How long do I have?

It's a good question, Jane, but, personally, I would not (do not) want to know until I am quite literally on my last legs and about to shuffle off. Nor would I want to be the person imbued with the knowledge of how long someone else will live.

The bold, brave and beautiful can be struck down without warning; the cranky, cowardly and decripit can trundle along for years. And years. And years. It's the greatest mystery of life.

The advice the other ladies are giving you is sound--you will have to wait and see and take advantage of the treatments that are offered if you find them acceptable. And hope. And accept virtual cuddles. :)

 Sometimes I think that if it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all. Then I have to remind myself that I live in one of the luckiest countries in the world with (generally) amazing health care and high standards of living. If I'd been born pretty much anywhere else this disease would have killed me years ago. Good luck, Jane. Marg xxxxx

Big Hugs  o:) o:)
I have friend thats got this also very sad 

Hi Jane big big huggs
Big breaths...its  early days for this mbc  crazyiness
What we have to understand is that the timeline for most of us moves as we respond to a  therapy regime.
your oncologist wiould like to be honest in giving a ballpark time ..

.what happens is that some of our individual  cance r types  will have good reactions to therapy for a long time..
what makes it easier is when the checkup after scans results is a stable outcome.
The goal post with types of therapy change as we try a new therapy 

Many here have mbc to bones and other sites and continue to respond to therapy over many years
We are lucky to have many new therapy options available

What cancer type did the biopsy indicate?
Keep on posting
All the best 
Bright in hope

@jane18, just want to send you a big hug. Xx 

Also 
Have you ordered the resource kit for metestatic breast cancer.

https://www.bcna.org.au/resource/kits/hope-hurdles/

There is a group you can join to speak with other ladies with similar diagnosis. Link below. 

http://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/group/2-living-with-metastatic-breast-cancer

Hi and I'm sorry to hear of your new devastating  news. 

I know a lady who has had lung mets for over 2 years. Her tumours have responded to treatment and no further growth. It's impossible to predict how your individual cancer will respond. There are many different treatment options.  Talk with your oncologist about these options. You will find they are reluctant to give time frames also though as it varies widely between patients. Kath x

We are all different. I was diagnosed in 2012 with mets in my bones liver and lungs.

My last scan showed my lungs have cleared and my bones are stable but my liver has numerous lesions.

The problem now is finding a chemo. One option causes neuropathy and the other heart damage. I already have both so we have gone with the heart one

We live in hope of a new drug. 2 of the chemos I was on came available after 2012 and both were successful.

It really does depend on how aggressive the tumors are and what treatment suits you. Some do go in to remission which means it sort of stalls the spread indefinitely. Could be months, could be over a decade. Every one is different. In palliative care a new aspect comes in to play, treatment verse quality of life. It can be a bit of a juggling act. Here's hoping you have a slow growing less aggressive one. <3