Mum recently diagnosed
Hey all, I've joined this forum in the hopes of connecting with others. My mum is 69, diagnosed with breast cancer 2 months ago and now has been diagnosed with metastatic BC in spine and possib...
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Just thought I'd pop in for a quick update. Mum has been doing really well on ibrance and anastrozol (spelling)
Shes about to start her 3rd or 4th round of ibrance.
Shes in good spirits, coping really well, we saw the oncologist today and her cancer markers are up from 83 to 88 but he said that could be due to the cancer reacting to treatment and may go down. (I'm not familiar with what marker it is or what the level is meant to be)
Obviously there are a ton of questions i want to ask the oncologist for my sake but it's not my journey so i always ask my mum if its ok to ask a certain question before doing so.
I asked her today if she wanted to know life expectancy, she doesn't as she doesn't want to count down as she put it which is understandable.
Judging on the research Ive done she could have years and years left and its one of those things i guess that it all depends on how well her body responds to treatment.
Mum will be 70 this month and I'm going to organise something special for her (with the help of siblings)
I won't lie its really hard to come to terms with the fact that eventually cancer will take my mum so I'm trying to make the most of now. I feel almost guilty for sometimes forgetting she even has cancer, shes doing so well on treatment i tend to forget. Then the reality steps back in, I'm scared for when she does IV chemo (i asked the oncologist today and he said at some stage she will have it)
My heart goes out to everyone affected by cancer and i can't imagine how hard it is to go through it or watch someone you love go through it.
Wishing all you lovely people the best.
Shes about to start her 3rd or 4th round of ibrance.
Shes in good spirits, coping really well, we saw the oncologist today and her cancer markers are up from 83 to 88 but he said that could be due to the cancer reacting to treatment and may go down. (I'm not familiar with what marker it is or what the level is meant to be)
Obviously there are a ton of questions i want to ask the oncologist for my sake but it's not my journey so i always ask my mum if its ok to ask a certain question before doing so.
I asked her today if she wanted to know life expectancy, she doesn't as she doesn't want to count down as she put it which is understandable.
Judging on the research Ive done she could have years and years left and its one of those things i guess that it all depends on how well her body responds to treatment.
Mum will be 70 this month and I'm going to organise something special for her (with the help of siblings)
I won't lie its really hard to come to terms with the fact that eventually cancer will take my mum so I'm trying to make the most of now. I feel almost guilty for sometimes forgetting she even has cancer, shes doing so well on treatment i tend to forget. Then the reality steps back in, I'm scared for when she does IV chemo (i asked the oncologist today and he said at some stage she will have it)
My heart goes out to everyone affected by cancer and i can't imagine how hard it is to go through it or watch someone you love go through it.
Wishing all you lovely people the best.