Not so complicated was it! The plan was chemo/radio to reduce the tumour as much as possible, and then surgery to remove it. A good plan too, if she had a fantastic response to chemo/radio, it could have spared her having surgery. Chemo/radio was most def worth a try.This is very interesting - thank you. I was always skeptical when she said her cancer was “complicated.” It was very clear she had not bothered to learn the basics when she showed confusion about being stage 3 but having a T4b tumor. So I have been back and forth in my head about whether she was willfully ignorant or manipulative. Overall I think both now.
T was told she would have chemo, then radio and finally surgery, and in that order. I never understood why T said several times that she had a complicated case. I know she mentioned she is young several times, but I know her surgeon will have seen younger!
The shine support group is for patients under the age of 40 and its full. A very busy group.
I wondered if T found the terms 'hectic' so chose to say that its complicated. Until Elodie attended the consultation and the first thing Elodie said was that its complicated isn't it.
I don't think any of us will ever understand what was complicated.