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CourtneyL · 12-09-2009, 01:22 PM

Dawn, I am glad to read that you found something that is working for you. Good old Ativan has been my magic pill on more than a few occasions when I felt like I just couldn't handle my life. The anxiety never entirely goes away but it does subside a great deal and it does become easier to deal with. Its getting use to the "new normal" that takes awhile. Our old lives as we knew them are gone forever. But in their place, an opportunity has arisen. An opportunity to really know, in a way that most people don't, that our time here is limited and we must do what we can to make the time as enjoyable as possible.

My prayer for you is that you will beat down your met and have a long and happy dance with NED - enjoying life to the fullest!

Happy Holidays!!

12-09-2009, 01:22 PM	#12
CourtneyL Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 260	Re: Does the anxious feeling ever leave Dawn, I am glad to read that you found something that is working for you. Good old Ativan has been my magic pill on more than a few occasions when I felt like I just couldn't handle my life. The anxiety never entirely goes away but it does subside a great deal and it does become easier to deal with. Its getting use to the "new normal" that takes awhile. Our old lives as we knew them are gone forever. But in their place, an opportunity has arisen. An opportunity to really know, in a way that most people don't, that our time here is limited and we must do what we can to make the time as enjoyable as possible. My prayer for you is that you will beat down your met and have a long and happy dance with NED - enjoying life to the fullest! Happy Holidays!! __________________ 4/17/08: Dx Stage IV at age 30 - extensive mets to liver, lungs, and bones. Er/Pr-, Her2+++ April 08-Aug 08:Taxotere, Cytoxan, Herceptin, Zometa - complete response! Sept 08-Dec 08: Herceptin +Zometa for maintenance. Jan 09-April 09: Brain mets. Add Tykerb. Watch and wait. April 09: Gamma Knife 10 brain mets, add Xeloda. Sept 09: Gamma Knife to 1 brain met. Nov 09- April 10: Lung progression, add Gemzar to Herceptin, Zometa. May 10- Sept 10: HER2 Vaccine Trial Sept 10: Add Tykerb for more brain mets. Oct 10: Gamma Knife to 7 brain mets. Dec 10: Switch from Zometa to Denosumab. Jan 11: Gamma Knife to 3 brain mets. March 11: Gemzar/Herceptin for lung/bone progression. April 11: More brain mets - Intrathecal Herceptin June 11: Ixempra/Herceptin for lung, soft tissue progression. Aug 11: Gamma Knife Sep 11: Abraxane/Herceptin Future: NED Send me a PM if you'd like to follow my journey on Caringbridge.