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sassy · 09-21-2011, 04:40 PM

Denise,

We are very similar in our journey.

I was dx at 45, stage IIIA, my boys were 12 and 14 and my husband and I had been together 19 years.

I am still here going strong! My boys are both in college with steady girlfriends and there is more of both my husband and I to love than there used to be!

Becky is right about the stats; they are more favorable than the 50/50 you were quoted. Those of us dx since 2005 are rewriting the stats because of Herceptin.

As time goes on, your anxiety level will gradually lessen and life will crowd out the worry of cancer. It probably will never go away, but its light will be dimmed by the light of life.

"Do not let tomorrow's worry rob you of today's Joy."

Come in anytime you need encouragement--there is lots of it here.

Life is good--don't forget it.

09-21-2011, 04:40 PM	#18
sassy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mountains of Virginia Posts: 2,267	Re: I Need a Pep Talk...Very Discouraged Today Denise, We are very similar in our journey. I was dx at 45, stage IIIA, my boys were 12 and 14 and my husband and I had been together 19 years. I am still here going strong! My boys are both in college with steady girlfriends and there is more of both my husband and I to love than there used to be! Becky is right about the stats; they are more favorable than the 50/50 you were quoted. Those of us dx since 2005 are rewriting the stats because of Herceptin. As time goes on, your anxiety level will gradually lessen and life will crowd out the worry of cancer. It probably will never go away, but its light will be dimmed by the light of life. "Do not let tomorrow's worry rob you of today's Joy." Come in anytime you need encouragement--there is lots of it here. Life is good--don't forget it. __________________ Rhonda (Sassy) dx age 45 DX 2/15/05 Stage IIb (at surgery)restaged IIIa Left mast .9cm tumor 5 of 14 nodes Triple Positive 4 DD A/C 12 Taxol/Herceptin 33Rads Strange infect mast site one year aft surg, hosp 1 wk Herceptin for total of 18 months Lupron Monthly 4 yrs Neurontin for aches, pains and hot flashes(It works!) Ovaries removed 11/09 stop Lupron and Neurontin Arimidex 6 yrs (tried Femara, no SE improvement) Tried Exemestane-hips got so bad could hardly walk Back to Arimidex for year seven Zometa 2X Annual for 7years, Lasix Stop Arimidex 5/13 Stop Zometa 7/13-Bi-lateral Stress Fractures in Femurs from Zometa 5/14 Start Tamoxifen 3/15 Stem cell transplant to stimulate femur bone growth/healing 5/15 Complete fracture of right femur/Titanium rods both femurs 9/16 Start Evista stopTamoxifen 3/17 Stop Evista--unwelcome side effects! NED and no meds....... 14YEARS NED!