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Choosing to stop treatment
I was diagnosed with metastases in October last year and was given ~12 months. We tried Trodelvy but it was too hard on my body. Tried Eribulen but a recent CT scan showed it’s not working.
my onc has said we could try liposomal doxyrubicin but I had a horrible time on doxorubicin last year. He estimates I have maybe 2 - 3 months left and the next treatment has about a 20% chance to work, and if it does, it would only buy me a couple more months at most.
im thinking it’s time to stop treatment and just enjoy the days I have left.
has anyone else made this decision? What is your experience? Were you in pain or have other bad symptoms?
my onc has said we could try liposomal doxyrubicin but I had a horrible time on doxorubicin last year. He estimates I have maybe 2 - 3 months left and the next treatment has about a 20% chance to work, and if it does, it would only buy me a couple more months at most.
im thinking it’s time to stop treatment and just enjoy the days I have left.
has anyone else made this decision? What is your experience? Were you in pain or have other bad symptoms?
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- I’m very sorry that you find yourself where you are. I think this decision is a very personal one. I just have a bit of a far-out comment, and that’s that no one can tell you how much time you have left. Time and again patients have far out-lived their doctors’ predictions. The mind is a very powerful thing, so if your mind tells your body that it will live a lot longer, then it has a much better chance of doing so than if it listens to a doctor who is not God.I wish you serenity in your decision and happiness 💟.
