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v-ness · 05-02-2017, 04:55 PM

thanks for your responses. actually, i got a hysterectomy in august 2010 because my mom died of ovarian cancer right after i finished radiation that spring. i think i am going to stick with my onco for as long as she lets me. i am superstitious about it. i worried that i was being a baby about it, but i have had too much cancer in my life to feel comfortable (husband and mom died of it, boyfriend has it). i was feeling one of those fake boobs recently that had 5 tumors in it you were supposed to find and i was freaked out because i could only find 3 no matter how hard i tried. i feel so much safer checked by my gyno once a year then checked by my onco, plus the mammogram. perhaps i should let go and move on, but when cancer's been all around you for years that can be real difficult. thanks all and be well! v

05-02-2017, 04:55 PM	#7
v-ness Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: western ma Posts: 280	Re: when did you 'break up' with your onco? thanks for your responses. actually, i got a hysterectomy in august 2010 because my mom died of ovarian cancer right after i finished radiation that spring. i think i am going to stick with my onco for as long as she lets me. i am superstitious about it. i worried that i was being a baby about it, but i have had too much cancer in my life to feel comfortable (husband and mom died of it, boyfriend has it). i was feeling one of those fake boobs recently that had 5 tumors in it you were supposed to find and i was freaked out because i could only find 3 no matter how hard i tried. i feel so much safer checked by my gyno once a year then checked by my onco, plus the mammogram. perhaps i should let go and move on, but when cancer's been all around you for years that can be real difficult. thanks all and be well! v __________________ 8/09 - IDC 1.8 cm triple positive, lumpectomy left breast 10/09 began chemo (taxotere & carboplatin) and weekly herceptin. 1/21/10 finished chemo, continued on herceptin every 3 weeks until 10/2010. 2/10 began 7 wks of radiation 6/10 mom dies of primary peritoneal ovarian cancer 8/10 got my last remaining ovary out 10/10 mammogram all clear 3/11 MRI shows 5 'spots' in right breast, largest 1 cm unidentifiable on US needle biopsy proved the largest to be old inflamed cyst -phew! 7/10 switched to Arimidex 8/9 switched to Femara - allergic to arimidex Femara made me lose hair quickly so switched to Aromasin Aromasin made my hair fall out too and the bone pain was too much. back on Tamoxifen 1/2013. blood clot from trains and planes 5/2014 so on coumadin per onco for as long as i am on tamoxifen tamoxifen was supposed to be up with my 5 yrs in may but my boyfriend was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer so i am staying on tamoxifen indefinitely because i want some ammo against BC, given the stress. lost my husband in only 10 wks in 2007 to stage 4 esophageal cancer. cancer's screwing with another man i love 2/2016 - 6yrs in remission, off tamoxifen and off coumadin - yay!