When did you notice your tumor was shrinking?

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Brandicam
Brandicam Member Posts: 7
edited March 2019 in Chemotherapy - Before, During, and After

I started TCHP last Thursday, March 7th. I read on other forums that some felt their tumor shrink after the first cycle, like within the first week... Well mine isn't shrinking or even changing at all. I guess I just wanted to know when you noticed by palpation that your tumor was shrinking, or even if it didn't at all. Thanks :)

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  • Fritzmylove
    Fritzmylove Member Posts: 330
    edited March 2019

    I didn’t notice, but my MO couldafter the first cycle. By cycle 3 I could definitely feel a difference. My breast tumor had a complete response to chemo according to pathology after BMX. My breasts had always been dense and lumpy, so it was hard for me to tell what was cancer, and what was normal breast tissue.

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

    I felt it early too -- but my Oncologist said he liked to give it the first 3 chemos to show a response, and if the response was sustained. I had TNBC and he would have switched chemos, if my first try did not show signs of working.

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