Yesss
a clear mamo after one year…
and definetely NED …
next check-up
august for blood
and december for breast usg.
and a colonoscopy in september
My surgeon told me everything fine so far…
before my mamo i went for 4 weeks sea holiday
swam a lot and got a beautiful sun tan…
my hair has grown a lot , curly and dark
i look like Rizzo in grease 
LOL
Only problem : terrible terrible cramps and
very painfull body aches due to tamoxifen ??? lack of estrogen ???
Girls as i allways say , i read my group every day
and i take everything in my heart…like JaneRa and Debs in Cornwall loss and all the other GREAT WOMEN…may they rest in peace…
For those who doesnt remember here my story :
and yessss there is a light after the dark…
Age : 42 / no children
dx : april 14 2009 bilateral
surgery : may 15 2009 bilateral lumpectomy
pathology :
left : combination of DCIS + IDC + ILC spots in a 6 cm spread / 12 pos. nodes
right : ILC 1.5 cm no nodes…
er and pr + / her2 -
Treatment : 6 rounds chemo - TAC ( yes the terrible taxotere it self ) - and 33 rounds radioth.
finished treatment : first week of December…
during the pet scans etc…blood, liver , brain, uterus everything was clear except with some density shown on my lungs. The world froze and i was not able to breath : they asked for a PET-CT …I got the results yesterday , those areas were due to a very heavy cold i had a month ago and the others scars were old scars from the TB i been thru years ago.
Yes my first year and i am NED …
Due to my Ashkenaz ancestry i am tested on BRCA and will got the results in a couple of months.Than my breast surgeon and onco will decide the further steps.
Going back to chemo and rad period : yes i gain weight , i start chemo with 68 kg / end of chemo i was 80 kg. But when i start radiotherapy i start a diet too and now i am 70 kg so only 3 kg more to go. During chemo yes my blood counts were low but i choose to not get those bone marrow injections because it was clearily written on leaflet that " it might also regenerate not only healthy cells but also malignant cells . That was my choice…, like i choose also to not take any anti-deppressants. .the only supplement i took during chemo was reservatrol or grape seed extract with he approval of my doctor. Chemo was doable except for the hair loss and the moon face radiotherapy hit me more after 2 weeks, feeling extremely weak, heavy body aches of bones and muscles.My radiotherapy was finished on December but still the side -effects are vanishing very slowly. Yes i am on tamoxifen and its not so bad for me , hot flashes and head & sweats but mostly during the night…
Since the beginning of this journey i stayed calm, never said why me or cried.It was times i was very very scared ,but much mıch less now… The only thing i want from the Lord is a safe and quick passage to his garden…I dont mind if its tomorrow, all i care is even if i have 24 hours i want it to be decent…
My family : just a sister and niece AND THEY ARE WONDERFULL… … also i have great loving friends… i am lucky in that side.
My medical care is covered by the Turkish health ministry due to my father who was a civil servant. Some of the tratment were in state university hospitals and some in private. But we have here in Turkey the most advanced oncological systems updated with western systems.
My “gourmet” regime hasnt changed much because i was also a very healthy eater and cook before and i still am : no bbq, no grilled or fried stuff, a lot of soups, veggies,grains, fish and fruits, oven baked or steam cooking…
I drink fresh orange and carrot juice everday . My alternatif medicines are daily :
** daily steamed broccoli and zucchinis
** a teaspoon of curcumin mixed with black pepper heated on olive oil
and taken with water
** a table spoon of dry grape seeds and also extract
** table spoon of olive leaf extract
** 1000 mg vita. c
** 1000 mg vita d3
** beta glucan
** table spoon of bitter melon extract in olive oil
** omega 3 fish oil capsule
** selenium
** ace ( combination of vit. a + vit. e and selenium )
** co.enz q 10
** green tea 4 cups
** 2 liters of water…
** veggies,fruits, yoghurt,honey,molasses, nuts
** lean red meat once a week
** poultry and fish
** no alcohol (very very rarely a glass of wine)
** no smoking
Though i am very far from all of you, in my heart i feel very close.
And folks, if you want anything from Turkey, you or anybody close to you is going to travel here, i will do my best to help, just let me know.
I pray that blessings and grace will shine allways upon you , yr families and yr loved ones.
HAPPY SUMMER to ALL :)))))))))))
HUGS + KISSES from Istanbul to each of YOU from the bottom of my heart…
Seda