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Pamelamary · 09-10-2015, 01:18 AM

Dear Julie,
This is a hard topic, as evidenced by the lack of many responses. Even though I am doing well at the moment, there are days when i feel just so sick of having to live in Cancerville.....
I do know that the time will come when I have to go back to the really "hard" treatment. I also know that I won't be able to persist with the succession of chemo after chemo that many women have done. I called a stop to the Docetaxol some years ago because I didn't feel I could go on. Maybe if i had done some more like the oncologist suggested I would have got to NED. But I was so feeble and pathetic, I couldn't go out for a walk alone!??!!
Nevertheless, I support what Mischa and Amy have pointed out so well - I have learned the amazing resilience of the human spirit and while there is life, love and laughter.....
Best wishes..... Pam

09-10-2015, 01:18 AM	#10
Pamelamary Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 494	Re: Do you ever feel like enough it enough Dear Julie, This is a hard topic, as evidenced by the lack of many responses. Even though I am doing well at the moment, there are days when i feel just so sick of having to live in Cancerville..... I do know that the time will come when I have to go back to the really "hard" treatment. I also know that I won't be able to persist with the succession of chemo after chemo that many women have done. I called a stop to the Docetaxol some years ago because I didn't feel I could go on. Maybe if i had done some more like the oncologist suggested I would have got to NED. But I was so feeble and pathetic, I couldn't go out for a walk alone!??!! Nevertheless, I support what Mischa and Amy have pointed out so well - I have learned the amazing resilience of the human spirit and while there is life, love and laughter..... Best wishes..... Pam __________________ Diagnosed 2004: Lumpectomy - 2 tumours, both grade 1 infiltrating duct carcinoma, about 12mm. ER+, C-erbB-2 status 3+. Clear margins, no nodal involvement. Radiotherapy, i year Tamoxifen, 4 years Arimidex. Rediagnosed 2012: Multiple bone metastases. 3/12: began on Marianne trial - T-DM1 + Pertuzamab/Placebo. 5/12:Unexpected development of numerous bilateral liver mets. Came off trial. Started Docetaxol/ Herceptin + Zometa. 8/12:Bones stable +major regression in liver (!) 9/12:Can't take any more Docetaxol! Start on Herceptin and Tamoxifen. Cross fingers! Changed to Denosumab. 11/12: Scan shows stable - yay! 11/13: Still stable :-) !!! 1/16: All stable, but lowered calcium, so switched to Zometa 3 monthly. 2/19: Happily still stable on Herceptin, Letrozole and 3 monthly Zometa.