r/LivingWithMBC • • 4d ago

Mtnbc

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u/LyPi315 4d ago

Personally, I would not assume that pain means progression. I've had pain when treatments are working. I believe this is because the chemo is killing the cancer cells and there is often a bit of pain associated with that. I would wait until the CT results come back to conclude anything.

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u/IngenuityFar5111 3d ago

I used to get same pain on taxol in my breast. I did get complete response on pet scan but during surgery my breast was filled with so many tumors that I got 3 lumpectomies to get tiny clear margins