https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Living-with-cancer/CHEMO-OR-NOT/m-p/5164#M711 HI I'M A NEWBIE BUT AN OLD HAND AT CANCER...HODGKINS DISEASE FOR MY 21ST BIRTHDAY! I AM NOW 45 HAVE HAD MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE FOR YEARS, WHICH IS TERMINAL. AT THIS STAGE I TALK AND WALK FUNNY HAVE VERY LIMITED HAND USE AM WEAK AND VERY TIRED BLAH, BLAH (I HATE COMPLAINING) I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH GRADE 3 TRIPLE NEG BREAST CANCER IN JULY, MASTECTOMY (LEFT) 3-4 NODES REMOVED (MY ONLY OPTION AS MY BOOBS WERE SO SMALL) OF COURSE CHEMO - TAXOL AND SOMETHING STARTING WITH C.......WAS RECOMMENDED. MY QUESTION IS HAS ANYONE TOLERATED THIS CHEMO WELL?? AND HAS ANYONE SURVIVED PAST 5 YEARS WITHOUT RECURRENCE? I HAVE 2 DAUGHTERS (7 & 9 YEARS) A GREAT HUSBAND, 2 DOGS AND LOTS OF FAMILY.........HELP Fri, 01 Oct 2010 02:49:43 GMT 2010-10-01T02:49:43Z https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Living-with-cancer/CHEMO-OR-NOT/m-p/5164#M711 HI I'M A NEWBIE BUT AN OLD HAND AT CANCER...HODGKINS DISEASE FOR MY 21ST BIRTHDAY! I AM NOW 45 HAVE HAD MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE FOR YEARS, WHICH IS TERMINAL. AT THIS STAGE I TALK AND WALK FUNNY HAVE VERY LIMITED HAND USE AM WEAK AND VERY TIRED BLAH, BLAH (I HATE COMPLAINING) I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH GRADE 3 TRIPLE NEG BREAST CANCER IN JULY, MASTECTOMY (LEFT) 3-4 NODES REMOVED (MY ONLY OPTION AS MY BOOBS WERE SO SMALL) OF COURSE CHEMO - TAXOL AND SOMETHING STARTING WITH C.......WAS RECOMMENDED. MY QUESTION IS HAS ANYONE TOLERATED THIS CHEMO WELL?? AND HAS ANYONE SURVIVED PAST 5 YEARS WITHOUT RECURRENCE? I HAVE 2 DAUGHTERS (7 & 9 YEARS) A GREAT HUSBAND, 2 DOGS AND LOTS OF FAMILY.........HELP Fri, 01 Oct 2010 02:49:43 GMT https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Living-with-cancer/CHEMO-OR-NOT/m-p/5164#M711 2010-10-01T02:49:43Z https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Living-with-cancer/CHEMO-OR-NOT/m-p/5165#M712 Hi Lisa, I am also new to this site and am just trying to negotiate my way around. I notice your post was written quite a few months ago, and this response is really late. Just want to let you know I am thinking of you and I hope all is going well with your journey. If you underwent the chemo, I hope you had a positive result. Good luck! Fri, 14 Jan 2011 01:11:26 GMT https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Living-with-cancer/CHEMO-OR-NOT/m-p/5165#M712 diannep52 2011-01-14T01:11:26Z