Secondary Breast Cancer TNBC
Hi everyone,
I have had a bad week. I have had a croaky throat for about 4 weeks now and mentioned it to my Oncologist. She sent me for a CT scan. Turns out the throat is due to damage to the Laran...
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Love shoes! I went shopping and bought 4 pairs of lovely summer shoes and haven't been able to wear them as yet, still trying to get the Xeloda dose right for me to prevent the peeling feet and hands and feet from the Xeloda. This is a very effective drug, so hang in there. There are many new drugs in the pipeline for TNBC, women in America are very willing to share their TNBC journey, look at www.breastcancer.org It's a huge site with latest research accessible from the home page. They have a forum devoted to TNBC which I visited when I misunderstood my tumour status.
Have you looked on the bottom of your feet for the stamped 'Expiry Date"?? Statistics are based on old data collected from women using now outmoded treatments, so stop using them and believing them! Oncologists may indicate a 2-5 year period, but remember this is an OUTDATED average of all women, regardless of their other existing conditions, willingness to fight and ability to, or willingness to, undertake new treatments coming on line all the time.
Advanced breast cancer should be looked on as a chronic disease that can be continually treated, so start looking forward to, and planning to enjoy the future. More grandchildren? Weddings? Family get to gethers?
With love
Joy K