Stage IV ANZACs

Angela-R

Hi ladies.

I am a stage 4 warrior and particularly enjoy reading the posts in the special stage 4 section, but of course most of the other ladies are in the US. My profile is explained a bit below, and I'd love to hear from others in a similar situation.

Cheers

Angela

Trisha-Anne

Hi Angela

There are a couple of Aussie ladies who are stage IV, and I'm sure they'll find this thread.  I'll mention it on our Aussie Sisters thread too.  Drop in there and say hello.

Which part of Oz are you in?

Trish

Angela-R

Thanks Trish. I'm in Melbourne

chrissyb

Hi Angela another stage IV here. I don't and didn't have the same Dx as you but I still managed to get to stage IV.



Nice to see you here.



Love n hugs. Chrissy

Racy

Hi Angela, just want to wish you the best. I hope you are getting good treatment and doing well. This is a great site!

Kazzie61

Hi Angela.....I too am stage 4 & triple neg...

Currently on holiday.....due home at the end of the week....so will post more once I'm home...just doing a quick check in from the hotel room.

Will be lovely to 'chat' with someone with a similar diagnosis, where abouts are your mets? Mine are in my spine & rib at this point....more scans on Friday - yikes!!



Karen x

Angela-R

Thanks Chrissy and Racy, much appreciated.



Hi Karen.

We call my youngest sister Karen, Kazzie. She is the one out of the three of us who doesn't have breast cancer. My older sister has just finished the standard year of treatment.

I am still touching wood after every scan because my mets have so far been only in soft tissue: the largest under the collarbone in the brachial plexus. Some genius surgeons removed it from around the nerves and blood vessels, and even grafted a new bit of vein. I have another on the other side, and lymph nodes behind the sternum and in every other sneaky crevice, but at this moment no vital organs. I tell my family that at this moment the bugger can't kill me.

I began Abraxane last week and had a new port inserted yesterday. The plan is to stop the bugger getting to any vital organs as long as possible. Dug out the old wig yesterday too. Time to get prepared again.

Good luck with your scans on Friday Karen. Scanxiety is horrible. Would love to chat about stuff here with others.

Cheers

Angela xx

Kazzie61

Hi Angela.....just back from my big trip overseas & sleep is a struggle!! 3 hours last night & been up since 4.00 am! I guess the scanxiety isn't helping....

My mets are in my L5 (lower spine) & 2nd rib.

I've had both radiated & one stable scan since....fingers crossed today's results are stable also....:)

We've decided to keep a close eye on things before starting chemo......keep the the big guns for a bit later!!

It's so hard, you hear what another persons treatment plan is & you wonder if that's what we should be doing....but we have to trust our medical team

2 sisters out of 3 with breast cancer -wow -....are you both Triple Neg & do you mind if I ask your ages??? Tell me not to be nosey if you like...LOL

I was 49 when I was diagnosed with my primary.....now 51!!!! Too young for all this crap!!

Good chatting with you.



Karen x