8 Months & Counting

So an update on what the past 8 months has been like for me! Diagnosed Dec 14 with MBC (bone mets) straight up. Treatment is tamoxfen, zoladex & xgeva (both monthly injections) this is still my first treatment. I spent my birthday, 20th August, in the cancer centre Fiona Stanley Perth, now this is a birthday i never thought i'd see.. (Only cause that's what google made me think) and spent the afternoon with my youngest daughters & loving partner. I recieved news that my bone turnover count has dropped dramatically, so that's stable, my tumour markers down to 210 (not sure what it's supposed to be) but the oncologist told me that's good, she couldn't detect the lump in my breast... Not even anemic anymore and ive been anemic for as long as i can remember. She said no need for scans this month, so it's been put back again, not in any pain Dr says that that's due to there not being enough cancer in the bone, i dont know, i've never seen any of my scans... My original oncologist told me I dont need to concern myself with all of that, that's her job, and my job is to get up and live my life, she said that many people live for many years on this treatment, and then when that stops working there's plenty more to try. I owe that woman my life. Litterally.. I almost dont want to say how happy and healthy i feel cause i feel like i'll jinx it. But i do, I feel great - I feel healthier than i've felt in a long time, and if i didn't tell you i had a "terminal" disease you would never know i'm "sick" I'm happy to report that i'm doing well, living my life .. I have somedays where i think, i can't be terminally ill, perhaps they got it all wrong... And i've often heard that bone mets are the easiest of them to treat, and wont kill you, dont know how true this is, but i'd rather have that news stuck in my head than the scary statistics you see when you google this horrible disease which i dont do anymore... Not sure how many of you are out there, and how long you've been going for, but I plan on being around for a long time. We've made plans for Christmas holiday's, and another holiday next year. Please let me know how long you've been living with this for... The way I see it, is we can get up while we're healthy and able and live a happy life, or sit at home feeling sorry for ourselves ... Feeling sorry for myself is not an option for me anyway, I have 4 lovely daughters that i need to be here for.. Live, Love. Laugh xx MJT