My advanced cancer means 3 weekly treatments when my oncologist said well have to hammer this hard i didn’t realise he meant me. It’s been 12 months now, very hard, no cure, 3 month s to live if my treatment stops
Hi missang53
Welcome to the forums, it sounds like you’re having a pretty tough time. Whilst you are waiting for the other users to reply with their support and knowledge you might find it helpful to talk things through with a member of staff on the helpline. Here you can share your thoughts and concerns with someone who will offer you a listening ear as well as emotional support and practical information. The nmber to call is 0808 800 6000 and lines are open weekdays 9 to 5pm and Saturday 10 to 2pm.
Best wishes Sam, BCC Facilitator .
I’m really sorry you are having such a hard time. If you have spoken to the helpline I hope they have offered you the help you need. I’m fairly new to this disease and obviously dont know about your treatment but perhaps if the treatment you have had so far has worked fairly well you might move onto something a bit less aggressive or at least with side effects that are not so hard to live with in the future.
Abi xx
Missing, so sad to hear you’re suffering. I think this is the part of our dx that is so hard to live with and that other people who see the pink fluffy side of bc don’t have a clue about. The emotional strain is as bad as (if not worse than) the physical pain that we have to endure. Just yesterday, I read in the paper that survival rate for bc is 80% but no mention of us in the other 20% which frustrates me so much. I suppose you have to look for positives, although it is difficult, which is that there are treatments available and the regime you are on is working for you, albeit at a cost with the SEs.
LD x