Stage III Cancer Survivors .... 10+ Years and Out

HomeMom - sorry to hear that, but I so get you about the PTSD and the treatment room. I go for monthly Lupron shots now, but when I first re-entered that room after treatment was done, I swear I almost passed out. They should at least warn us!

Woot woot made it !!!

love Cheryl

I really appreciate seeing all if the encouraging posts. I am a newbie who finally has her plan but am admittedly scared.

I met with MO yesterday and I have my treatment plan. After being told that my cancer is not acting typically and that it is a shit cancer (my father, husband, and myself appreciate his candor) in that it is too small ( 11 mm and 2 mm in my axillary region) to normally have infected all four of my sentinel nodes (three with my macromets and one with micromets) he postulated that it has been spitting out cancer to the lymph nodes for a while. His main concern Is that it is grade 3/3 (UK terms as he was originally trained there).

He then went on to discuss everything including my 10 year survival broken down by doing nothing then by adding each and every treatment. He discussed how I was ER+ and how and where estrogen is made. Then he stated that my high PR+ was probably the thing that will save my life. Which is why my treatment plan looks like the following:

Zoladex injection every three months to put me into menopause likely this upcoming week (he did tell me dad and husband I might be a wee bit cranky 😀). I have to wait a week after the injection to receive my chemo

Three cycles of FEC (fluoruracil/epirubicin(otherwise know as adriamycin)/cyclophosphamide). One infusion every three weeks

Three cycles of docetaxal (taxotere)

He also wants me in an exercise clinical trial during chemo as I am already acting and am hoping to remain active during treatment.

Then the radiation will start after chemo and so will the tamoxifen until I get my ovaries removed and then I will be on AIs.

He would also like me to receive zolendronate when I start receiving my Tamoxifen.

Needless to say I am very nervous as I want to be able to complete all the treatments and have a good response toincrease my chances of survival.

Hugs and love to everyone going through this.

congrats dood! I don't think there's such a thing as cheap pet scan. They don't just do scans. You have to show symptoms. Talk to your mo about ways to reduce chances to progress like diet and exercise.

10 years here! Don’t post or visit that often but we are still here!

thank you @kim40 for coming back to share this milestone . Cheers to many more years

wonderful news. thanks for posting kim40.

Hello realised you're er+ but was not put on hormonal therapy. I'm about to complete chemo I will do rads to my doctor is talking about hormonal treatment but I'm not sure about that. Can you share with us what you think you did after treatment in terms on diet you think helped with beating the disease for this long?

hi! What chemo did u undergo and what food did u eat

Kimber

So happy that you forgot for 2 days. That is a big high 5, I truly pray for that day as some days Im not sure Im going to make it to the next. The letrozole they have me on is giving me fits most days with bone pain

God Bless you

Congrats to all the 10+ anniversaries!

can you share with us what you think contributed to BED after treatment?

Amen I tap into your blessings

Hi all

I just wanted to say thanks to all the ladies that keep coming back here to post. It really helps those of us in the earlier stages to hang in there. I'm coming up to my 3 year cancerversary and I'm having a wobbly time at the moment with aches and pains from Femara and my body just not keeping pace with my mind and my life. So thank you. I keep coming back here and your messages give me hope. Keep posting ladies. Love to you all.

Keryn