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Further Spread
Hi, I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008 & underwent mastectomy & axillary clearance, which showed spread to lymph nodes, so had the chemotherapy & radiation regime. I was proud of how well I m...
Hi @bronmeg1
Sorry to hear your news. Try to stay positive - bone mets are the best mets to have as they can be managed. I am sure your oncologist will put you on an appropriate treatment which as mentioned by the other ladies is likely to include a monthly injection of denosumab. I presume as they realised you have bone mets early on that there hasn't been deterioration of the bone structure, which means bone breaks are less likely. Although I don't have mets anywhere else, I have had bone mets for two years now. In that time, they have resolved and then come back again. But due to treatment they have not got worse in the 2 years and I haven't had further spread which makes me grateful. The cancer journey is definately one of many ups and more downs. I try to focus on knowing there will be another up at some stage, but it is hard and certainly some days I feel dreadful particularly knowing that treatment will never end! I think this is the biggest difference between us and the ladies who do not have metastatic disease. Even though they will feel unwell from radiation and chemo it is a relatively short period and we have to going on feeling unwell for the rest of our lives! I also have a 14 year old and an 11 year old which helps me focus on staying alive long enough to at least see them to adulthood. Good luck with your treatment and I look forward to hearin
Sorry to hear your news. Try to stay positive - bone mets are the best mets to have as they can be managed. I am sure your oncologist will put you on an appropriate treatment which as mentioned by the other ladies is likely to include a monthly injection of denosumab. I presume as they realised you have bone mets early on that there hasn't been deterioration of the bone structure, which means bone breaks are less likely. Although I don't have mets anywhere else, I have had bone mets for two years now. In that time, they have resolved and then come back again. But due to treatment they have not got worse in the 2 years and I haven't had further spread which makes me grateful. The cancer journey is definately one of many ups and more downs. I try to focus on knowing there will be another up at some stage, but it is hard and certainly some days I feel dreadful particularly knowing that treatment will never end! I think this is the biggest difference between us and the ladies who do not have metastatic disease. Even though they will feel unwell from radiation and chemo it is a relatively short period and we have to going on feeling unwell for the rest of our lives! I also have a 14 year old and an 11 year old which helps me focus on staying alive long enough to at least see them to adulthood. Good luck with your treatment and I look forward to hearin