Suzanne Somers has changed her diagnosis

I agree....if she could cure there would not be so many of us fighting this disease

My Bloody Mary is VERY jealous of your Sapphire Martini!  xoxo

Wow !!! I know this isnt the right place to say this but I have to rant a tad. I have been reading through threads as of late wondering what ever happened to the bc.org that I came to when I was a newly diagnosed deer staring into the headlights. M.O.T.C...you were around at about the same time as I was so Im sure you will also remember a time when people politely disagreed with each other, when these boards were all about support, when women wouldnt dare have infringed on this particular board because after all, women on the stage 4 board generally have more pressing concerns ....isnt that why "concerned about mets" was formed.

Anyway back to what I was saying...when there was a "problem" which was rare, sometimes at the end of the day someone would be "gone" from the boards but the controversy would be over and usually most women here(and by here I mean the entire "boards") would do there best to avoid controversy . The hostility that seems to permeate so many threads nowadays imho helps no one and frankly diminshes these boards and the purpose they serve. I've seen it personally in the health care debates when I posted about my experiences in Canada and ended up with nasty pm's to the point where I wont post there now. Im seeing it on threads just about every time I pop in just to read and see if anyone has questions regarding metaplastic bc. I think it is sad...its sad for women who are trying to cope with new diagnosis, its sad for women who are dealing with stage 4, it is sad for all the women who are using these boards for their original intended purposes ie :support, as opposed to those who seem to have taken over with political, or personal agendas who seemingly want controversy and to make statements. I dont know what the answer is but quite frankly it breaks my heart to see this stuff because I remember how helpful everyone was when I was first diagnosed and I thought of this place as part of my comfort zone.

They are drinking tonight too.

Janis,

I'm sentencing you to a night filled with several glasses of a nice wine and a chick flick or two. Shame on you! ;-)

I don't understand why Fitz was sh*t on.  She responded to the "I hope you don't mind", recommended the appropriate forum, said don't waste time on worry (something like that) and joked about taxes.  There was nothing wrong with that!

Edit to add:  And has done a lot to get out the message about find a cure (i.e., recently TV interview) -- more than I've done, and probably most of us.  Yea Fitz!

Clink!

Diana63--

Interesting post according to her description in the transcript she was stage II, not stage I.  Got drawn to this thread because I think she is a snake oil salesman. I won't even get started. Loved the comment about Roswell.  

Enjoy your cocktails and have a good night. 

Warmly,

Karen 

OK, this may be waaaaaay out there -- but you think it was the surgery, clear nodes and rads that achieved and kept her dancing with NED? 

Dawnbelle,

I just felt the need to post as I am a Stage 1 cancer survivor and I have to believe you are just having a bad day... we all have them and some days we feel more defeated than others!

I wholeheartedly believe I am cancer- free and that I will remain cancer free. As far as my treatment options, I treated my aggressive Grade 3 cancer with the most AGGRESSIVE drugs out there ACT chemo, 33 rads, 2 surgeries, hormone therapy. I WILL live to see my babies grow old and i encourage each and everyone one of us to have the faith regardless of our "Stage". The power of the mind is a powerful tool and we should try and keep the positive thoughts and mojo going. We need to unite as woman and gain strength from each other and our experiences, we need to lean on each other in times of need, reach out when we need to reach out and keep each other informed!

In reference to SS, her journey is her journey and I just hope woman are educated enough to do the treatment that is best suited for their circumstance and their own personal approach in fighting this disease!

I will conclude with my final thought, "There will be a day we will find a CURE, in the meantime I will live my life as best I can and do the treatments which are out there to better my odds of survival!" BTW- My next treatment is Zometa infusion in a few weeks!

Zometa? Your stage 1?

Kelly is right, they are using the zometa infusions as a "preventative" infusion in 6 month intervals... also shot me into menopause with Lupron.

I've been on BCO a looong time. Two times with cancer, and a chemo virgin both times. I rarely read this board--not my place--but when I do, my eyes light up in admiration for the straight-up attitude of you ladies. Keep it up.

Things have gotten really nasty on BCO over the past year or so. It's fascinating reading, but so destructive.

As a Stage One-er, I know I could lose NED status and join you ladies at any time. I actually don't spend a lot of time worrying about it, but I know it can happen. If it does, then I want to be a shoot-from-the-hip, take-no-prisoners type of gal that many of you have become. You owe no one apologies, IMHO.

So, I think I'll be sharing that Bombay Sapphire with mthomp2020--we drink 'em the same way. Y'all hang in. I've got your backs.

Anne

Hello Everyone.  I know you are going through some very hard times and I  send you each a warm hug and wishes for good days ahead.

 I am not here to harass, but to give you a little more insight  and understanding, which is always a good thing when you are fighting and need to keep all those fight cells strong and free of toxins.  Isn't that chemo enough?

I can't understand or be in your shoes, because I haven't been diagnosed with breast cancer.  I have had abnormal secretions and bleeding and lots of scares for my breasts and had HPV at age 25 and told I probably had cervical cancer before my body fought the virus and I was considered clean. I know I have been lucky.   Months and months of paps and then years of worry follow as you are still considered high risk.

Suzanne's story struck  me when I heard it, becasue I went through the same diagnosis, emotional rollercoaster of fear and acceptance and anger.  Please let me elaborate just a bit, so you can perhaps find a litle less anger and vitriol towards her.  

After months of illness, I started coughing blood,  My Doc said the xrays showed several spots and after a long pause, he said it didn't look good and that it might be cancer. I was sent that afternoon to a Thoractic surgeon.  After having other causes ruled out, I was told it was likely I had lung cancer.  Xrays showed huge black spots filling my lungs.  I spent months getting xrays constantly, 4 Doctors were consulted and  I was told, because there was little uninfected lungs, to prepare my family and myself  for the worst.  He felt he might have to remove too much lung for me to survive. 

In other words, I was not only told I had cancer, so had that  heavy heart, but was also told I had little chance of survival. I told my family and  made a will. 

 I awoke after the surgery to find, Instead of Cancer, he had found huge casings of hard tissue.  The biopsy  showed it had been a lung fungus, and the casings were my body encasing the virus.  Even though I had not been to Arizona for years., my body had fought it, but a casing must have ruptured , making me ill.

 I related fully with Suzanne, that after going through the stages of denial, fear, acceptance and  preparing for death, That you are nonetheless in shock and pain.   After being told I was "fine" everyone forgot I still had the emotional result of the diagnosis... and the weakness from the stress and of course anxiety and still all the illness and subsequent pneumonia and upper respiratory problems I  had to deal with.  The emotional stress was probably similar to what you have all had in the beginning and even though  I WAS fine, it was a struggle to say the least to recover as i  had no support system... after all I didn't have cancer.

Thanks for your time and I hope some of you  will find forgiveness for Suzanne, because, although she can be kooky at times she felt the same fear you all did when told you had cancer.  Try to give her a break and it will be much better for your immune system too, to judge less.   I really do wish you all the best.