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Pamelamary 02-13-2016 10:31 PM

4 years at Stage IV.
 
Another cancerversary.... Hard to believe it has been so long. After a bad first year in 2012, I have been stable on Herceptin and Tamoxifen. I have been living well, with only the irritating side-effects of watery eyes, shockingly brittle nails, runny nose and the world's longest menopause. No significant changes to my life style - I have always eaten reasonably healthily and exercised regularly. Lots of travel, reading, films and probably more wine than is good for me....
However, I get so sick of living in Cancerville and hate my recently installed port - literally sticks out like a sore thumb! Caught between the Sword of Damocles feeling and "guilt" for surviving when so many others don't.
Occasional whinge aside, I am happy to have reached this milestone and hope to follow in the footsteps of some of our long-lived sisters on this site.

Jackie07 02-14-2016 01:17 AM

Re: 4 years at Stage IV.
 
Congratulations!

Thanks for sharing your experience.

MaineRottweilers 02-14-2016 05:39 AM

Re: 4 years at Stage IV.
 
It's not easy to live with such uncertainty but live you do. Enjoy every single moment of it and never feel guilt or regret for living. They wouldn't want that, none of them. Congratulations on living well another year and I wish you many, many more.

thinkpositive 02-14-2016 11:41 AM

Re: 4 years at Stage IV.
 
Congratulations! You will follow in the footsteps of some of our long-lived sisters on this site. Enjoy each and every day.

Take care,
Brenda

DianaMK 02-14-2016 03:00 PM

Re: 4 years at Stage IV.
 
Congratulations!! Lets keep on keepin on!

tricia keegan 02-14-2016 03:08 PM

Re: 4 years at Stage IV.
 
Huge congrats, that's the news we like to hear!!!

Laurel 02-14-2016 04:06 PM

Re: 4 years at Stage IV.
 
I for one am glad you are surviving and thriving. Live and you honor the fallen. Don't waste a precious minute on guilt; they would not wish it of you.

I remember the wacky nose drips where one minute I am talking to a friend and the next my upper lip is wet from my Herceptin-nose-faucet! My nails looked as though I bit them to the quick when in fact I have never been one to bite my nails. And the perpetual menopause from Tamoxifen? Oh yeah, that too! All are very annoying. Living to see another dawn....priceless!

Becky 02-15-2016 04:38 PM

Re: 4 years at Stage IV.
 
Congratulations. Never feel bad that you are alive and thriving. You worked hard to be here. It's great treatments are here to be able to achieve that. Yippee for you!

Donna H 02-16-2016 07:36 AM

Re: 4 years at Stage IV.
 
Congrats!! You are one of many inspiring women on this site. Thank you.

Carol Ann 02-16-2016 07:55 AM

Re: 4 years at Stage IV.
 
Pamelamary, congratulations and as others here have said, please don't feel guilty you are still here!! Your posts have helped me so much. And many others too I am sure! Thank you so much for continuing to post here.

Carol Ann


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