Posted on: Jun 30, 2012 08:59AM

colleenvscancer wrote:

I am not sure I am doing this right, I simply want to get my story out to give back for all the information I have received and to offer hope. June 2010 I was diagnosed with stage II lobular breast cancer 2 lymph nodes+, er+, her2 neutral.  I just turned 40. I opted for a bilateral mastectomy, reconstruction, endured 8 rounds of chemo and 32 rounds of radiation. I finished treatment in April 2011.  In December I had back issues and it was confirmed in January 2012 that I had bc metastasis in my tailbone, spine, and possibly my femur.  The doctor started questioning if I was stage IV from the beginning.  We will never know.  I was told chemo was not an option, I wasn't bad enough for radiation, so stay on my arimidex and enjoy my next 2-5 years.  That answer was not acceptable to me.  I decided to research alternative treatments.  I rented movies like Forks over Knives, Food Matters, and my personal favorite, Cancer and Diet.  I read a lot of inspirational books blogs and forums. I made the decision to go Vegan.  I learned about and now enjoy the benefits of Qigong and meditation.  I turned up and held strong to my faith. During a second opinion from the Cleveland Clinic I learned that they are using Faslodex in conjunction with Arimidex, so I started doing both too. I started a blog to help share my information and found comfort in hoping that I might inspire someone else to take matters into their own hands when given no alternatives.  Within six weeks my tumor markers returned back to normal. I just had them checked again and pray they are still within the normal range, it's been 3 months since I had them checked. I don't know if they will be the same, but what I do know is that I was given 2-5 years. I just added 6 months to that number! I wish you the best on whatever journey you are going through!