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Lien · 06-25-2011, 02:28 PM

Hi Michka,

I'm so sorry about this new development. It is hard to take, I know. So cry, worry, vent, but try to keep things in perspective too: bone mets are often very treatable. I know many who saw their bone mets become stable or even disappear. Some live with just bone mets for a decade or more without seeing progression. And sometimes they just need to find the right combo for their situation to go back to being NED.

What I'm trying to say is: you have many, many options and you are not going down the bad path in the forseeable future. So take a deep breath, and see it for what it is: a next step on your journey. We would rather have avoided this part, but it's here, and you will deal with it. Like you dealt with everything else.

Hugs

Jacqueline

06-25-2011, 02:28 PM	#9
Lien Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Haarlem, the Netherlands Posts: 835	Re: Devasted. Bad news. Hi Michka, I'm so sorry about this new development. It is hard to take, I know. So cry, worry, vent, but try to keep things in perspective too: bone mets are often very treatable. I know many who saw their bone mets become stable or even disappear. Some live with just bone mets for a decade or more without seeing progression. And sometimes they just need to find the right combo for their situation to go back to being NED. What I'm trying to say is: you have many, many options and you are not going down the bad path in the forseeable future. So take a deep breath, and see it for what it is: a next step on your journey. We would rather have avoided this part, but it's here, and you will deal with it. Like you dealt with everything else. Hugs Jacqueline __________________ Diagnosed age 44, January 2004, 0.7 cm IDC & DCIS. Stage 1, grade 3, ER/PR pos. HER2 pos. clear margins, no nodes. SNB. 35 rads. On Zoladex and Armidex since Dec. 2004. Stopped Zoladex/Arimidex sept 2009 Still taking mistletoe shots (CAM therapy) Doing fine.