As you will all know in this group, the day you hear that dreadful diagnosis is such a shock.
I was first diagnosed with stage 3 cervical cancer last October (aged 49). The Dr was so confident that she would be able to cure me, despite the fact that it was already in pelvic lymph nodes. After 8 weeks of treatment I thought I was on the road to recovery and getting ready to start working again.
Then things took a turn for the worse in April, when after scans it was discovered that the cancer had spread to my kidneys, hip bone and brain.
I had several brain lesions which were treated immediately with gamma knife therapy. Has anyone else had this treatment?
I am now on palliative treatment; chemotherapy, target therapy and immunotherapy.
Even with this treatment, the dr says I have less than a 50% chance of seeing 1 year.
I should have had 4 cycles by now, but I’ve only had 2 due to low platelets. This makes it very difficult to plan anything, as I don’t know when the treatment will actually take place.
I’m not allowed to drive any more due to the brain mets, or take a flight. And I don’t have the energy to go for a decent walk.
It is all very frustrating.
