Bone mets - please join in

[rosie53]

Well after hearing Bons news I plucked up the courage to ring my bcn for my tumour marker results.......still nicely sat at 19! 😀 got my CT a week today then results the following week!
Carolyn, nice to hear you have that washer going, I'm sat waiting in at my daughters house for the delivery of a dining table, she kindly left me a pile of ironing so I wouldn't get bored though!!
Hugs Janette xxx

[Carolyn52]

Come on ladies that just read this thread ...if you are a "stable mabel" then let us know as it really boosts moral that treatments are effective against this disease!!

Happy Thursday everyone ....I'm going to jinx the weather ...load the washing machine and get my summer clothes out of hibernation..Time to pack away the furry boots and sloppy jumpers and show off the lovely winter fat !!
Xxxxx

[rosie53]

Bon, yeyyyyy that's great news, our Stable Mabel club is growing nicely!
Hugs Janette xxx

[Carolyn52]

Bon
Whoop whoop whoop .so pleased for you to join the stable mabel club but with FF making so much noise with her pan lids I've decided to have an extra Magnum lolly in celebration today for you !!
👍👍👍xx

[funnyface]

Bonariensis, Oh my I've got my pan lids out again! Bells on my ankles and tooting my horn! Excellent my friend!! FF

[funnyface]

Carolyn,  Glad you found something to help with your chocolate fix! Yes we have those Magnums! Very dangerous! Only brought them home one time last summer!! Best not even to go up that aisle at the store! Yes I am nervous. I've done fairly well on all my treatments with side effects. The worse was gemcitabine when I couldn't breathe. Some of them were a little tough, but could have been worse. I just feel too lucky sometimes, and get nervous that one of these treatments is going to really bad sometime. FF

[bonariensis]

Hurray. I'm another stable Mabel!

[PMOL]

Thank you girls! Changing from zometa to denosumab as my veins are extremely hard to find! 😔 Bit worried about having more spasms but will have to see... seeing the onc next week and he'll tell me when I'll have my first check up scan... watch this space for anxiety/nerves etc etc etc.
Hope you all have been well enough to enjoy a bit of sunshine. Xxx

[Carolyn52]

Hello FF
Yes my teeth are better now but I do treat them with respect as they old teeth now.
I've enjoyed Easter choc but gone off it a bit and switched my daily habit to "magnum" ..not sure if u get them in US ..they are icecream on a stick with thick chocolate on the outside ...yum very nice.
You must be a little nervous at switching your treatment soon ...it's like comfy slippers u get used to the existing ones !!
Hugs xxxx

[funnyface]

Carolyn, Oops I'm a dummy. I forgot what thread I was on and typed you a message on the evermolimus/exemestane thread. FF

[Ladybird]

Ladybird's been on Letroxole/Denosumab for just over 2 years. She still has her spots but so far they're not growing or spreading. 😄

[Carolyn52]

Hello pmol
I've been a letrozole/ denosumab clubber for 18 months. There are others here that are a lot longer.
Xxx

[PMOL]

Well done to all the stable Mabel's!!! Quick question for you: how long have you been on letrazole/denosumab combination?? ❤️

[rosie53]

Congrats to Ladybird, yet another Stable Mabel!
Janette xxx

[funnyface]

Congrats to our group of Stable Mables!! I just got out the pot lids and I'm parading through the kitchen creating a racket in your honor! FF

[Carolyn52]

Oh what lovely news for you ..Jeanette and myself here are both stable mabels on the same treatment plan. There are also other ladies here that have been this way for many many years too ...so let's say whoop whoop to letrozole/denosumab club metzers! !
👍👍

[Ladybird]

Just had letter from The Christie saying bone situation is stable and there's no sign of any new problems. Good old Letroxole and Denosumab still working well!
Happy days!
Good luck all.
Xx

[funnyface]

Carolyn, That's great! I really can't pick much at all or I gain. I should be able to eat more than I do with out gaining. I eat a yogurt for breakfast, salad for lunch or this low calorie veggies soup and a piece of fruit, and I eat a basic dinner. I can change it up a little. Maybe a veggie omelet here or there. A sandwich now and then or a snack, but that's it. If I go overboard with changes I gain. I exercise 20 minutes 2x  a day almost everyday. I really am fighting against this weight! FF

[Carolyn52]

FF
I think I read on another thread that the new e and e plan you start soon can cause weight loss so you might loose even more !!
I'm not a big eater but like the wrong stuff but have managed to stay the same weight for eighteen months so must be grateful for something !!
Xxxxx

[funnyface]

 Carolyn, I just picked up a few tops. My daughter works at a clothing store and gets a 40% discount at its sister stores. She can get me the discount.  Also back in 2012 I was down at this weight. I had paced up the clothes and put them in a spare bedroom. I had got sick and changed drugs and added drugs. The drugs made  me gain weight rapidly.  I was in a medical diet of 800 calories and still gaining. I finally just gave up. I finally weaned myself off the one drug and started to be able to lose. I weigh just a little more than I did back then, but I'm a little thinner bc of my exercising! I found a few tops and capries in the box that will work. I might need two pairs. I still have more to lose, but I'm stoked for now! The picture I posted with my son is from 5 years ago. That's the size I am now! FF

[Carolyn52]

FF
Well done for 50lbs ..that's an awful lot of self control ... nearly four stone in my language ...New wardrobe required !!
Xxxxxx

[Carolyn52]

Well ladies ..i resisted my eggs until 3pm but ugh I'm feeling sick already ! Started off with hot cross buns ..for breakfast !!
Only on Easter Sunday can we eat our body weight in choc , feel sick but its only once a year.
🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣🐣

[Barton]

Hello all, chocolate for me, too, this afternoon! Not quite sure where I will put it (but promise to make a valliant effort), as have just got back from a wonderful Easter lunch at my sisters. She is an excellent cook, and stays so calm (I panic dreadfully when I have to cook for visitors). We are all (took elderly parents over too) totally stuffed.

I have a lovely big egg, which I bought myself, but also made the mistake of stocking up on other chocolatey treats too (including choc orange, Carolyn (well, 2 actually!)), so not sure where to start.

Happy Easter, everyone!

Hugs. Barton.x

[funnyface]

Happy Easter all!! I caved! I bought hubby and I some chocolate yesterday. I made the mistake of going down the candy aisle. It kept calling out to me. I usually only shop the perimeter of the store. I only go down aisles if I need something. We were playing cribbage last night and hubby broke open the bags. They were fair game then! I'm trying to not over indulge, because I'm down 50 lbs now. 

[Carolyn52]

Morning Jeanette
Yep I've got a posh one from hubs too ..also I overbought for the family eggs ...ha ha and I think there is a couple of smaller ones that would be rude to waste !!
Enjoy ..mmmmmmm.xxxxx

[rosie53]

Yes, happy Easter to all you lovely ladies.
I totally agree with you Carolyn, chocolate all the way today! Hubby has just presented me with a big Dairy Milk egg which will definitely be eaten by the end of the easter weekend!
Hugs Janette xxx

[Carolyn52]

Hello and happy Easter 🐣🐣🐣🐣

Hope you all have Easter eggs to chomp today and forget proper food ..it's a day for eating choc until u feel sick !!
Weather could be warmer but sunshine is fine.
Xxxxxx

[bonariensis]

(The tramcars on the Seaton tramway terminating at Colyford are half full size. Getting up the stairs requires some agility. A long time ago when our son was in a backpack we had to pass him up the outside of the car)

[katey]

Many thanks...your words mean a lot to me x

[bonariensis]

Moijan Sounds like the journey pictured in the film 'The straight story' where the guy travels across part of America on a ride-on lawn mower to visit his brother.

Katey you've had lots of advice from amazing women whose stories can only give you encouragement. Can't say much more but send youu big hugs
B xx

[Moijan]

Hi Carolyn

great to hear about your driving exploits!

next time we 5 meet you could drive to Reading lol

howevr, now the tram fom colyford is extnding to Reading maybe you could all catch that?

[ramade]

Hi katey, try not to worry there are lots of different meds to take and I know someone who works in pharmaceuticals who told me there are lots more in the pipeline and will soon be there for us

ramade xx

[funnyface]

Katey, I can say that when I get busy and focus on the positive I feel better. It is too easy to sit and mope! Btw I had 10 years between my primary and mets. My mets set up camp in my lungs along with a few friends! It is in most of the nodes in my chest and one spot in spine. 

Janette, I didn't  know about forums with my primary. That was 21 1/2  years ago. Maybe they didn't even exist then. I never felt the need for support witb my primary. I was under the naive impression that if you got breast cancer you treated it,  moved on and pretty much end of story! I knew I f could come back but I thought it was extremely rare. I went on my merry way! Then my happy bubble got busted! I then felt the need to seek, info and understanding! FF

[katey]

Hi there...thanks for your lovely comments. Yes I'm currently on denosumab, zoladex and letrozole...hospital every 4 weeks is still tricky for me....I build myself up every time...my mum was recently diagnosed with ovarian cancer and uncle fell off a ladder and passed with the same weekend so have been hit with a run of bad luck...but on the positive side I got married last year and made lots of lovely memories ending in a honeymoon in the Maldives (thought I deserved a treat!).
The anxiety is sometimes so extreme it can stop me doing things...currently having CBT to help...
Need to put my positive pants on ! X

[Carolyn52]

Hello katey
Welcome back to the forum ..sorry you have had to return but we are real people here that can offer kindness if u want to rant and rave and let off steam !!
There is a thread in the forum for younger ladies that might help too ..although we do have all ages here ..
I had primary in 2004 and thought it was history but it came back in 2015 to bite me on the b.m too !!!

Hugs xxxxxx

[rosie53]

Hi Katey, welcome to the group, sorry that you have had to join us though! I got dx with bone mets in 2014 after primary in 2007. We all understand how scary it is living with this disease, it's like a none stop roller coaster of fear and emotions. I didn't join the forum first time round but when I got dx with mets I felt I needed more support and understanding of the disease than I was getting from the medical team. The ladies on here have been a massive support and there is always someone on hand to offer answers /support or even to just make you laugh (Carolyn!!)
Do you mind me asking what treatment plan you are on? I'm now on letrozole, denosumab and zoladex.
Hugs Janette xxx

[Srilata03]

Hi katey, welcome. I agree this forum provides lot of comfort
I also have spine metastasis and vertebral collapse . I am on hormone therapy. I just try to have a positive mind to calm down my anxiety. 🤔☺wish you all the best.

[funnyface]

Welcome Katey, Happy you found some comfort!  Very upset that you are so young and here! Just so unfair!! FF

[katey]

Hi all.....

I'm Katey-diagnosed with breast cancer at 27 years old in 2005 and then hit with secondaries in my spine in 2015... feeling massively anxious and this is my first time back on the forum in over 10 years... was worried coming on here would scare me but reading a few positive comments has made me feel better tonight 🙂 

[bonariensis]

Hi Carolyn, Fantastic to hear you are driving again. That feeling of freedom!

B xx

[Charys]

Ahhhh A star fibbing....okkkayyyy....thanks for the tip off! Phew nearly went for a cycle after seeing her exercise plan. ...thank goodness I didn't bother lol

[Barton]

Never believe a word from Carolyn if it involves exercise, Charys! To be fair, though, she just can't at the moment - not for lack of wanting to, I'm sure!

Coffee and chat with you and Janey was great this morning, Carolyn. So nice to meet Janey. And I am seriously impressed with you driving, Carolyn. Very brave.

Hugs to all. Barton.x

[Charys]

I feel ashamed now, after hearing your plans for the rest of the day! x

[Carolyn52]

Hiya charys
I will be needing a bigger size in those knickers if I eat like this ...but now I'm going for a five mile run and a Zumba class so I can work it off !!
Hugs xxxx

[Charys]

Oooo Carolyn, you are really on the social rounds aren't you ! How much coffee and cake can one woman have in one day? LOLOL

[Carolyn52]

Barton
Nice to meet u this morning for coffee ( and umm scone and cake ) and nice to meet Janey too from primary threads ...
Well collected my pink t.v. and guess what DROVE my car for the first time since Oct 2015 ..so I'm chuffed with myself !! Grandson panicked a bit and said slow down Nan ..where's the fire ?
Hugs xxxxx

[Carolyn52]

Hiya moijan
Glad to hear u r back on fine form ..to eat a mars bar ..u need good teeth so no way with my old gnashers !!
The knickers might be a bit tight but they are m and s finest !!! Ha ha ....

[Moijan]

The donkey story was absolutely true....and I was a mischievious spring chicken at the time!

Mx

oh, and if you bite deeply into a marsbar...your teeth will stick together too!

[Moijan]

Carolyn, 

that picture of you pinning your knickers on the line is a really good likeness! Dont you think so, Barton? 

And I can see the knickers might be a little small for you?  Lol

Moijanxx

(off to hide somewhere safe now)