Newly diagnosed metastatic cancer
Hi, I only just got my breast cancer diagnosis 1.5weeks ago and initially it was tentatively said to be Stage 3 due to being grapefruit sized and lymph node involvement. Then a couple of days ago afte...
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Just thought I would do an update.
So we have now discovered that I have ‘innumerable’ mets in pelvis, spine, ribs, sternum, scapula and skull. Honestly I think that the skull ones scare me the most, even though the oncologist assures me that it doesn’t mean that the cancer will go to my brain any quicker than if it wasn’t in my skull. I am onto my second broken rib since being diagnosed so am on quite a lot of painkillers (for me at least). Dr has got me on letrozole, ribociclib, xgeva and zoladex.
It is the strangest feeling being stage 4 from the start. While I know that I am ‘sick’ and I know that this will eventually kill me, I don’t feel sick at all. People keep telling me how good I look for someone who is essentially dying.
My kids are still doing amazing, and we have so much support from friends and our community.
I also had my 3mth scan and while there isn’t a lot of progress necessarily (due to some issues with the meds) there is also not a huge amount of progression and I will take that. There is hope, even when it seems scary.
Here’s to sticking around for a while yet.
I also had my 3mth scan and while there isn’t a lot of progress necessarily (due to some issues with the meds) there is also not a huge amount of progression and I will take that. There is hope, even when it seems scary.
Here’s to sticking around for a while yet.