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Your story is so similar to mine. I was dx. 14 years ago with stage 1 at age 35 when my baby was 8 months old. All was well for 14 years, then I started having severe backaches. Like you I was on the computer and thought it was from the strain of sitting for long periods of time. I finally went to see a spine and pain doc. who ex-rayed my back and found a compression fracture. I was sent for a bone scan. My spine, mediastynime, and pelvis lit up. I went to Cancer Treatment Centers of America in northern Illinois for a second opinion and ended up staying for 6 weeks to get rad. tx. I returned home for chemo. I was on taxol, carboplatin, and herceptin 3 weeks on/ 1off and zometa monthly. This combo knocked the markers well within the normal range. It has been 2 years and although I have not achieved remission, and I am still on chemo, herceptin, and zometa, I am living a good quality of life. I have gone through so many emotions dealing with this, but I have to say that these people on this board have given me so much to look forward to. We are all going to die someday, it is inevitable. But it doesn't have to be today and I'm not going to stop living waiting for it to happen. I know how hard it is for you having young children and fighting this disease. Just keep the faith and don't hesitate to ask questions and get all the opinions necessary to get the right treatment for you. God Bless You. Lu Ann.
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