vizslagirl's Journey:
- 1 Oh No Icon Oh No
- 2 Radiation Icon Radiation
- 3 Clinical Trial Icon Clinical Trial
- 4 Drug or Chemo Therapy Icon Drug or Chemo Therapy
- 5 Other Care Icon Other Care
- 6 Procedure or Surgery Icon Procedure or Surgery
- 7 Other Care Icon Other Care
- 8 Radiation Icon Radiation
- 9 Decision Point Icon Decision Point
Survivor: Bone Cancer
Patient Info: Living with cancer as a chronic illness (undergoing adjuvant therapy), Diagnosed: over 11 years ago, Female, Age: 47, Stage Recurrent
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Diagnosed
Oh No
didn't know my breast cancer had metastisized until i landed in the hospital for 2 weeks only a month after i turned 36 with a cracked spine due to tumors in my vertebrae. thanks cancer. suck it.
Internal radiation
Radiation
without the gamma knife radiation i would still be in the hospital, incapacitated.... with steroids and the radiation therapy my spinal tumors disappeared and my broken bones healed. but there are too many places on the rest of my skeleton to do that EVERYWHERE..... : (
zometa
Clinical Trial
This person has yet to add any details about this experience.
Bone strengthening drugs
Drug or Chemo Therapy
monthly IV infusions suck too.
Other
Other Care
am currently on ANTI-hormone medicines.
Surgery
Procedure or Surgery
ovary removal. after about a month my hot flashes pretty much disappeared, so that actually was a god thing. :)
Other
Other Care
i'm still on zometa and faslodex shots (estrogen blockers) each month. don't know how long, but hopefully the anti-hormones will work for many years. otherwise, it's back to chemo & you can only do that so many times in 1 Life......
Internal radiation
Radiation
fatigue & mind fogginess on course as expected for radition treatment to head. no surprises, just resting & coming off decadron.....always fun. :)
i have a new oncologist i think...
Decision Point
i think i have found a new oncologist who is going to thoroughly reassess my cancer, come up with a gameplan & COMMUNICATE it to me. i'm just happy that i think i've found a good doctor who cares about her patient. :)