Please respect that this forum is for members with stage IV/metastatic breast cancer ONLY. There is a separate forum for caregivers and friends: <a href="https://breastcancer.vanillacommunities.com/en/categories/caring-for-someone-with-stage-iv-or-mets"><em>Caring for Someone with Stage IV or Mets</em></a>.
Well if you've opened this thread you either have them too, have nothing better to do, or maybe you're just curious. Amidst all the sadness on here lately and the sisters with serious issues i am hesitant to post this comparatively trivial complaint. But being as I am in bed on my iPad with a painful hemmoroid I have…
Hi, I am on Palbociclib 125mg and Exemestane since last 5 years. I have mets in the bones which are under control. I also have X-Geva once in three months and have monthly shots of goserilin. I recently had Ischmetic stroke. All the cardiac diagnosis like echo, Holter test was ok. Also brain and neck angiography is also…
TNBC stage 4 Ductal metastatic 6.9 cm tumor in right armpit breast tissue, 3 cm on right breast, clavicle, possibly groin left side. Palliative taxol chemo & immunotherapy since the large one in my armpit is protruding out & would grow outside of my skin. 6 mo-1.5 yrs is what they gave me. Diagnosed 6/2024. Just finished…
Hi all My tumor markers dropped for the first few months on Verzenio/Fulvestrant, and now are climbing again. Scans didn't show progress last month but I'm terrified. Did anyone have better response switching to Kisquali and if so, what was it and how were the side effects compared to Verzenio? Verzenio and I are getting…
I’ve been stable on Xeloda since 2020. Recent ct/bone scans show a couple enlarged paratracheal (neck area) lymph nodes (everything else appears stable). Today I had a PET scan ordered by my onc to further investigate what might be going on. When I was at the onc last week, I also had blood drawn for TEMPUS xF testing. Has…
I'm interested in who has had local treatment for liver mets and what was your experience and outcome. I've been talking about this with my onc, and he seems a little hesitant. I have my regular appt. for a 2-mth MRI of brain and followup with rad onc. I plan to ask him about the possibilities. I think that some of the…
I finished chemo (12 cycles) May 30th. IDC, Mets to liver, ER and HER2 positive. Still on herceptin and perjeta. I’ve been on tamoxifen for 3 weeks and I’ve had breast tenderness since I started. It comes and goes. Anyone else?
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