Triple negative, grade 3, stage 1 IDC

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Kcg
Kcg Member Posts: 6
edited February 2019 in IDC (Invasive Ductal Carcinoma)

Anyone have experience with this diagnosis? How was treatment? What survival rate were you given?

Surgery next week. At this point with testing there is only one tumor that is less then 2cm and has not spread.

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  • T_ran22
    T_ran22 Member Posts: 1
    edited February 2019

    I had pretty much the same stats, except ER/PR+. After getting an oncotype score of 31, chemo and radiation were recommended. My first round of chemo is this week so I'm following this. Thanks for posting.

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  • santabarbarian
    santabarbarian Member Posts: 3,085
    edited February 2019

    In my case (stage 2, with one definitely cancerous node and 3 slightly swollen nodes) I was given chemo first. That allowed my oncologist to see my tumor's response to chemo and know it was working. I have to say tolerating chemo is easier when you feel your lump shrinking! Then surgery (lumpectomy). Now, I am receiving radiation.

    I had 6 chemos, every 21 days. Normally I felt worst on days 3,4,5, and was usually back to myself in a week or so (longer in the later chemos). Chemo is very individual. I did not throw up. My main SEs were fatigue and constipation and I got better at managing the constipation... but the fatigue was harder to bounce back from over the course of treatment due to anemia. By the end I was winded carrying one bag of groceries from my car to my door. The actual SEs of chemo did not get worse and stayed pretty consistent/predictable the whole way.

    TNBC is a very recurrent cancer so they throw a lot at it. On the other hand, TNBC can respond very well to chemo. I was so afraid of the SEs of chemo and I am glad to report it was a lot better than I worried it might be. I hope your surgery goes well!

    There's a "calling all TNs" thread in the TNBC forum you may want to join...

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