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Cancer Support

slipslidingaway

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3. Preventative chemo after treatment is a tough decision ...

Reply to onethatcares (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2015, 12:38 AM

Mar 2015

hard to balance what is with what might be. Take some comfort that you have a recommendation for the path forward.

Facing something similar, although we are told there is no data of how the drug might work after a second bone marrow transplant ... decision is pretty much our call.

Wishing you both well!

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so we start chemo again on Monday [View all] onethatcares Mar 2015 OP

Thinking of you locks Mar 2015 #1

I'll be thinking of you both. Solly Mack Mar 2015 #2

Preventative chemo after treatment is a tough decision ... slipslidingaway Mar 2015 #3

yeah, it's a damned if you don't onethatcares Mar 2015 #4

Wishing all goes well ... slipslidingaway Mar 2015 #9

I think the chemo is a wise choice for her. Hope she has smooth sailing sinkingfeeling Mar 2015 #5

Not familiar with those meds Tab Mar 2015 #6

I also had my tumors surgically removed but had to do chemo for same reason wordpix Mar 2015 #7

thank you for the info. onethatcares Mar 2015 #8