What a rollercoaster!
I was diagnosed 2021 breast cancer spread to lymph, x10 rounds of chemo, Masectomy and lymph Clearence followed by x15 rounds radiotherapy.
life was good, until I went to the gym!
Pain from working out alerted my Oncologists to request a MRI, which then lead to a CT and biopsy.
confirmed last night that it’s now in the liver, lots of mets seen, surgery / ablation not an option due to how widespread it is there.
oncologist encouraging stating lots of treatment options available.
If was a single person, it would be scary, but having children is the best, but yet the worse because I’m plagued by that idea of not being around to support their upbringing. I’m trying to be hopeful but it’s incredibly hard. I’m not asking for 20-30 years, and I know time is not a given to anyone. I’m the other hand I don’t want to ask what the worse case scenario is either. Feel like I am in limbo at the moment.
Hi LJR
I am sorry you have developed liver mets. I had liver mets too although mine were isolated and I was able to have ablation after systemic treatment and have reached a stable remission. I don’t know whether my treatment pathway would be relevant to you as I have TNBC. Certainly if you have an oestrogen driven cancer there are lots of treatments and many oncologists regard it as a chronic condition to be managed. I have a friend who has been stage 4 for many years and is on her 17th line of treatment - if only there were 17 lines of treatment for my cancer!
I never asked for a prognosis as I felt it would be like having a use by date stamped across my brain. I was however aware it was a serious position to be in so took practical steps to make sure my will was up to date, that I had power of attorney set up, and that my loved ones knew my wishes. My primary cancer was early 2022 and was probably de novo metastatic. But I am still here.
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