Hi Dolly, Sorry to hear your news but I really want to second Shi and confirm that you have come to the right place for information and support. I am on the same treatment plan as you, also oestrogen receptive. I was diagnosed nearly a year ago and have been on the same treatment plan as you since last December. You mention being breathless, I am not a nurse or medically trained but I do get breathless and with me, it tends to be when I am on the phone speaking to one of my nursing team. I have a habit of ‘shallow breathing’ and I can get quite nervous when on the phone so put it down to that. However, you may wish to get advice directly from a medical specialist. Like you, I had the most dreadful backache prior to my diagnosis and for me, certainly in the first few months of being on my meds, my aches and pains noticeably reduced. Re positive thinking or maintaining a positive outlook, my personal advice would be that you take each day as it comes and in its’ own right, don’t put pressure on yourself. At the moment, you are understandably in shock and processing your news. There are men and women on here who have lived with Secondaries for many years, new treatments are being approved all the time and Palbociclib, for example, has only been a available on the NHS for about 3 years. So far, all my scans have been stable and for that I am truly grateful You take care xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
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