SCAN DAY to see if my cancer has progressed | Stage 4 Breast Cancer 

First of all, I’m sure your father was a wonderful pathologist! Since you said “was,” I’m assuming he’s no longer alive or at least no longer working. There have been sooo many improvements and new findings with breast cancer over the years. I am not doing a double mastectomy because the cancer has already spread to other parts of my body and so it won’t benefit me. Also, research shows that it does not improve survival chances over lumpectomy. We have powerful ovarian suppression medications today and research shows that removing ovaries does not increase survival chances over using those medications. My eggs are frozen and I am not planning on having additional children. That is not why I am choosing to not do these surgeries. I am not choosing to do them because they are unnecessary and won’t prolong my life. They are also permanent and can cause permanent side effects. It would be more risky for me to deal with the possible complications that come with these surgeries. Thank you so much for your concern and I appreciate your advice. I am pinning your comment because it seems many others have had similar questions

I think as soon as she's cancer free she's going to want another big mistake.

My wife had cancer in one breast and did a double mastectomy. Her doctor recommended it

​@@bobs1356you are being cruel.

@bobs1356 why do you leave repeated hateful comments? You have left 70 comments, all negative. Why? She has stage 4 metastatic breast cancer, do you get pleasure from tearing people down? Why do this to someone during the fight of their life? Get help. THINK BEFORE YOU COMMENT.

Good luck to you also.

Hope it goes well!

I've had several MRI already. The last one I did without music. It didn't make much difference. They are noisy and I liked listening to the steady beat of the drum(my own heartbeat). Hey we are warriors!

I had it in my liver and it went away after chemo. Brain scans are nerve raking. You would think after you've had a few you'd get use to them and CT scans, but you never really do.

I hope you get good news, too

Yes there is hope. There is always hope.

Everyone different. Maybe they didn't all have stage 4.

Thank you :)

Lol thank you. I love the genuine questions and want to help give answers! But there are definitely some crazies every now and then :)

I agree. We all make the best choices for us. You never know what you’ll do until faced with the decisions. I support everyone making their own decisions.

@@SamanthaLyou take it like a champ tho.

We will! :)

@@SamanthaL My goal is another 5 years and when I reach it I can set another!

@@cindyscharr457 love that!!

@@SamanthaL Laughter is good medicine and I'm still trying to figure out social media commenting. I think it is time for bed, we all need our beauty rest. So much to learn and so little time.

💜💜 10 years is amazing! Congrats!

@@SamanthaL Thank you 🌷

🙏🍀🍀🍀🙏

Her first cancer was good news to and it came back in a couple of years.

So amazing! Thank you :)

I held my breath reading them!

They mix the contrast with flavoring and I found it helps. I had it without the flavoring once and gagged a ton. Thank you!!

Im glad I can help in small ways. Hope your surgery gets scheduled soon!

Thank you!

Thank you 💜

Thank you 💜

Hoping your mammogram goes well!

Thank you 💕

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Thank you. Hope things are going well for you after your diagnosis 💕

Thank you! We definitely miss Alaska. Such a special place :)

So sorry to hear about your reoccurrence and I hope you are doing well with treatment!

The way there was fine but it hurt some one the way back. I was sore the next day but not longer than that!

Yes I think so! Thank you for sharing this, I’ll talk to my doctor about it

I’m so glad things are going well now. Thanks for sharing

Waiting is always the worst part. Hope the mammogram goes well for you!

@@SamanthaL thank you!!! I am SO glad you got good results, I welled up hearing you talk.

Thank you! We manage very well most days, but I’m lucky to have help if I need it

Oh she does! It’s less of a problem now but was super frustrating when our baby was younger. 🙃 They are best friends though 😊

@@SamanthaL 🤣♥️

She sleeps in her room until some point in the middle of the night when she switches to our bed. I absolutely love it! I know my opinion on that song is controversial haha. Thanks for your comment :)

Thank you! It does seem that treatment is working, except for that one spot :)

Celebrating your back feeling so much better, you driving to your scans and getting the good news of improvement - yay! We do miss Gray in the truck and all the fun chatter as you drive plus him sitting in the waiting room in his favorite chair - ha! ❤️

lol he came to my oncology appointment the next day! I’ll try to get footage of him next time

Hoping to post again next week!

Thanks for watching and for your kind words!

Ha, “sclerose” is a silly word. Thanks for your explanation!

Mine isn’t adjustable but that must’ve been so helpful after surgery!

Thank you! Chemo is not in the plan because my current treatment is working well, but we will see what the results are from the surgery! My cat is female lol. She meows all day long, but it is most annoying at 2 am haha

What are "those spikey things"? I got a marker when I had my lumpectomy and didn't know that there were spikey things.

@@MMargaretRiley I was given an option of a marker, which I went with, or wire-guided localisation (WGL). Just the thought of that repulsed me.

@@BubbleBurster-nv1vl Oh, okay. Thank you for explaining.

Lol it’s never been my favorite, but I love the movie!

Thank you so much! I’m so glad you are doing well

And she knows it! :)

I do! Years ago it caused my eyes to get very puffy too but it isn’t as bad this time around

I use Restasis. It took several months but I no longer have dry eyes. Chemo destroyed my natural tear production. (Yes, it does THAT, too!)

Thank you so much! I had a biopsy on it back in September and it was malignant. It is in my left breast, in a similar spot as the original one

@@SamanthaL Poor you!

The drive on the way there was fine but I had some pain on the way back that stuck around until the next day. I do not have the raise/lower feature on our bed, but I know some people get that and love it. We have the standard tempur pedic mattress without any special bells and whistles. Medium firmness, but you can pick more soft or more firm depending on what you like. It does get softer as you break it in so go with something more firm than what you’re thinking. What I like about it is the way it is able to form to your back but also stay firm. When mattresses are too soft and don’t offer enough support I have a big problem. I think it’s worth the investment, but you should be able to try them out in store if you are interested. I have a pillow by them too that I love, but I don’t think it’s as important as the mattress

MRIs are the absolute worst!!

Haha they definitely should remind people! It’s so strange. I’ve had 3 so far and 2/3 times the techs told me I might feel like I’m peeing. This time the tech knew I had the scan before so I knew what to expect

Glad you had lots of positives there. How calm you appeared on scan day! Perhaps you felt differently inside.

My tech tells me every time about peeing your pants and feeling really warm and I don't feel anything. I guess I'm lucky! I do often feel really cold though.

@@cindyscharr457 they told me some people don’t feel it at all. I wonder what it is that makes us different!

@@SamanthaL Lord only knows. One time I had my hands clasped over my head and when I was done with the exam and put my arms down I noticed one of my finger nails turned black.