I had breast cancer in 2022 then a year later it spread to my sternum ribs and sacral areas. See profile.
My life expectancy recently been updated to 2-3 years.
I have been attending Respiratory clinic since March.
Diagnosed with Non Tuberculosis Mycobacteria with cavities in my lungs.
Suffer with severe lung pain and breathlessness , very weak.
Recently was told my life expectancy is also 2-3 years for the lung issues.
Due to attend the clinic on Thursday to get results of a lung biopsy, a suspicious area Dr wanted checked out
Requires 3 powerful antibiotics which have numerous side effects.
Also would knock out my targeted therapy cancer tabs.
I will have a decision to make once I have all the information on Thursday.
It may be a case of enough is enough.
I also suffer from Lupus for 40 plus years.
Life has been very hard, I recently lost my dog Fern and that has affected me badly.
It was just her and I so it's a huge loss.
I just can't process I now have another disease with a short life expectancy.
Doreen.
I am sorry to hear all this Luppie . Losing your best pall on top of a challenging diagnosis is really tough. I hope they can help you work through your options.
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