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Re: Stage IV MBC Fitness
Hi all, I’ve been doing strength training for my upper body once or twice a week for past month and spin class once a week. Starting pickle ball this Friday too so very happy to see I am not alone @chicagoan 👍 Doing my best to keep moving and not give into the fatigue which is always around the corner for me.
Thankful to my DH and close friends who support me. Also very thankful for you all, as I mentioned a while ago, for keeping me incentivized !!!
@livinglifenow Pam, I pray your sciatica starts easing up; I had terrible sciatica when pregnant with my son and don’t wish that pain on anyone. 🙏🙏🙏
eddiej
Re: Stage IV MBC Fitness
@livinglifenow That sciatica sounds so painful but I am confident that PT will give you solutions. Congrats on your great scans!
@eddiej Pickleball is so important to me socially but I just love the intensity. It makes me feel young. So good to be back after an 8 month hiatus.
Re: Re-occuring DCIS in 2nd Year
at the end, doctors suggest but the decision is yours and not for them to take!
I think you jave to put in a balance what you prefer, tu reduce the chanes of it comming back again OR to continue with the risk of recurrance but conserving your brest.
Me personaly I didnt feel so bad on loosing my brests, to me living with the fear of recurrence was worse that lossibg my brest. Because not always it comes back as ddcis, you have been blessed of it being in sutu again
But you have the right to choose and decide what risks to take and what to do with your own body.
Receive my love and ill keep you in my prayers,
Re: Stage IV MBC Fitness
@birdsndognow What a beautiful walking stick.
I am back to pickleball. The first week was rough-I was so sore after just playing about 4 games but now it has been almost a month and I feel like I am getting back in shape. I've also been going to the gym to lift weights and ride the stationary bike. It's been very cold here so I haven't been doing too much walking.
Re: Afinitor/Aromasin
hi @norah2024
I’m so sorry you are going thru this. I went off the affinator a few times for various reasons, and didn’t see any changes in markers or disease progression. I hope this is the same for you.
How frustrating not to be able to find the dose you need. I was on the 10mg the whole year I was taking it.
Good luck - hope those liver enzymes snap back.
Rebecca
Re: Newly diagnosed IDC
Hi @amerli, we’re really sorry you’re going through this. If you’re open to it, many members have found our virtual support groups to be a wonderful way to cope during this early phase. They’re led by our facilitators and give you a chance to connect in real time with others who truly understand what you’re facing. You’re always welcome to keep posting here too, whether it’s for support, questions, or yes, pet photos. We’re thinking of you and sending you lots of care as you get through these next few days.
The Mods
Re: Stage IV MBC Fitness
01-28-2026
@sunnidays ,
Not familiar with the Norwegian walking pole, but I am presently using a "walking stick" daily! It's a great help! I got this decades ago at a Native American Pow Wow that my husband and I would attend yearly in or around Baltimore.I've gotten so many compliments and questions on it.... my SonIL teases me about it on outings and all but it's used constantly more now than when I first bought it for dog hiking, bird watching jaunts, etc.
I am really outta shape, thanks for the info about exercise instructions for those with cancer, going to check it out! ~Wanda
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
We turned the heat on about 1AM last night/morning. The house is full of tile and it holds the cold. I think it’s the third time in 10 years that we’ve put heat on. It’s usually because guests are cold, first time for us.
cindyny
Re: Should I be more proactive
Hi @concerned1965, A diagnostic mammogram/ultrasound is only called for by a radiologist when a mammogram is BIRADS 4 or 5, suspicious for malignancy. Indeterminate asymmetry is usually classified as BIRADS 3 with a 6 month follow-up recommended. If you visit your doctor and she decides to order a diagnostic mammogram based on your family history you can have the more detailed imaging done sooner.
The extra appointment seems to be required by insurance companies. My neurologist referred me to a neurosurgeon and ordered a MRI. She told me she would see me after the second opinion but I got a phone call from her office telling me I had to have an appointment to discuss the imaging results. When I questioned this I was told it was an insurance requirement to follow up with the doctor placing the order even though the MRI will be evaluated by the neurosurgeon,
While having diagnostic imaging done more quickly would give you peace of mind you will have an answer sooner than the usual 6 months, BIRADS 3 means there is a less than 2% chance of cancer so you are most likely fine to wait a bit. I hope your results are benign.
maggie15