Found out on Tuesday my cancer is spreading. Awaiting a CT scan for confirmation. Diagnosed 2 1/2 years ago, stopped treatment 18 months ago, making me quite sick. New symptoms now. My options are do nothing or go back on treatment, Herceptin and Tomoxifen. I hate the way it has taken over my life. I have no friends or family support so it just keeps going round in my head with no resolution. I am fortunate in having a great bc nurse, but don't want to burden her with this, she's pretty overworked as it is. Maybe hearing from a stranger would be less emotional. I'm a bit of an introvert and not a great joiner of groups, but I can't think straight and would appreciate some help.
Hi and a very warm welcome to the online community
I'm really sorry to read that you've just found out that your breast cancer is spreading but you've come to the right place to connect with others who will understand how you might feel.
Having to make decisions around treatment can be very difficult so you might like to start a new post with a title such as 'pros and cons of treatment' or you could just alter the title of this post. Hopefully you'll then get people telling you about whether they decided to accept treatment or not and why they chose to do what they did.
You might like to take a look at this thread called positive breast cancer stories, as while it might not focus on whether to have treatment or not, it is full of uplifting stories.
It would be great if you felt able to pop something about your journey so far into your profile as it really helps others when answering or looking for someone with a similar diagnosis. 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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