tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576935520387428799.post3975571124012011457..comments2011-06-01T05:51:58.384-07:00Comments on PINK THREAD: making the right choice for meStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14248988286209373266noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576935520387428799.post-56098227564877304162008-09-23T14:53:00.000-07:002008-09-23T14:53:00.000-07:00ok, i am out of my mind. I can't type. I did not...ok, i am out of my mind. I can't type. I did not mean to say I would beat you up...meant to say I would beat you up to heaven...and I would greet you, not great you.<BR/><BR/>I think I need to take some pills or something! ARGGHH!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Try to not laugh at me. : )Molly Brawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00115154349404776433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576935520387428799.post-88061533179889910872008-09-23T14:50:00.000-07:002008-09-23T14:50:00.000-07:00Ok, it is me again. I re-read your post and see i...Ok, it is me again. I re-read your post and see it was an onco who recommended it. Ususally, when they give percents like that,they have oncoDx'd your tumor, and I am curious if they did that. His "opinion' with no proof is interesting to me. Did he say becauase of your mom's history? His research could be coming from some studies on ACC of the salivary glands that chemo does slow growth in some cases, but they are usually Stage IV and it usually comes back. And ACC non-breast behaves so differently than ACC breast. With my tumor being 6.1 centimeteres I sure as heck should have had chemo if it worked...wished I could have in some ways just o know i covered all my bases bu it doesn't work!<BR/><BR/>So darling, if you are going to heaven 'cause of this dumb disease, i will probably beat you up with my whopping tumor size and no tumor too...I'll great you with lots of food and a cigarette. : )<BR/><BR/>We are in this together kiddo. And we are going to be OK!!!!Molly Brawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00115154349404776433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7576935520387428799.post-86557115054561894042008-09-23T14:40:00.000-07:002008-09-23T14:40:00.000-07:00Steph--I have been thinking about you all day. I ...Steph--I have been thinking about you all day. I am so pleased with your decision knowing what I know. I kept reading your post looking for WHY they are recommending chemo...which doctor was recommending it and WHY? I would think the only one qualified would be the onco, so if he said no, I think you are doing the right thing. Now, if it was 10 percent and PROVEN to work on adenoid cystic carcinoma, that is a different story. Chemo is a tough tough thing and can cause all kinds of other trouble. I just can't grasp why the one doctor is/are recommending it. I am so glad you came to terms with it. I will tell you on the breast cancer yahoo group there are many Normal, garden variety cancer survivors who refuse chemo even when it is proven to work. I always thought it was a must have type of thing. Anyway, no matter what your decision, I am there for you and am just glad its been made. I'm going to re-read your post. I just want to know WHY they think chemo might work.<BR/><BR/>PTL that you have now decided. Just one more hump you got over in this cray journey!<BR/><BR/>MollyMolly Brawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00115154349404776433noreply@blogger.com