No Chemo - Surgery only

Pam,

Its very confusing.  I think my issue is I am at a higher risk for recurrance because I have not had chemo. Although since the tumor was tiny, maybe not so much?  I am at a slightly higher risk of a new primary compared to someone who had a traditional mastectomy because of the NS. 

Ok its official, NO CHEMO.  I know I shoudl be happy, but I feel like a sitting duck.  I have done all I can do, so now I wait.  I made it very clear that I was not happy, that my gut says different, I even told them I hope I do not have the opportunity to say I told you so. 

Sara, everyone here can understand your anxiety and unhappiness, but you really have gone the extra mile to make sure you get the best opinion and treatment plan by consulting so many docs (including one experienced in TNBC)--so, at the end of the day, if there is unananimity among them, I hope you can come to a place where you can feel comfortable relying upon their expertise.   Just as we always want to make sure the world knows that not all breast cancers are created equally, I assume that not all TNBC is created equally--and there may be features of your particular cancer and pathology that, in addition to your small tumor size, convince them that chemo is not needed in your individual case.  Anyway, I hope you can be at peace with the decision and try to view it as a positive thing rather than a negative (easy for me to say, I know.)