Hi Gina,

Good to hear that you are keeping your weight steady. Make sure you pack on some additional weight as it will get more difficult to eat once treatment starts.

The method for chemo you are referring to is in fact the '3 bag method' - 3 large doses of chemo spread across the duration (generally in weeks 1,3 & 5) that you receive radiotherapy. Again, ask your medical oncologist if you are able to spread the chemotherapy treatment in smaller doses across 7 weeks as the results are the same, and the body tolerates it a lot better!

My wife got the PICC line which is a bit different from the PORT but both do the same thing - no need for the nurses to poke you with needles everytime blood tests are required or chemo is administered.

My wife's story is indeed under that title (I know the title is deceiving) and you should see our story from the middle of that thread all the way up to now - 8 weeks post-tx.

You will get through this but make sure you brace yourself as everyone on this forum who has gone through treatment will testify that the radio & chemo therapy is actually more difficult than the surgery itself.

Eat lots, drinks lots & rest lots as all the nutrition you can take on board now will do wonders once you start treatment!

Let me know if you have any other questions around treatment and I'll be happy to answer what I can.

Jay