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LindaLou53
LindaLou53 Member Posts: 929
edited June 2014 in Stage III Breast Cancer

Just had my annual CT of chest / abd / pelvis on Monday and met with my onc yesterday.  Still NED!  My onc is thrilled as of course I am also!  I had my 10th dose of IV Zometa yesterday and will get one final dose next July unless there is new research supporting using it longer than 5 years.  I have been on Aromasin for 4.5 years and will continue it indefinitely as long as it continues to work.

I know that I will never be totally free from the worry of recurrence but I am grateful to be this far out and feeling better and better.  Early this year I finally decided to stop waiting for the other shoe to drop and start trying to get my body into better shape.  I'm proud to say I have lost 35 lbs since Jan and have more energy than I have had in a long time!

I don't delude myself into ever using the word "cured" but I certainly want to make the most of every day I'm given to enjoy the activities and people I love! 

Smile  Thanks for letting me share my good news with all of you.

Linda

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  • AsiaYM
    AsiaYM Member Posts: 2,216
    edited July 2010

    Fabulous!  And wish you forever more!Smile

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  • caaclark
    caaclark Member Posts: 936
    edited July 2010

    Fantastic, Linda.  Thanks for posting!!

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  • SpunkyGirl
    SpunkyGirl Member Posts: 1,568
    edited July 2010

    YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!  I feel the same way that you do, Linda Lou.  I'm so grateful, and every day is a day to be celebrated! 

    So glad to hear your good news! 

    Hugs

    Bobbie

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  • diana50
    diana50 Member Posts: 2,134
    edited July 2010

    Linda

    that is great news. i am so happy for you*** keep on moving forward*

    hugs

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  • jenn3
    jenn3 Member Posts: 3,316
    edited July 2010

    Great news!!! Thank you for sharing.

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  • Pure
    Pure Member Posts: 1,796
    edited July 2010

    Great news!!!! Celebrate!

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  • westiemom
    westiemom Member Posts: 174
    edited July 2010

    Yay! Wonderful news! Celebrate!!

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  • krcll
    krcll Member Posts: 343
    edited July 2010

    Wonderful!!! It made me all teary-eyed (happy) to read about your great scan results! Have a fantastic celebration!!!

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  • coonie
    coonie Member Posts: 7,618
    edited July 2010
    Great Great Great!!!!!!!
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  • Mom3
    Mom3 Member Posts: 170
    edited July 2010

    Linda, first let me say congratulations for being 5 years out. That's awesome and gives us all such encouragement and hope. And I want to say WOW for dropping 35 lbs!! That's WONDERFUL!!! Good for you. I'm sure you feel great and that's a reason for a happy dance. LOL. During chemo I gained about 30 pounds (comfort food). When my doctor told me there was a bigger chance of recurrence with weight I signed up at the gym and started working out. I am am now 2.5 out NED and 30 pounds lighter!! I think exercise is a big part of feeling better and doing better too so hang in there and keep up the great work!

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  • lexi4
    lexi4 Member Posts: 1,074
    edited July 2010

    Yes!!! Awesome news!! I am so happy that you continue to do well!!

    Hugs,

    Lexi

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  • Gitane
    Gitane Member Posts: 1,885
    edited July 2010

    LindaLou,  I take such strength from reading your posts, and I know others do, too.  I'm so happy that this scan confirms that you're NED.  Letting go of the worry is something we all have to work toward.  Taking action to move beyond all the cancer stuff is what I need to do, too, and I work at it every day.  Congratulations on losing the weight, getting healthy, and living as fully as you do.  I'm very, very glad you come here and share with us. It helps us all.  Thanks.

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  • AnacortesGirl
    AnacortesGirl Member Posts: 1,758
    edited July 2010

    Thank you for sharing!  Congratulations and keeping NED dancing on!

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  • Leah_S
    Leah_S Member Posts: 8,458
    edited July 2010

    So glad you're still dancing with NED!

    And delighted that you lost the weight and feel so good!

    Leah

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  • amlg1
    amlg1 Member Posts: 596
    edited July 2010

    Oh Linda,I am so happy for you,great news with scans,and your getting healthy.You give me inspiration and hope.I am getting more nervous now with 1 herceptin left,and I'm 1 year 3months out of dx.Thanks for your good and positive thoughts:D

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  • SusieMTN
    SusieMTN Member Posts: 795
    edited July 2010

    Linda - What AWESOME news!!!!! Smile  Thanks for sharing with us, it helps so much. 

    How did you lose the weight?  

    Susie

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  • Bugs
    Bugs Member Posts: 1,719
    edited July 2010

    Fantastic news, Linda!

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  • LindaLou53
    LindaLou53 Member Posts: 929
    edited July 2010

    Thank you so much ladies for all the good comments and support!  I am indeed very grateful to be where I am today.  The older I get the more I recognize the fragility of life and how marvelous a gift it is every day. 

    SusieMTN - I achieved most of my weight loss by substituting one meal a day for my homemade garden vegetable soup recipe.  I had heard of the Weight Watchers soup and decided to make my own.  I am someone who can eat the same meal everyday for weeks on end if it is something I really like and I have always been a huge soup fan!  A nice piece of crusty hot bread with a little butter and I can get satisfyingly full on a soup meal with very few calories. 

    In addition I started using a free app on my iPod called "Lose It"  which is a wonderful program to help me track my food intake, calories, exercise and set weight loss goals etc.  Once I started really paying attention to what I was putting into my mouth I realized how many poor choices I had been making without even thinking about it before.  I have changed many bad habits but I am still a believer of "all things in moderation".  I refuse to totally deny myself anything I really love. I drink water exclusively,  use olive oil in my cooking, good fresh fruits and vegetables, no artificial sweeteners, I do use real sugar or honey as sweetners but limit the processed foods and excessive sugary snacks.  I still have my chocolate fix every day, but just in controlled amounts and eating the healthier foods first.

    Here is my Garden Vegetable Soup Recipe if anyone would like to give it a try!

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  • Joviangeldeb
    Joviangeldeb Member Posts: 213
    edited July 2010

    Woooot.  Great news. :)

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  • LuvMyLab
    LuvMyLab Member Posts: 82
    edited July 2010

    Congratulations Linda, I'm so happy for you.  I've just been dx with ILC, still waiting for surgery.  Your story has lifted me a little this morning.  And kudos to you for losing some weight, that recipe sounds great, I love soup too.  Think I'll make some to try to get my body strong for surgery then all the rest of the palava...

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  • KerryMac
    KerryMac Member Posts: 3,529
    edited July 2010

    Linda - congratulations! Fantastic news.

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  • Octobergirl
    Octobergirl Member Posts: 334
    edited July 2010

    Congratulations, Linda!  You are an inspiration. Recipe sounds great.

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  • SusieMTN
    SusieMTN Member Posts: 795
    edited July 2010

    LindaLou53  Great idea on the soup meal.  Soup and nice crusty bread - nothing better!!!!  I use to make the WW one when I was on their program and loved it.  Now that you mention it I was also losing some weight.  OK I have been inspired X's 2.  Thanks!

    Susie

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