Jim Nelson
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Thanks for the advice...
She is ported. We are looking at 5 months of chemo...then radiation. Her 5 year survival rate is 43%. Stage 3. We pray a lot and are blessed with good friends.
God痴 will will be done, but we will put up a **** of a fight.
My wife went through stage 3 breast cancer 10 years ago and the chemo was a little tough but they have improved a lot from what it used to be. One of the older nurses that took care of the wife told us that in the early days the patients would be put in "puke rooms" after the treatment. The new anti nausea drugs help a lot as do the ports. The first thing the oncologist told my wife was that when she got home from that appointment she needed to start a vigorous exercise routine and do it twice a day for the rest of her life. She listened to him and still does her walks even though she has been cancer free for 5 years, she is in better shape now than at any time in her life. Her only lasting side effect is lymphedema caused by the radiation treatments but she handles it well.
Best wishes for your lady, it will be tough but she can beat it.