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tammymarie1971 · 11-14-2005, 09:54 AM

Hi Rhonda, I don't have anything wise & wonderful to say except hang in there!!!!!!!!! Things will work out, They may just be being extra cautious with your "unaffected" breast....relax...you are going to have these things POP up like this and you need to decide if you're going to give this beast that much power over your daily lifefrom here on out...I know it's hard..I've been totally paralyzed with fear, but damn it I won't give it that much power!!! Do you have access to ativan or something?? I take it whenever things are getting out of control in my head...this usually lasts only a day or two and then I'm fine again, but the ativan really helps control my out of control emotions which just feed off themselves and grow WAY out of control. Fear can be a powerful thing!!! I also personally know that fear is not from God and then when I think of where IT IS coming from that makes me even madder!!! and more determined to kick ass on it!!! Take some big breaths really concentrate on your breathing when we are fearful our breath gets too shallow and magnifies "symptoms" I'm sorry sweetie I know this is STINKIN' hard but you've done this whole crappy thing before if you have to you could do it again!! But you're not there right now...Keep up posted ok?
Tammy

11-14-2005, 09:54 AM	#2
tammymarie1971 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 198	Hi Rhonda, I don't have anything wise & wonderful to say except hang in there!!!!!!!!! Things will work out, They may just be being extra cautious with your "unaffected" breast....relax...you are going to have these things POP up like this and you need to decide if you're going to give this beast that much power over your daily lifefrom here on out...I know it's hard..I've been totally paralyzed with fear, but damn it I won't give it that much power!!! Do you have access to ativan or something?? I take it whenever things are getting out of control in my head...this usually lasts only a day or two and then I'm fine again, but the ativan really helps control my out of control emotions which just feed off themselves and grow WAY out of control. Fear can be a powerful thing!!! I also personally know that fear is not from God and then when I think of where IT IS coming from that makes me even madder!!! and more determined to kick ass on it!!! Take some big breaths really concentrate on your breathing when we are fearful our breath gets too shallow and magnifies "symptoms" I'm sorry sweetie I know this is STINKIN' hard but you've done this whole crappy thing before if you have to you could do it again!! But you're not there right now...Keep up posted ok? Tammy __________________ Dx'd Dec'01 while 6mos preg. with #4. child (30yrsold)Mastectomy/AC chemo/radiation/ Recur:Mar'04 liver mets: 3 taxol/herceptin /liver resection/3 taxol/herceptin. Cured? Recur: May'05 spine & Hip. New onc treatment in Mexico Feb'06-Mar-06 back to Mexico June/July '06 Currently on herceptin/Zometa/Femara-recently added navelbine Switched to arimidex Nov'06 ovaries removed June '07 ca15-3 in May'06 was 102 ca15-3 summer of '07 holding steady at 23! ca15-3 slowly rising Dec & Jan 36, 38, 41 and Feb was 36 Feb '08 Liver, lung & Brain scan NED... bones are stable with even a couple spots gone. as compared with '06 scans May '08 ca 15-3 is 55. Treatment is zometa, vinorelbine, herceptin and aromasin. No signifcant changes. Feb'09 Started Xeloda with herceptin..no more hormonals Feb'09-June'09 tumor markers coming down again from 155 to 84 May'09 blood clots in lungs vena cava filter put in..Heparin shots daily for now.