Metastatic Breast Cancer - Spread to Liver

I was originally diagnosed with Breast Cancer January 1998. 

 Had Chemotherapy - Mastectomy and Radiation Treatments

 Was rediagnosed September 2003 - Metastatic Breast Cancer - Stage 4.

 I have been basically on Chemotherapy since 2004 now.

On an average day I am fine emotionally.  I work full time as I always have. 

I have been off work at times for various reasons, i.e. surgery on my back in 2008, but I did find that after 3 months at home I was going nuts.  I originally joined a message board back in 1999, but stopped as I went into remission.  I thought about joining another message board, but it seems that everyone in the groups are either beginning treatment or are just finishing up.  In other words the train is moving with others, but I am standing still.

On 10/20/2009 STILLATIT2009 wrote:

I was originally diagnosed with Breast Cancer January 1998. 

 Had Chemotherapy - Mastectomy and Radiation Treatments

 Was rediagnosed September 2003 - Metastatic Breast Cancer - Stage 4.

 I have been basically on Chemotherapy since 2004 now.

On an average day I am fine emotionally.  I work full time as I always have. 

I have been off work at times for various reasons, i.e. surgery on my back in 2008, but I did find that after 3 months at home I was going nuts.  I originally joined a message board back in 1999, but stopped as I went into remission.  I thought about joining another message board, but it seems that everyone in the groups are either beginning treatment or are just finishing up.  In other words the train is moving with others, but I am standing still.

Dear Still:  Sorry to hear you are having to deal with the mets now too!  Sounds like you have been dealing with it longer than I have.  I have been coming to this message board for 2 years now since my mets was found and treated.  I have had some good results, answers, and discussions with others on here who also are fighting cancers.  I was diagnosed in 01 with just a small breast cancer..it was treated with surgery, chemo & radiation.  In spring of 07 it was found in my right lung and I was diagnosed with mets to lung and mediastinal nodal area.  I was again treated for 6 months and then put on herceptin in the spring of 08.. I have had treatments with herceptin ever since.  I was in remission last fall, and so I went for a few months without the herceptin and from Aug to Jan my cancer decided to grow again..so again I went back on herceptin and I guess will remain on it for as long as my heart and body allow it or for as long as it continues to work on my cancer.  I am her2 positive, hormone negative.  It was a real shock for me to find that my cancer went from stage 1 in 01 to lV in 07 and it never even came back in the original breast or axillary lymph nodes.  The doc was even stunned at this although he says it does happen. 

Sounds like you are dealing with alot of other things though beside the cancer.  Sorry to hear that.  But welcome aboard the message forums here at cancercompass.  Write back if you wish, I will talk and reply as well. 

Gods Blessings

Jodie