Morning all.
I was diagnosed with a recurrence of breast cancer in Nov 2015 so in 2016, had surgery, radiotherapy and aggressive chemo. It was a gruelling year. I had a year of hormone therapy which kept things stable and then a shock diagnosis of bone & brain mets, so incurable. 2 years of constant chemo & progression to liver & lungs, & considered terminal. 4 hospital admissions 2 with severe pneumonia & 2 with spinal cord compression. Leptomeningeal cancer now the big one.On my 5th line of chemo but it doesn’t cross the blood/brain barrier. If it shrank the tumours in the bones of my spine it would help with the pain, but it hammers the blood.
So, the decision to stop cancer treatment was an easy one for me I’m getting precious time with family & friends & feeling well partly from high dose steroids.
Had a phone Oncology appt yesterday. I’ve got a brain scan on 17th. April, bloods & injection on 20th & that’s it.
I’ve been officually discharged from Oncology, gulp. The team I’ve been surrounded by for the last 3 years are no longer my team. (but have said I can go back at any time) So many hospital appts, scans, bloods, it’s like having another job. My new team are lovely so I feel very lucky and everyone is supportive of my decision, apparently very few people stop even when the treatment isn’t working.
There were tears. Shock, relief, reality check....
Our sons & OH’s are coming for dinner tonight & I’m so excited! Both of them have had a promotion at work so lots to celebrate.
I’m going to use M&S plant range & make a couple of side dishes to keep it simple. Our eldest will bring Jack now 7 months & watching Sula & Jack together is better than anything on TV.
Hope everyone had a good weekend, can’t wait for it to warm up a bit xx
