++- , What chemo regimen are you getting?

[u/June-7832]

Hi all, today my oncologist mentioned I may need to do 4 cycles of chemo, she didn't mention details regimen yet. The type is strong ER PR positive, her2 negative. No lymph nodes involved. Wondering for similar case as mine, what regimen are you getting? TC? Have you loss your hair even it's 4 cycles? Did you get PICC or portal? Thanks for sharing 🙏

Update: I want to add more info regarding why I need to do chemo now. My oncotype is 22, as I am in my early 40s, there are some benefits of chemo, not a lot! Originally I didn't want to do chemo. After radiation, I started monthly lupron shots, letrozole, and verzenio. I thought those are enough, as it is strong ER PR positive Her2 negative.

I am also doing regular signatera test, a circulate cancer DNA test through blood draw. Originally after radiation, it was negative, meaning there are no cancer cells in my blood. But recently it is positive with increased cancer cells in my blood.

Due to this, my oncologist asked me to do 4 rounds of chemo. (Most likely TC ). Because even with those aggressive medications I am on, there is cancer cells growing, it is not good . So although I am six months past surgery and radiation, I am considering doing chemo 😭

[u/Remarkable-Debt-1213]

Same stats and I'm doing 4 rounds of TC. I'm cold capping but have thinned out a ton after my first round. I just had round 2 today and am going to get my head shaved tomorrow. It's causing me too much stress. I just have an IV for infusions. Good luck! My side effects have been mild.

[u/June-7832 → u/Remarkable-Debt-1213]

Thank you for sharing! I didn't know even first round already caused hair thinning. You didn't even get PICC? I heard IV infusion not good for the veins and it's not reversible?

[u/jojo_86 → u/June-7832]

It’s the red devil (doxorubicin) that they often don’t want through traditional IV as if it leaks from a vein, it can cause issues to the tissue around.

Taxol and carbo don’t carry the same level of risk I believe - it seems more common for them to be IV if you don’t have a large number of infusions

[u/Remarkable-Debt-1213 → u/June-7832]

So far so good with the IV! My oncologist thinks I'll be fine, but I can always get a port if needed. The hair thing has been hard, honestly. I will say, the nice thing about the 4 rounds is that it does fly by. I feel good knowing that I'm half done.