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Thanks Paul. My oncology nurse said, "Work out 2x as much and join weight watchers." I'll talk to them about the met form from a anti-cancer standpoint. I have found that most doctors expect you to just live with consequences of treatment rather than to continue to treat the never-ending changes to the body.

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Kathryn Ellman

8/2013 Diagnosed age 42 with boys aged 2.5 and 6, Stage 11b, 1 cm her2+++, 30% ER positive, 5% PR positive, Rt Breast. Also DCIS in second spot of rt breast, high grade.
9/2013 Bilateral mastectomy, 3 nodes positive
10/13 Started AC/TH, Perjeta and Herceptin
1/14 Finished Chemo
3/14 Radiation, 5 weeks
4/14 Started Tamoxifen
6/14 Discontinued Tamoxifen due to extreme joint pain, exhaustion and depression
6/14 Started Exemestane and Zolodex shots to suppress ovaries
11/14 Finished Herceptin
11/14 Discontinued Exemestane due to similar side effects as Tamoxifen.
1/15 Reconstruction
3/15 CT Scan (routine) shows possible liver mets.
3/15 PET/CT scan shows no mets - huge sigh of relief
4/15 Began Letrozole. Knee and hip joint discomfort but minimal. Otherwise, knocking on wood - so far, so good!

08-08-2015, 06:49 PM	#5
Heathcliff4 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 52	Re: Ever Expanding Waist line Thanks Paul. My oncology nurse said, "Work out 2x as much and join weight watchers." I'll talk to them about the met form from a anti-cancer standpoint. I have found that most doctors expect you to just live with consequences of treatment rather than to continue to treat the never-ending changes to the body. __________________ Kathryn Ellman 8/2013 Diagnosed age 42 with boys aged 2.5 and 6, Stage 11b, 1 cm her2+++, 30% ER positive, 5% PR positive, Rt Breast. Also DCIS in second spot of rt breast, high grade. 9/2013 Bilateral mastectomy, 3 nodes positive 10/13 Started AC/TH, Perjeta and Herceptin 1/14 Finished Chemo 3/14 Radiation, 5 weeks 4/14 Started Tamoxifen 6/14 Discontinued Tamoxifen due to extreme joint pain, exhaustion and depression 6/14 Started Exemestane and Zolodex shots to suppress ovaries 11/14 Finished Herceptin 11/14 Discontinued Exemestane due to similar side effects as Tamoxifen. 1/15 Reconstruction 3/15 CT Scan (routine) shows possible liver mets. 3/15 PET/CT scan shows no mets - huge sigh of relief 4/15 Began Letrozole. Knee and hip joint discomfort but minimal. Otherwise, knocking on wood - so far, so good!