I’m 3 1/2 yrs post dx and worry how much longer my ‘luck’’ will last…i know the stats say that the longer you go the better your chances…but as my aunt’s been dx with sec’s 15yrs after dx with BC I don’t have a lot of faith in stats…does anyone else feel like this??
karen
Hi Karen
Yes, I feel very much like you. I am just over 3 years post dx and most of the time I feel quite upbeat but every now and again I become anxious and worried as to what the future may hold. I think the uncertainty is probably just about the worst aspect of living with bc. I try to take each day as it comes and make the most of it but it isn’t always easy.
Here’s hoping our “luck” continues for a very long time to come …
Jo
Gosh i definately feel like this. I felt quite down today at church of all places. Sat looking at older folk thinking ‘will I reach that age’
Then i got into the self pitying mode of ‘I just didnt want this or deserve it’ then the preacher was talking of Eternal life and that confused me even more. However i have decided i am ‘well’ just now and will enjoy life as it is.
Rxx.
Even when your luck doesn’t last…
hope you don’t mind my adding to this thread. I’m someone who’s luck did run out at 3.5 years after diagnosis when I was diagnosed wth a regional (stage 4) recurrence in April. Just wanted to say that if your ‘luck’ does change you will somehow face that and then hope for new and different kinds of luck (mine being that so far and surprisingly no evidence of spread to major organs).
Some of us have to have the good luck and fall the right side of the statistics. But yes the uncertainty for anyone living with bc is hard.
Fingers crossed for us all.
Jane
Karen - I don’t have any faith in stats. I can only say that I was first diagnosed in 1990 with no genetic background and a very fit and healthy lifestyle and after a period of 17 years remission, it came back in the same breast in April. I really think the medical profession do not have a definitive answer for those of us with no family history. Maybe it is due to altering our hormonal balance by medication during our life, but I do not believe it is due to diet or lifestyle. It is almost as if it is pre-destined for some of us. It is something we have to live with and I really resent the worry that builds up before the regular check ups. It also annoys me that once people see you are up and running again they totally forget what you have been through and will continue to go through all your life. I try to be kind to myself and do all the things on my wish list while I can. We have to keep busy and keep smiling.