Hi all, ER+ HER2- with mets to lung, liver and bones for 6 years. Been on xeloda for about 4-5 months now and had my first scan, which showed significant improvement in all areas except for two stupid little bone mets. It worked in my lungs, liver, every other bone, aside from these 2 (one spot on hip and one in femur)…
Pure curiosity. I’m single. It seems as though the majority on here are coupled up but perhaps I’ve misread. Not a pity party, I promise. I just wonder if anyone else is going through this with friends and (adult or younger) children rather than a partner, and how they feel about it?
I’m sure this info is buried deep in the various stage iv threads, but I’m hoping people will post their experiences and success stories here. I think the median from the initial studies was about 2 years, but obviously there is more real world experience as time passes. Thank you!
A few months ago I posted about entering hospice and received many precious notes from well-wishers across the world. Your kind words mean so much to me that I’ve placed them in a document to look at whenever I need a lift! Words indeed support the healing process, and I am very grateful for being a recipient of so many…
After 10 months of bisphosonates I have been been diagnosed with ONJ. 3 weeks of mega antibiotics, everything else except letrozole stopped until this is resolved. A bottle of liquid morphine to add to my collection. (Resisting because it feels too ‘cancery’, if you get my drift.) And more ‘activity’ detected in my bones…
Hello, First time posting and hoping to find someone like me or some information about Stage 4 with metastatic carcinoma. Originally diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006. Had Mastectomy, chemo, radiation and Tamoxifen for 10 years. This year, 17 years later after a routine mammo, found 2 masses in my other breast. Last…
Other than living with stage IV for 12 years, my bc life is something I keep low key, even on bco. However after 12 years on an AI (I’ve tried them all) the cumulative side effects have worn me down.None of my se’s were truly debilitating and I managed to cope but I have been struggling with chronic low level pain that…