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Rozlyn Khan On Cancer Journey: ‘Chemo Port, Once My Lifeline, Is No Longer Needed'
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Rozlyn said the removal of the chemo port 'marked a silent, powerful victory' after enduring immense physical and emotional pain.
Rozlyn Khan, who has been bravely battling stage 4 breast cancer that had spread to her spine, recently shared an update on her treatment journey. She informed fans that doctors have removed her chemo port, a device used to administer chemotherapy. Rozlyn underwent 19 rounds of chemo but had to stop due to a rare and painful side effect that made it unsafe to continue. Going forward, she will be on medication for the next ten years to keep the cancer in check. The removal of the chemo port, she says, 'marks a silent, powerful victory" after enduring immense physical and emotional pain.
Taking to Instagram, the actress wrote, 'The Port is Out. The Fight Lives On. Today, a chapter closes — my chemo port was finally removed. Diagnosed with oligometastatic Stage 4 breast cancer, with metastasis to the D9 vertebra in my spine, I was thrown into a storm I never saw coming. My treatment plan was aggressive and exhausting: Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy. Followed by Modified Radical Mastectomy (MRM) with Latissimus Dorsi (LD) flap reconstruction. Then came radiation therapy."
'I endured 19 rounds of chemotherapy until I had to stop due to a rare and painful complication — chemo-induced Glanzmann thrombasthenia (Type 2), a bleeding disorder that forced a halt to intravenous chemo. Now, I continue on a lifelong path with oral hormonal therapy for the next ten years. The chemo port — once my lifeline — is no longer needed. It's hard to explain the physical and emotional pain of this journey in words. But today marks a silent, powerful victory," Rozlyn Khan explained.
Rozlyn shared that while the marks from her treatment will always stay, her inner strength has stayed with her too. She believes that the toughest part of her fight is now behind her, even though the journey isn't fully over yet. She also admired Dr Garvit Chitkara, a kind and skilled doctor who played a big role in her recovery. During a time when she feared her infection wouldn't heal and surgery wouldn't go well, it was Dr Garvit who gave her hope.
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Earlier this year, when Tahira Kashyap, wife of actor Ayushmann Khurrana, was diagnosed with breast cancer again, Rozlyn Khan came forward to support her. After facing a similar battle herself, Rozlyn shared a message for Tahira during this difficult phase.
Rozlyn mentioned that Tahira is a very strong and determined person who has already faced this illness once and beaten it. She believes that Tahira has the strength to fight it again and win. Rozlyn also said that she is always praying for her and is ready to help if Tahira ever wants to talk or needs any support during her recovery.
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