Secondary breast cancer

Hello max1ebob, welcome to the group that no-one wants to become a member of! You are right, it is a great thing to be positive, but I agree that it is also important to grieve for all the losses that we have. This diagnosis is devastating, but where there is life there is hope, and we must never give up hope.

I was diagnosed with EBC in Oct 2008 (age 40), and diagnosed with secondary BC in Oct 2011 (age 43), when it was discovered accidentally! They found tumours in both lungs..."far too many to count" they told me. They were amazed at how I was able to breathe! I started on chemo, and then 8 weeks later the cancer had spread to my bones -skull, thoracic and lumber spine, ribs, hip (my right hip was very badly affected) and pelvis. My treatment was changed (new chemo, bone strengtheners and radiotherapy to my spine) and in June this year, after 16 months of chemo, I was told that the cancer was "non-identifiable". There is no sign of any cancer in my lungs, and the cancer in my bones has regressed and is showing signs of healing :) These results were confirmed again in my latest scans in September 2013. I don't know for how long I will continue to get these results, but for now I cherish every moment! Never, ever give up hope! Celeste ?