Hello ladies (and gents) I just came on this site and thought I would say hello π.
I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2010, six months after my mum died of cancer. Well after chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy I have enjoyed four years of being in remission. In May this year I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer in the left lung. Oncologist said treatable but not curable, yikes, but he explained I could live with this for many years. I woukd say to anyone going through this horrible disease enjoy your life, take one day at a time, take all the help you can and never give up.
I hope you all come through your cancer journey do so with my best wishes for a healthy and speedy recovery.
Bye for now π xx
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Good luck in the journey you're going to start now. They say that radiation, as treatment after breast cancer, can bring about this kind of problem. I hope you'll manage to beat it; try to be positive and stress free.
I discovered the lung cancer as I had been feeling breathless and coughing quite a lot. Surgeon sent me for a broncoscopy following a CT Scan which showed a shadow on my left lung, confirmed as Metastatic Cancer following the scope.
My mastectomy was right sided and tumour us on the left lung.
Will be fighting this one all the way. As they say onwards and upwards.
My surgeon has stopped requesting mammograms for me, no explanation, but I am due to see him next month so will be asking why.
I was on Tamoxifen for 4.5 years and Oncologist changed me from Tamoxifen to Letrozole. Seemingly the Tamoxifen was no longer working and that is why the tumour had started growing. I am due a CTCScan in the next two weeks to see how the tumour is reacting to the Letrozole.
I was not eating lots of red meat, tried to stick to more chicken and turkey instead but not really a big meat fan. Dairy, I had actually cut down on cheese, milk and dairy products.
Thanks for answering my queries. I thought you ate a lot of red meat and lots of dairy products as I would have said that growth hormones could have been to blame. I hope that you'll find out that letrazole is reducing the size of the tumour.
Keep us informed with how your treatment is going.
During my treatments, I met several lung cancer survivors. A good friend just finished her treatments, and her prognosis is good. Wishing you a full recovery.
Just to say hi and also for all of us to remermber to live life to the full as a friend of mine has been diagnosed with metastatic cancer (picked up after she thought she had pulled a muscle near a rib) in a couple of bone sites........ more than 15 years since original primary breast cancer.
Where did your friend's cancer is now? A friend of mine discovered, after 14 years being clear of breast cancer, one cancer in her other breast, and colon cancer as well, not connected, and managed to fight them both very successfully. Wishing courage toyour friend. Optimism will help a lot.
I'm going in for a second surgery on Monday morning and can feel myself getting very wound up again. Been having quite regular AF episodes too lately and am just exhausted.
My lymph nodes are clear thank goodness but they want to take a bit more of the healthy breast tissue..."just to be sure"
Am really hoping that will be it and that the 6 weeks can pass after which my radiotherapy can begin.
This is such an awful time with emotions all over the place but you are right, live every day one at a time.
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