Could I use your other shoulder?

Karen IAm so sorry your #is on the rise.  I don't know what else to say  please know you are in my prayers my mud run buddy.  I am so tired of this disease haunting the people I care about.

Eileen

Glad to be done said:

Karen IAm so sorry your #is

Karen IAm so sorry your #is on the rise.  I don't know what else to say  please know you are in my prayers my mud run buddy.  I am so tired of this disease haunting the people I care about.

Eileen

Damn this cancer!  I know how discouraging it must be to learn that your CA 125 has risen again.  However, I am very hopeful for you that the new, second-line drug will do the job, with minimal side effects.  I'm rooting for you and you know that you can always use my shoulder!

Hugs,

Kelly

I agree with your decision to postpone second line chemo for as long as possible to preserve quality of life. I would have done the same thing.

I think your doctor was talking about Femara ( letrozole), an aromatase inhibitor.

Stay strong Karen

I know how discouraging it all is but I think it is good that it is caught early and maybe wipe it out now before it has time to cause trouble. Maybe it wont take long. Prayers!

 Sorry this post is late, I have been moving and not been on the site. I don't know what I would do in your situation ,I don't like the doctor giving me the choice she is the expert I want her to tell me what she would do. She did do that to me when a biopsy came back negative and she still thought it was positive and she was right a second biopsy 3 months later came back positive. But the wait was not a bad choice so go with your gut feeling.

 I think we get to a place where we accept that we have this (horrible) disease and just do what we have to . I wish you the best and hope you are feeling well.

Colleen

Cafewoman53 said:

Karen

 Sorry this post is late, I have been moving and not been on the site. I don't know what I would do in your situation ,I don't like the doctor giving me the choice she is the expert I want her to tell me what she would do. She did do that to me when a biopsy came back negative and she still thought it was positive and she was right a second biopsy 3 months later came back positive. But the wait was not a bad choice so go with your gut feeling.

 I think we get to a place where we accept that we have this (horrible) disease and just do what we have to . I wish you the best and hope you are feeling well.

Colleen

Hi Karen -  Just  wanted to say hi and see how you are doing?

kikz said:

I am doing well.

I do find I am not my usual upbeat self but I know I'll bounce back.  I have to quit relying on this %&*# disease to man up and leave me alone.  I haven't received my new meds yet, I get them by mail.  It's been a week but with the weekend and holiday I guess it was delayed.

I am getting ready to leave for Weight Watcher's.  I don't expect good results since I had a couple of days of "emotional" eating.  It doesn't matter, I always feel so much better when I attend the meeting.  I have met some great people there and always leave with a smile on my face.

I am planning my birthday lunch.  I am turning 65 which is so hard to believe.  I can't possibly be this old!  My birthday falls on a Tuesday so I am having my retired friends over.  It will be a smaller group than I normally have which is good since my nerves are kind of frazzled right now.  

Thanks for asking about me.  Just knowing you are all here when I need you makes all the difference.

 

Karen