Stage 2 Sisters Club
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maggie15 Thanks. I have been lurking on the stage 4 threads. Take care
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Oh Stacey, I am so sorry to read your news. Please don't despair. There are plenty of women on the Stage 4 threads who have had long, full lives since their diagnosis (some a decade or two ago). One Stage 4 thread I peek on occasionally (because I'm friends with a couple ladies there) is titled 'Life does not end with a stage IV diagnosis (really!)', and I know there are Stage 4 Zoom meetups too. Please keep coming back here & let us know what's going on. 💓
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ruthbru thank you. My breast surgeon is really unsupportive and I haven’t met the oncologist yet but losing hope that she will be any better. I’m sorry to be so doom and gloom but I feel like this is a death sentence. My daughter and mom and brother and husband ( separated) are around me and all of them are sad and I’m sad and scared. I’m 53. It’s so exhausting pretending I’m gonna make it through this. Thanks for listening
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Surgeons like people better when they are unconscious, and are famously known for their lack of bedside manner! If you don't click with your oncologist, find a new one! There are many options. I have a personal friend here in town who was diagnosed at Stage 4 when her son was a junior in high school & her daughters were in college. Her son is now 30 years old. All the kids are married & she has 3 grandchildren. Once they get the cancer in remission, you can have many good years ahead. Hugs!!
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ruthbru thank you for the encouragement ! I really hope that can be me too.
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Stacey, Meet the oncologist first before making your decision. Surgery is often not done for a stage 4 diagnosis. Most of my post surgical interaction has been with the surgeon's PA since the surgeon only deals with problems needing surgical correction. If you are not happy where you are UMD is another decent option. I join Ruth in wishing you many good years ahead.
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thank you maggie15 I will.
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