Tomorrows the Day

Pupfoster1 - Just so very sorry to read about your situation. I don't know about the lag of 1 month and the scans, but my scans need to be repeated later this month before I start Verzenio. The ones they did in February following the discovery of my mets are too old now to give them the baseline they will want to measure against how the drugs do. I for one am extremely frustrated with the time lapse with all of this. They discovered my mets in late January in the ER. It will be late this month before I actually start the Verzenio. Getting a fulvestrant shot this Wednesday for the first time. It is going to be essentially 3 months since they discovered my mets and the time when I will actually be getting treatment. I too feel that mine have kept spreading over this time period and I feel worse by the week. I hate to think what the new scans will show compared to the ones they did in February that should have led the way to treatment. I wish you all the best and hope things get better for you real soon!

Hope the mo appointment went well. What did they say about cannabis? My experience in California is that most doctors know little about it but why should they? It’s federally illegal and the science based research is paltry. My own feeling is that with the advice of a knowledgeable bud tender and making yourself into your own clinical trial (lots of dosing/product experimentation) it can be a useful complementary tool. There are many products available that contain ratios of CBD (non-psychoactive) with THC. (Psychoactive). Choosing products with a high CBD percentage and just a smidge of THC seems to work for many who don’t like the high. These come in sweet edibles, capsules, tinctures, drinks, and more. Take care

Cannabis, whether recreational or medical, is the same. In many states, medical licenses let you buy higher potency products or a larger quantity in a given time frame (In CA it’s daily). The biggest difference that I see between yesterday and the present is that you know what you’re buying in terms of strains, percentages of THC/CBD, even growing conditions. This gives you more control as you work out the dosing that’s best for you. I have been using cannabis for years for both pain and as an appetite stimulant. I have a very high THC tolerance which does happen over time.

My treatment has been almost exclusively AI’s. Yes, I’ve tried them all and have been on Aromasin for at least the past 5 years. I also had radiation to my bone met, upper femur, and did 3 years of an older bone strengthener, Aredia, which doesn’t seem to be used anymore. No chemo, no Ibrance or Verzenio. My mo agrees that the reason for my longevity is unknown given the very non-aggressive tx I’ve had.

Pain is still an issue for me because of its chronic nature but it’s somewhat low level. I hope you can get yours under control soon because that will make life much better! Take care

Hello I've had my first breast cancer back in 2008 and then in 2018 Someone ran a red light and hit my car head on with my husband at the wheel. We both found out together that we both had metastasis cancers. Mine went into my bones and my husband had lung cancer. My husband passed away suddenly in October after 43 years of marriage since I was 17 years old. Since my husbands passing I've been so upset and unfortunately this affected my cancer. It's been at a stand still until now which it means the medicine doesn't work anymore. I found out yesterday in an email from the hospital and not one person around to give me a hug it was awful. I'm a very strong women at 61 but miss my husband so much we were truly in love all those years. Wednesday I'll find out more but in looks like it is now all over my bones and in the skull I don't know if this is normal for this to happen. I was on Ibrance since 2018 and just 6 months ago there was nothing now it exploded. I wish everyone luck and love and especially happiness with their love ones as they are going through such a terrible disease.