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I've had a rough couple of months. I literally checked out socially. Absent from most of my social media account; distant from friends. I felt lost, empty. I wanted to sleep, be alone. I wasn't happy. I wasn't sad. I wasn't mad. I wasn't anything. I have been living with Metastatic Breast Cancer for 4 … Continue reading New Year, New Meds, New Procedure
Last I updated, I was headed for a biopsy of my lymph nodes under my left arm and a biopsy of my ribs on the right side where I have had a large hard visible growth that is quite painful. Both procedures were done on the same day and I was home by 2pm on … Continue reading Nope, Not Worried At All
It's the nature of the beast. The way Metastatic disease works. We begin the best treatment option and hope it works for a long time. If you're lucky, it does. Sometimes, like this time, your luck runs out sooner than you hoped it would. I began Faslodex in January of this year and Ibrance in … Continue reading Happy Birthday! Your Treatment Failed.
I've been having a relationship with NED for the past 16 months. Things were good. Real good. Good enough that one of my Dr's suggested I take a break from the Aromatase Inhibitor to see if the side effects subside AND instead of monthly Xgeva injections they would be every 6 months. Things were very … Continue reading The Game Changer
I have Breast Cancer. These 4 words become my mantra. I say them all the time. I try them on like they are a new coat I must now wear. I have Breast Cancer and its in my bones. Well, they THINK it's the same cancer but they won't be sure until I have biopsies … Continue reading Meta-WHAT??
