Sorry Janette meant to wish you lots and lots of luck with your results tomorrow I will be thinking of you hugs and love xxxxx
Hi Janette. Thanks so much for asking about me! After finding out RFA wasnāt possible due to the position of my liver met, my wonderful medical team have referred me to a specialist who has agreed to cut the met out by keyhole. Just waiting for surgeon to get back from holiday and op should happen early September. Theyāre also going to analyse the sample to make sure my status hasnāt changed. Despite being 8/8 ER+ for my primary, the hormonals arenāt working as well as they should be. Just itching to get cracking now!!! Lots of love to all of you amazing ladies. Remember youāre fabulous! xxx
Morning Ladies. Well, I am finally back on air after starting Docetaxel on 24th July. After a four day stay in hospital with Neuropenic Sepsis, then a second dose of chemo, which put me on my back again, we have realised that within two days of treatment my white blood cells just disappear. Antiobiotics sorted me out. Hair went within two weeks but this time round I was eager to get it gone. So I did and I donated it to the Little Princess Trust for a child with cancer. Just dealing now with the side effects but generally on a good week. Sept 4th is my third chemo and I will be scanned to see how my body is responding. Fingers crossed as I am praying the one in the liver disappears but Oncologist has suggested RFA if the chemo is not working. So, hope you are all doing well and keeping chins up. Just wish I would stop craving Apple Pie! xx
Hello to all of you lovely ladies. Just checking in for roll call! To keep you updated on my progress, Iām now home after a liver resection to remove a 2.5cm solitary liver met. Surgery performed via keyhole. I was in hospital for 4 days. As is the way with this forum, Iām happy to answer any questions/share my experience if anyone is interested. Personally, the wealth of knowledge on here has been a lifeline for me! Big cyber hugs to all of my SBC family xxx
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Hi chick! My solitary liver met (2.5cm) popped up after being on tamoxifen which did absolutely nothing for me! Prior to this I had 3 ālow volumeā bone mets in my spine. Iām ER+ (8/8) PR+ (3/8) and HER2- Initially I was offered radio frequency ablation (RFA) but due to the position of the met, the specialist was reluctant due to possible damage to other organs, no clear margins etc. After I was told RFA wasnāt an option I was sure Iād be put onto oral chemo (cape) However, I think due to the fact Iām very young and my onc doesnāt want to āburn through drugs too quicklyā I was offered surgery. I was referred to a different hospital for the actual op (Iām based in North London) During my pre op consultation the surgeon said heād try to to it by keyhole but things might change whilst I was in theatre! It was a pleasant suprise when I woke up that heād managed to do it by keyhole! I now continue to be on zoladex and anastrazole post op. My medical team are wonderful and Iāve never had to push for anything. Even after my stage 4 diagnosis I was allowed to continue with my mastectomy and reconstruction as well as being offered ovary removal too. I think the fact Iām young and completely asymptotic from cancer has gone very much in my favour! I hope that helps. Tomboy X
Forgot to mention, my gallbladder was also removed during the keyhole liver op too. The PET scan which revealed the liver met showed I had gallstones too. How embarrassingā¦ ?