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I had my 2nd opinion yesterday. He agreed that wbr was the way to go. On the one hand, I'm glad that the drs. are in agreement. But on the other hand, I really would like some options. One of the good things that he said was that as a long term survivor, I currently had a good QoL and that should continue after wbr. I had never had a dr. categorize me as a long-term survivor. That was pretty cool.
I start wbr tomorrow. I'm going to do 4 1/2 weeks. That's longer than the standard, but I'm getting a smaller daily dose. The premise is that will give me time to heal on a daily basis and hopefully reduce or eliminate the long-term damage. I'm also going to do a low-dose Temador.
My radiation oncologist talked to the lead researcher on the arecept trials. He felt that the lower doses would provide more protection than the arecept for me. Then, the arecept could always be added later if necessary.
Thanks for all of your advice and support.
Susan
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