Hi all,
I am supporting my sister who has secondary breast cancer which has spread expensively to her bones. She was diagnosed straight off stage 4 in January 2017. She has been on lezerole since May 2017 as tamoxifen didnt work. Her cancer is estrogen receptive. A few months ago she requested to her oncologist to see if she could have her ovaries removed so that she didnt have her monthly injection into her ovaries as she found them really painful. She has regular 3 months scans and so far all has been stable. A week and a half ago she had her operation to have her ovaries removed. They were tested and she was told by her gynecologist that they found cancer in her ovaries. It's so scary that this didnt show on her scans. Has anyone found this before? We are all so worried now that her cancer is now in her major organs but small enough not to show on her CT scans. She is going to speak to the hospital again on Monday to get an update on her treatment plan. The rollercoaster has started again. I hate this she is 45, 2 and a half years older than me.
Thanks for reading and sorry for the long post. My partner just doesnt understand my worry and I have a 9 year old boy that my sister is like a second mum so dont want to show too much emotion about it all.
All this must be so difficult for you as you try to support your sister. I am so sorry to hear how young she is. I have secondary breast cancer which spread to the bones and liver. At one stage they did think the womb also but this was clear. The person I saw did say it was treatable if caught early in the womb or ovaries as they could remove them. My bone and liver Mets have been stable for quite some time. I am always told it is the liver Mets that are the biggest concern.
It is always a concern once cancer has spread especially breast Cancer when it has gone to the nodes as you never know when or where it will turn up.
But people are living much longer and if the oncologist can get the treatment right things can be very manageable. I hope that you and your family will spend many happy times together for as long as she has.
I expect that you have already looked at whether it is hereditary and you must remain vigilant.
From experience I can say it is such a comfort to have a sister to help you through things as no one will ever understand the way they do.
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