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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.
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Diagnosed 2004: Lumpectomy - 2 tumours, both grade 1 infiltrating duct carcinoma, about 12mm. ER+,
C-erbB-2 status 3+.
Clear margins, no nodal involvement.
Radiotherapy, i year Tamoxifen, 4 years Arimidex.
Rediagnosed 2012: Multiple bone metastases.
3/12: began on Marianne trial - T-DM1 + Pertuzamab/Placebo.
5/12:Unexpected development of numerous bilateral liver mets. Came off trial.
Started Docetaxol/ Herceptin + Zometa.
8/12:Bones stable +major regression in liver (!)
9/12:Can't take any more Docetaxol! Start on Herceptin and Tamoxifen. Cross fingers!
Changed to Denosumab.
11/12: Scan shows stable - yay!
11/13: Still stable :-) !!!
1/16: All stable, but lowered calcium, so switched to Zometa 3 monthly.
2/19: Happily still stable on Herceptin, Letrozole and 3 monthly Zometa.
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