Sorry it's taken me a while to post this news, I will explain a little later why I'm so late in posting the good news!! Yes, I said Good News!
As you know I went to UCSF this past Tuesday to meet with my new doctor and hear about my new treatment plan. Well it was better than I expected.
Even though there is no cure for stage 4 breast cancer the treatment is pretty good. She went over the drugs I can take to stop the cancer from growing. There are several different drugs out there and I'm starting at the top. I'm taking a new hormone drug right now. They monitor it through a blood test to see if it's working or not. I also will go on bone therapy to help heal my bones where the cancer has done damage. The bone therapy requires me to go to UCSF once a month for a shot. After reviewing my all my tests she believes the spots on my lungs were already there before I was diagnosised back 2009 and are not cancerous. So I don't have to have any Chemo! YEAH!!!! However, she will monitor those spots. Also, eventually as my bones heal I will be able to work full time. People have lived for 10-15 years taking these drug protocols, which is better than I expected! The side effects are minimal which is great too! So that's it! I go to UCSF take a blood test to monitor my progress and get a shot for the bone therapy.
The reason I haven't been able to enjoy the news is because in the middle of all this my gallbladder flared up during radiation and I've been in some awful pain. I went to the doctor on Friday and she said having surgery so close after radiation is very high risk for such a simple surgery as having my gallbladder removed. I was in so much pain I was willing to take the risk until I found out my surgeon had the flu and I didn't care for the on-call surgeon. So I've been laying low till I can see my surgeon this Thursday. My sister Tina told me about the Nutri-blast (I'm going to sound like an informercial now) and I purchased one. I've been using the Nutri-blast all weekend because I can't eat hardly anything solid. I have to say I'm starting to feel a little better. This is the first time I've been able to sit up in several days for a long period of time without pain.
Thanks so much for all your prayers, love and support! It means so much! I'm very blessed! I can't thank my sisters Tina and Roseline enough for putting up with me! My husband has been a dream too!
Enjoy your day and make it a great day for someone else!
Hugs and Blessings!
Jeanne
"God is Good...All the Time!"
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