BAD NEWS PLEASE HELP ABSOLUTELY DISTRAUGHT
Hi I posted yesterday and today received devastating news that my her 2 ER positve breast cancer has gone to my liver.Please does anyone have this and can anyone tell me am I going to die quickly ...
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Dear Sam,
I have been living with liver and bone mets for 4 1/2 years. Dr. Google gave me 8 months (!) so I know the panic you are currently feeling. Like you, I am Her2+ and ER+. While Her2 is considered aggressive, there are now a number of targeted therapies available which have meant far better outcomes for us.
Everybody's treatment and response is different, but I had a course of chemo (Docetaxol) to shrink the mets, which worked pretty well. Since then I have been on Herceptin and Tamoxifen with relatively few side effects - stable now for 4 years. You will probably get Perjeta as well as the Herceptin as it is now standard of care for mets.
I hope you can work with your doctors to find an effective treatment plan - there is a lot of hope and support out there.
Best wishes..... Pam
I have been living with liver and bone mets for 4 1/2 years. Dr. Google gave me 8 months (!) so I know the panic you are currently feeling. Like you, I am Her2+ and ER+. While Her2 is considered aggressive, there are now a number of targeted therapies available which have meant far better outcomes for us.
Everybody's treatment and response is different, but I had a course of chemo (Docetaxol) to shrink the mets, which worked pretty well. Since then I have been on Herceptin and Tamoxifen with relatively few side effects - stable now for 4 years. You will probably get Perjeta as well as the Herceptin as it is now standard of care for mets.
I hope you can work with your doctors to find an effective treatment plan - there is a lot of hope and support out there.
Best wishes..... Pam