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Hey ladies, just thought I would give a wee update. Results show one rogue liver tumour double in size and rest of liver tumour (I have many) and lung stable. Onc is going to do a bone scan, if there is no progression in bones I get to stay on tamoxifen and monitor growth if bones have progressed I change treatment. Mixed bad, but happy to not just go right back onto chemo. Hope you are all well in your treatments. Nicky how fix your results go? X ... View more

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Just checking in ladies. Dx in August 14 right out the bag with mets in lung, liver and bones. Nearly a year in chemo, rads to spint and now on hormones I feel dare I say it kind of normal. Dumped the crap in my life, including work! Lol and now take every day as it comes. My baby boys keep my going. Scan time looming with results mid August. Hope everyone is well in their treatments. Xxxx ... View more

I asked my first onc prognosis who gave me 6 months! Don't see her anymore. My current onc says, I have no idea! Do I expect you to be 75 sitting on a bench probably not but I expect you to do all you can health wise to help you get through treatment. Do your planning, get it over with then forget about it and live your life. I think I love her...xxxx ... View more

Hi Yvonne, just wanted to pitch in. I'm a liver, lung and extensive bone girl. Not had a brain scan to give me the full house. I had 3 massive tumours on my liver and a paint splatter effect all over. Chemo shrunk them by about 30% and now tamoxifen is keeping me stable. Keep faith. There are many success stories for us liver ladies to cling onto. Dx is devastating no nice way yo say it but my life nearly a year after my dx is surprisingly normal. Much love. Xxxxx ... View more

Hi liver met ladies, I haven't posted for ages I sneak a peak sometimes though. I was dx double whammy with liver, lung and ext bone. I have had docetaxil chemo which shrunk liver by 30% and rads to spine and shoulder and surgery to repair my shoulder which has been eaten away. I have been on tamoxifen and ibrdronic acid tabs since February and things seem to be stable. My hair has grown slightly and finally 4 months after chemo I am starting to feel like a human being. Just wanted to say hi and hope you are all doing well in your treatments . Xxxx ... View more

Hi, my scan results showed stable. I was hoping for some more reduction as docetaxel is such a hard hitting chemo. But happy with stable? Now on tamoxifen and the night sweats are killing me! ... View more

Hilsy, a month on and another note to say I am thinking of you!, Big hugs x ... View more

Thank you ladies, it's good for me to read what treatments other ladies have tried. My onc has indicated that I will move onto tamoxifen early feb if all my mets stay stable. Slightly worried about this as I have not read many positive stories with secondary ladies and tamoxifen. They will not give me more docetaxel my hospital only give you 6. Worried about coming off chemo! Strange but hormones don't seem to work for many people even though I am strongly er+. ... View more

My liver mets terrify me also. I was dx in sept with double whammy of prim and SBC at the same time. Liver and lung with multiple bone mets. I had rads to my spine after concerns over spinal cord compression and have had surgery on my broken shoulder. I have also just finished my first chemo docetaxel and nervously await scans at the beginning of feb. My onc have advised with no progression I will move onto tamoxifen. I know woman get a good response from primary but I have not found many secondary ladies who have had a good response. Anyway. Just wanted to say head up and I am thinking of you. X ... View more

Just noticed this thread being bumped up slightly and thought I would post here. I'm gill, I have liver, lung and multiple bone mets. I have just finished 6 docetaxel and get my scan results early feb. Extremely worried about the outcome but interested to hear from other liver mets ladies, treatment history and how you are all doing? Live gx ... View more

I am not TN but Er+ Pr- Her-. I have several large liver tumours and a large area of small splatter tumours. I have had 6 chemo and am waiting on end result scans. I have had pains in my ribs and several other places in my abdomen all the way through my chemo. The mid way scans showed reduction of 30%, and several other people that experience pain here and have found results to be reduction rather then progression! ... View more

Thank you guys. It's been quite a journey. I hope this works for me for a long time! X ... View more

Bumpkin apply for PIP. SBC is classed as a terminal illness and you have paid your taxes to be allowed to claim this benefit. No one knows how long they will live with this illness. We all hope for many years but in reality we do not know what lies around the corner. X ... View more

I get a lot of pain in the morning in my legs that softens throughout the day. I have extensive spine mets so I'm assuming it's referred pain from there or just a se from chemo as my recent scans didn't show anything. ... View more

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Hilsy, Just a note to say I'm thinking of you always. I hope you are pain free and enjoying some time with your family. Big hugs xx ... View more

Hi fergal, my sister moved in with us for a couple of weeks and I had continual family staying with us also. For us a busy house was the best way through. We didn't like being on our own as we would just fall into despair. After a couple of weeks my family started to come every other day and visits got less as our treatment plans established and we coped better in our own company. This has been best for us. If you live close enough I would suggest staying a every other night for a while to help them both, of you have any close family tell them not to be distant.It's great when you have other people there it gives them focus. As I explained our house was full all the time, I realise that's not for everyone but it certainly was for us. Much love xx ... View more