope during TX that would/might impact BC TX plans. Also not all Drs follow the exact same TX plan for each of us.

In my case, my TX plan was different than most other IBCers (but it worked for me). I did neoadjuvant 4 DD (done every 2 weeks) A/C. 2 weeks after 4th A/C, I had a UMX. My understanding of the 2 week period was basically to allow the A/C to be out of my body before surgery. It was 3 weeks post UMX that I started adjuvant 12 weekly Taxol, started Rads a week after last Taxol.

I know my DX is very different than yours, but no two of us are the same, nor are we experts/Drs. So it is your Drs who can answer your individual. If you don't understand their explanation initially, keep asking for it to be explained using words/phrases that you do understand. Use your smart phone to record what is actually told you so you can review exactly what was said later if you need to - not just what you remember from the time of answers. Have a note pad with all the questions you have written on it (add any that come up while talking to the Dr so you don't forget them). Make a second copy of all questions to hand to the Dr so he/she can see where your questions are and can probably answer several individual question together.

Hope that gives you some ideas that might help you get the answers you need.