Tests and Surgery
After my diagnosis I went on to have a whole body CT and bone scan. After all....the first thing you want to know is that the cancer hasn't spread right? Well I didn't want to know. I didn't want the...
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Hi Kelly
A diagnosis of secondary cancer is devastating. You will read many positive stories about living with this disease and being there for your family for quite some time yet.
Yes, life will be different and not the one you had imagined. I still find it very difficult somedays to comprehend and cope with but most days I live - the side effects of treatment are not so bad for me and so far the disease is stable.
Drs now talk about managing advanced breast cancer as a chronic illness and new treatments are coming out for us to try frequently. It's difficult but trying to focus on the moment really helps. Noone knows what tomorrow brings - sometimes cancer brings clarity to that.
Do you have a treatment plan now? Keep in touch. Which state are you in?
Wishing you the best.
Amanda xx