I haven’t posted for quite a while now, but had to come back to the boards to share some good news which I hope will give others in a similar position a much-needed boost.
I was diagnosed with a regional recurrence / mets (the jury is still out as to which), behind the sternum in September 2006, 3 and a half years after my initial diagnosis. After 15 sessions of rads, an oopherectomy and a switch from Tamoxifen to Arimidex, 2 subsequent scans showed that the tumour was shrinking, though the bone was so weak, from the cancer eating into it and the rads, that I broke my sternum. Well, I’ve just had the third CT scan results and guess what? THERE IS NO SIGN OF THE TUMOUR!!! And the bone has regenerated with no signs of damage! Wow - I am officially in remission, N.E.D.!!! Yes, miracles can happen. Yes, there is life after BC. TWICE!
I realise I’m one of the lucky ones and not everyone is so fortunate with their response to treatment, but I really hope my story can help give you hope, especially in those dark days of just not knowing. If it can work out for me, who’s to say it can’t work out for you, too?
Good luck to you all. Stay strong,
Mel xx