08-27-2010, 12:05 AM
if the breast cancer has cone back it would be in her breast, if the first breast cancer has spread then it could be in her bones but you say she has started her 6 weeks chemo/ they do not give you chemo for 6 weeks, what the do is take a blood test and check your platelets and give you the chemo the following day and 3 weeks later the same happens and this continues every 3 weeks for 6 months, then you have a month rest and then start radiotherapy 5 days a weeks for either 4 weeks, 6 or 9 weeks. I don't think the doctor would be able to tell her by draining her back as she would need scans etc for confirmation of recurring cancer - my sister is just finished her chemo for breast cancer and about to start 6 weeks radiotherapy. Your friend would also have been given injections the day after her chemo and steroid medication. Are you sure she has cancer again as there is too much in your story that doesn't add up?
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