Delayed chemo... advice needed

I also had complications and delayed Chemo. My lump was found in October and didn't start chemo until February. I was scared too. Hang in there ((hugs))

I had mastectomy surgery Nov 2, 2011 and my oncologist said I needed to start chemo after receiving my oncodx score of 34. He would not let me delay chemo until after Christmas. He said if I didn't start right away I would not be offered chemo again. I think it was based on the effectiveness of chemo in my case. I had 2 small 1cm tumors ilc and idc er+ pr- her2-. I said No to chemo. It was a really tough decision, when I explained why my oncologist relented and said ok.

I did 4 years of AI drugs and am now 7 years NED. In my case, I didn't have a physical reason for delaying treatment your case is very different. You could go for a 2nd opinion but the delay may reduce the effectivity but your health is important. Being healthy and strong before chemo is probably the best.

I was diagnosed with a 2.6cm Her2+ tumor in the right breast in Sept, had BMX with expanders surgery on Nov 1, and would have started chemo about a month later. However, my initially clear sentinel node was later found to contain cancer so I had ALND surgery 5 weeks after the BMX. Two weeks later my left expander ruptured through necrotic skin and required an emergency surgery to repair. Two weeks later another surgical repair, followed two weeks later with surgery to remove the left expander. Four weeks later I finally started chemo, more than 110 days after my initial surgery, after having had 4 additional surgeries. While initiating chemo within the 90 day window after surgery results in better outcomes generally, keep in mind that this is a statistic that encompasses a spectrum of diagnoses. Chemo started beyond 90 days is not necessarily less effective, and chemo begun within 90 days is not necessarily more effective, for you as an individual case. If I were in your shoes I would be concerned with receiving chemo in a compromised infection situation and would consider removing the gallbladder immediately, healing for an appropriate time period, and then moving forward with chemo. If you had surgery now and took 4 weeks to heal you would still be within the 90 day window from your surgery, correct?

Regarding healing: ask if hyperbaric oxygen would assist your healing. It can be wonderful for wound healing. You lie in a chamber breathing pur oxygen and the chamber is lightly pressurized to "push" the oxygen into your cells.

It might cut your healing time substantially.

good luck with all!!