How are you all doing after your recurrence?

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netty46
netty46 Member Posts: 296
edited December 2014 in Just Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastasis

hi for those who recurred locally, regionally, chestwall.  how are you doing after treatment?  do docs feel treatment did the job?  what did docs exlain after this nightmare was all over?

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  • exbrnxgrl
    exbrnxgrl Member Posts: 12,424
    edited August 2013

    Netty,

    I know someone will be a long soon, but please take the cap lock off. It's the message board equivalent of shouting.

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  • netty46
    netty46 Member Posts: 296
    edited August 2013

    Sorry not shouting.  Just blind.  lol.  If I wanted to shout and get some point across I would have posted the wording to reflect.  Sorry again.  :)

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  • chef127
    chef127 Member Posts: 891
    edited August 2013

    Netty46,

    I HEAR YOU LOAD AND CLEAR.........I have issues with my sight and I do appreciate caps and BOLD print.

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  • netty46
    netty46 Member Posts: 296
    edited August 2013

    Chef,  lol .  Thats why I wrote it in caps I cannot see the screen.  I am having the corrective surgery soon. Did not mean to offend anyone here.  Jesus!

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  • curveball
    curveball Member Posts: 3,040
    edited August 2013

    @Netty, why not add the reason you use all-caps to your signature? Once people know why you type in all caps, I doubt you will be asked again to stop it.

    A question for you, can you read other people's posts that are not capitalized?

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  • exbrnxgrl
    exbrnxgrl Member Posts: 12,424
    edited August 2013

    Netty,

    Good suggestion by curveball. Sorry about your vision problem. Hope someone can answer your op soon.

    Caryn

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  • fran14
    fran14 Member Posts: 13
    edited August 2013

    I am not doing so well as Had to have a right mastectomy on July 14. Prognosis is good, but the pain is unbelievable and I worry that after this 2nd primary Ca will i get a third primary breast Ca on my left breast. onocologist want me to start on Hormonal therapy Femara.  I am 79 yo and 17 years ago after my lumpectomy I was on Tamoxifin for three years. The side effects were terrible and I hear the se from this drug are just as bad.

    I am scared

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  • netty46
    netty46 Member Posts: 296
    edited August 2013

    fran thank you for your response. I am sorry about the large letters. I was not shouting at you .  instead of people using this site to communicate about our issues they spend alot of energy telling us how to use our font.  sad.

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  • pupmom
    pupmom Member Posts: 5,068
    edited August 2013

    Netty, my computer allows me to increase the font size. Maybe you should try doing that. Oh, and I haven't had a recurrence, knock on wood.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited August 2013

    Um, help! I have had a regional recurrence: lymph node of other side and other lymph nodes on same side. No cancer in either breast or anywhere else but my guestiamte is 3c due to lcoation of one node or 3a due to size of nodes.  Um, am I going to live or am I just fooling myself?

    I know I know - no one knows but I guess my question is: Is this worse than originally being a late stage person in terms of outcome? I notice a lot of recurrence folks are on disability, am I supposed to do so? I am 47 and busy LIVING. Any counsel is appreciated.

    V

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  • ahdjdbcjdjdbkf
    ahdjdbcjdjdbkf Member Posts: 645
    edited January 2014

    Anyone on here is lucky if she has the energy to actually care about caps. Trying to save my life so my boyfriend and family don't have to suffer anymore. As for me, I truly don't care anymore. I once absolutely loved life and had a wonderful one. Today I would take the good-bye pill if it didn't hurt others so much. Plus, I need to keep earning so my household can eat and have electricity. Hence I DON'T REALLY WANT TO DIE. CANCER I HATE YOU...yes, yelling.

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  • funthing42
    funthing42 Member Posts: 418
    edited December 2014

    Hi

    Forget the CAP locks let's discuss these @!#@* iconsHappy totally how I feel. Any good meds to make us happy like this guy.

    I need hope.

    I have had breast Ca 3 x. In five years . Stage 1 less than 1 cm both times. Estrogen+ progesterone- her 2-.

    I was told her2 + Estrogen+ but Im currently on herceptin progesterone-

    Chemotherapy also completed July this year.

    Only 2 mos after its back, Now in the skin where breast once was. Estrogen+ only.

    Is this a sure death sentence?

    I was told it's 1 yr 5 yr 10 yr maybe before it reoccurs in other organs.

    They suggest more radiation now.

    Please I just visited a Doc who stole my hope and courage.

    Sorry posting late but searching for people /friends/hope/laughs/etc.




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  • cider8
    cider8 Member Posts: 832
    edited December 2014

    not a death sentence yet! I got 3 diagnoses in just over 2 years. I'm happy to tell you I finally made it one year NED after active treatment! Realistically the odds are not in my favor. But I feel like my odds are 50/50. Either the cancer will show up again or it won't. Today I'm alive--I will take it

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