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I can't connect with my diagnosis..
Hi there, This is my first post for 5 years. A month ago, I was diagnosed with metastatic bc in my spine and rib, 5 years almost to the day of my initial diagnosis. I am perfectly well, and it was pic...
Don't beat yourself up about what you could have done differently @Ellamary98 There is absolutely no guarantee that any treatment is going to keep us 'safe' . Tamoxifen is certainly not a magic bullet, as many of us who are now on BC Version 2 or 3 can tell you. I haven't had blood tests for 2 years, and that is after a recurrence. My oncologist says "They make everyone crazy."
It's devil or the deep, hey? Take everything and be miserable while stressing yourself into cardiac disease or decide that something is wrecking your life and reject it. Many of us struggle with that equation, ultimately we do the best we can and hope the odds are on our side. Unfortunately, there are always going to be a percentage who get the shitty end of the pineapple. Apologies for the mixed metaphor. Best of luck, because I believe that is what it comes down to. Mxx