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Results back
Well my I got my results yesterday and I'm relieved to say I got very good news! I'm over the moon and have been celebrating ever since! :-)
Lung tumours have reduced in size and number, no new lesions in bones, and no new growths or spread anywhere in my body that they can detect! Yipee!
I'm so relieved! While they classify my disease as "stable" at the moment, despite there being some regression, I'll take that! Stable is fantastic as far as I'm concerned! I just didnt want anything new appearing...that was my wish!
T'was the night before results....
So my results are due tomorrow for this new lot of chemo...is it working? Who knows!
Results of whole body bone scan and all organs will be revealed. I am so scared......
It's a tough gig....
So things have been a little quiet for me as far as blogging goes. The past few weeks have been very challenging to say the least. I think the enormity of my situation overwhelmed me, and depression set in! Luckily an appointment with a doctor through a palliative care unit turned things around for me and made me see how unhappy I've been. I had isolated myself from family and friends, thinking that they were sick of hearing about cancer and that I was certainly a burden on them. I had stopped talking about my feelings...just bottled them up until they exploded!
How dare you.....I'm back!
So I've picked myself up and dusted myself off from the shock of the last few weeks...boy it was a doozy to get my head around but I'm back.... ready to face the world again and give this disease WHAT FOR! I'm gonna stare this demon down and give it a whooping! ☺
I started my new treatment regime last Thursday...Vinorelbine (chemo) 2 weeks on and 1 week off, Denosumab (injection for bones) 3 weekly and Herceptin 3 weekly. So far so good, but only time will tell how effective it will be. In the meantime I'm going to get on with living! :-)
More sadness....
Today as I was about to pick up my daughter from her first day of high school, my oncologist calls..."I need to speak to you Celeste..do you have anyone with you right now? Can you sit down please...I have some news". It now turns out that the bone scan does infact show "significant progression" in my disease. At the round-table discussion they have decided that there has been definite destruction in my bones! What a terrible shock!
Good news!... but Zometa...
Well my pink angels, I've received some great news that my pap smear is normal.....woo-hoo! ☺ My CT scan (first one on this secondary journey) showed thickening of the cervix so I needed to have an urgent pap smear to investgate it further. It turns out that everything is normal...no signs of malignancy or any abnormality which is such a huge relief! It must just be the chemo (or previous Tamoxifen) mucking aound with my system...not sure but I'll discuss this with my oncologist next week. Phew...
Results are in...
Hello ladies, here are my wonderful results from yesterday!
- All lung tumours in both lungs and 3 chest lymph nodes involved have shrunk considerably!
- No new growths or spread in lungs!
- No confirmed spread elsewhere!
I am totally thrilled as these results far exceeded my expectations!☺
First lot of results tomorrow
Hi Ladies, well I'm off for my first lot of results tomorrow for the treatment of my secondary breast cancer (lung mets).
I'm trying to think positively, but I'm nervous and scared. I just want to get it over with.
Please say a prayer for me and send me lots of positive vibes!
Take care my pink buddies,
Celeste xx
It's scary stuff...
I lay in bed awake at night...is this chemo working? Is the Herceptin working? Are the tumours shrinking? ...Stable? Is this cancer spreading?...to my brain? bones? liver? skin?...Or has the whole lot disappeared now...making this all just a terrible nightmare?
Then I ask myself...what more can I do? I have changed my diet, combined natural supplements with conventional medicine, use no chemicals at home, reduced the stress in my life...but is this enough?
The Port is so cool!
Hi all, just wanted to say how amazing the Port is! I had it accessed for the first time yesterday and it was great. I was quite nervous about it, but it was so quick, easy and painless...amazing! It was less stressful for me and the nurses, and I have no black and blue, painful arms which is wonderful. I didn't need the Emla patch...I think my pain threshold has increased due to all the poking and prodding in the past! The hospital said they would supply me with some if I needed them in the future though which is good.
