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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At 80 I would not want to experience any treatment that would negatively impact my -current- quality of life. I'm early 60's. How old are you Op?[/quote]

I agree with this.  Unfortunately part of life is death.  We’re all going to due, sorry to be the bearer of bad news.  At 80 to subject someone to a year or two of treatments that will be guaranteed to make someone feel awful with no guarantee they’ll actually be successful wouldn’t be my choice.  To the PP who was concerned about the continued spread of the cancer- there is a very good chance that cancer will continue to spread, even with treatment.  My dad’s treatment did nothing.  We can’t cure cancer.  [/quote]

There is absolutely no guarantee that treatment will make her feel awful. I was treated for stage 3 TNBC and for me (everyone is different) chemo was a breeze. I had my infusions on Friday and I was back to work on Monday. Never took any nausea meds because I never felt sick once. I had virtually no side effects, except for being a little more tired than usual the 2nd day after. My white blood cells dipped but stayed in the normal range. Didn’t need any additional treatment for that. It was no big deal for me. If your mom is like that - and there’s no telling if she is until she has the treatment - I’d say go for it. If she’s miserable, you stop. [/quote]

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