My mum was duagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in January 2022. It is in her lung, spine and hip. Her treatment so far has kept the tumours stable. I'm not very medical but she has a drug that suppresses estrogen. Her most recent scan has shown all current tumours are stable but it has uncovered a thickening in her remaining breast. We are seeing the consultant on Thursday. I am absolutely terrified. I am trying so hard to remain positive but its so hard.
I had started thinking that hopefully my mum would be with us for many years to come due to her cancer being slow growing and the treatment so far keeping things stable. I'm now thinking the worst again. I can't help it. What does this mean? It must be a different cancer to the rest otherwise it wouldn't have grown, right? I wish I could stop my mind thinking the worse. She will hopefully be fine and they will just tweak her treatment??? Cancer sucks
Hi Donna2205
That's great to read that your mum's tumours have remained stable since she has started treatment but it's natural to be anxious about what the most recent scan might reveal.
As you know, the online community is divided up into different support groups so I hope you don't mind me suggesting that you also join and post in the secondary breast cancer group as you'll then connect with others whose breast cancer has spread to other areas.
To join just click on the link I've created and then choose 'click to join' or 'join' (depending on the device you're using) on the page that opens. You can then introduce yourself and post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
It would be great if you could pop something about your mum's diagnosis and treatment so far into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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