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Being a Voice
It's been a while since I blogged but I have been thinking lately about the small voice of those of us who are living with advanced BC. So I thought I would try to blog a little more regularly to be another little voice, another way of making a small contribution. I recently celebrated turning 40 and found loads of great…
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Organic/Vegan Breakfast Ideas
Inviting people to post ideas for breakfast that are vegan.
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Metastatic breast cancer
Hi Anne Maree, My name is Sam and I was diagnosed with metastases in Feb. I thought my cancer had disappeared back in 2000 after initial diagnosis and conventional treatment so it was a huge shock! My diet, qigong, good headspace and supplements have all contributed to my lungs clearing and the bone mets regressing. Long…
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Happy 11th Birthday
Dear Micky, Yesterday you turned 11! Woohoo another one - only 2 more and you are a teenager. You were peeved off you had sports day on your birthday (you hate sports - or more likely you hate the sports teacher - don't a lot of us non-sporty types?) but you were overjoyed when I picked you up that your house had won the…
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One year on
Today is a day of mixed emotions for me. One year ago today I got the news that my breast cancer had returned, 3 years after my initial diagnosis! I was shocked beyond belief…. my whole world came crashing down yet again. I had fought so damn hard first time around, the treatment was gruelling, and I remember thinking back…
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Well...crap
How much crying can one person do?? Without the headaches that follow?? I know there is a song called "I don't like Mondays", but I've now found my own reasons to not like Mondays. It was a Monday that I found the lump, a Monday that a diagnosis to cancer was confirmed, a Monday that I had all my chemo treatments, and this…
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TDM1
I started the Th3resa clinical trial on Thursday - I was randomised to receive the study drug (thank GOD) which is TDM1. This is a drug for Her2 Positive women - currently it is mainly being researched in women with ABC but I believe there are some adjuvant trials happening in the US. It is being put up for FDA approval…
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Just felt like blogging...
Today I'm having a blue day...feeling very much alone on this journey :-(. I am yet to meet anyone like me (a young 44 yr old) in Adelaide with secondary BC. And while this is a good thing (hopefully there aren't too many of us around in Adelaide), it saddens me to know that at the moment I am on this journey 'alone'.…
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Organic/Vegan Lunch Ideas
Inviting people to post ideas about quick easy to prepare vegan lunches they enjoy.
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Metastatic bone disease
I was diagnosed with metastatic BC almost 3years ago. I have received Intravenous doses of Zometa for about 2 & 1/2 years with very good results. Fortunately I have had no further spread of the disease & no organ involvement. I have now been advised by my oncologist that continued treatment by Zometa will greatly increase…
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The Journey Begins.......
Well what a month it has been, life is full of surprises! Around the middle of June I noticed I was becoming short of breath initially I put this down to lack of attendance at the gym and general laziness. It then got to the point when I thought that it could be more than lack of fitness, so I took myself of to the local…
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Bad News?
Well I haven't heard from my surgeons yet so I'm assuming they need to tell me face to face which means 'oh shit'. I wonder what delightful and exciting piece of information they have for me, I gather it's not going to be about a free facelift or eyetuck, bugger it. Oh well if I have to do it again at least this time is…
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Way forward
HI All I went to the oncologist yesterday and am happy to report he is going to admit me to hospital asap and start chemotherapy. I am just so glad that he is looking at various treatments to try to contain and shrink the cancers... I suppose that is all one can hope for! Next hurdle will be that the chemo works... I felt…
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Good news again
I went to see my oncologist last Tuesday and am very happy to report that my tumour markers are down again. Hurray! Now, I have to organise another operation! This time to get my ovaries removed. Yes, I've decided to go ahead with it. Not looking forward to another hospital visit but at least it would mean no more monthly…
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A better end to 2011 than 2010
I went to see my oncologist today. Some more positive signs that the Femara may be working to stabilise everything! My tumour markers were down again (third time in a row); the CT scan showed that my organs are all clear and my bone scan showed that the cancer has spread - but only marginally. Some areas, principally those…
