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freakin out
Hi, I have read some comments that have scared me and I have questions that I am hopeing can put my mind at ease at least until I see my onc. I am being treated pre op, the tumour is shrinking does this mean that I am unlikely to get secondary cancer? That the treatment is working for me and won't spread? I have read some…
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Prognosis Update
It's hard not to hate my oncologist. The cancer appears to have spread to my bones. We're waiting on test results to see if any other organs have been affected. Diagnosis: Advanced Inflammatory Breast Cancer It's incurable, but treatable. I'm confident that science will advance before it has a chance to put me to sleep…
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A letter to my 7 year old Daughter on her birthday
Dearest Alex "7 years ago today..." - a family joke yes, as every year on your birthdays, I put all three of you through the history of your birth throughout the day - just so you understand how magical it is - how wonderful to welcome someone new into a family. But... ...7 years ago today, I wondered with some anxiety how…
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One year on
A year ago today I was told that I had secondary breast cancer. My doctor told me the year ahead would be a rollercoaster ride and 'to forget everything else and just concentrate on my treatment and my family'. He was right. While my year has been emotionally and physicallly draining, I have still had some wonderful…
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another year down!
Hello to all my pink comrades...yesterday marked 2 years since original diagnosis (mammogram). At the time we thought "ok, cut the crook boob off, get onto this chemo thing and return to normal life in a few months" However, a further 6 weeks down the trail and we discover secondaries in the lungs :( No return to normal…
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Stable - schmable...
Hi pink ladies, Clinic today - basically the disease is stable - schmable. I'm pretty down about it. I have had all of my hopes pinned on remission. It is unlikely that this will happen. So I have to get my head in the space that stable is a good result. The CT cannot tell what is active and what is scar tissue but…
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Anniversary today!
This morning I awoke to my mobile phone alarm, playing an upbeat tune with the words "Happy Halloween..3 years cancer-free..congratulations!" flashing on the screen. Today I was diagnosed with early breast cancer 3 years ago. Little did I know on that day that I'd be facing a second diagnosis, almost to the exact day 3…
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Biopsy done 'n dusted!
Well I survived the biopsy on 26th October! Specimens were taken from the slightly enlarged lymph nodes inbetween my lungs and apparently the procedure went well. I am left with bruising, soreness and no doubt a scar across my neck. The nurses call it the "cut throat procedure"...nice one...thanks for that! LOL! Now I am…
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Getting on with Life
Good afternoon ladies It's been a little while but I'm still around :-) My nails are under control - look a treat but at least they are no longer oozing - blurgh! Of course the range of antibiotics given to me then resulted in me getting a bowel infection so I am on AB's to control that now! You have to laugh really. It's…
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Secondary Survivor Stories
Hi all, On the request of my friend, I am looking for survival stories. On March 30th, 2011 my friend Kimberly had a routine mammogram which came back negative. Three weeks later she did a self check and found a lump. A week after that she was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer....three weeks after that, Stage four…
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the plan to get over the hurdle
Hi wonderful ladies Firstly let me thank you all so much for your messages of support. I haven't been able to reply individually but know they are gold to me. Devastated, shell shocked, angry, frightened, sad, desperate, hopeful, empty, bereft... there are so many words to describe the gamut of emotions I have been through…
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kcash
It was very soon after I discovered I had breast cancer plus bony mets at diagnosis that I realised how different it was to have secondary rather than primary breast cancer. The significance of the latter diagnosis is simply too far removed from primary cancer that I found it scary to spend a lot of time talking about…
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Living with a second diagnosis
Hi, I'm a 46 yrold mother with 3 daughters. Back in 2008 i was diagnosed with early breast cancer. (grade 1-2) I had a lumpectomy and a full right auxillary clearance.... did the chemo, radio.........yuk. And now, last week (17/9/10) diagnosed with metastic cancer of the spine.......shock, bewilderment, but most of all…
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Support & information for women living with secondary breast cancer
Information sessions for women living with advanced breast and gynaecological cancers are available at BreaCan. The upcoming sessions: Thursday 24th February Lisa Sheeran, Nurse Researcher at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre will present findings from the national survey on the support needs of women living with advanced…
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About me
I was dx with stage 3 breast cancer at 28yrs of age (july 2002) Underwent lumpectomy, mastectomy and lymph nodes removed. Cancer spread to lymph nodes. AC chemo x 4 cycles, Taxotere& x 4 cycles, 6 weeks rads, 5 yrs Tamoxifen, Zoladex, Oorphorectomy, Arimidex, now on Femara Celebrate 8 yrs NED on the 10th July 2010!!! Fast…
