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Breast Cancer | Last Active: Apr 7 5:40pm | Replies (27)
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A sister of my good friend found out she had stage 4 with metastasis to her spine. She'd been told originally it was just back pain and to go for physical therapy. Finally after a mammogram or a test of some sort, they realized it was breast cancer. That was 8 years ago. She has done very well with radiation and treatments with Herceptin infusions for her HER-2 positive BC, maybe other things I'm unaware of. She exercises and eats very healthy. It's possible for people with stage 4 illness to do very well.
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Oh, that is very inspiring!! My daughter is also HER-2 positive, has had one infusion, had her 4th vertebrae replaced and is halfway through her radiation treatment (10x). She is also taking Kisqali and Letrozole. So far, so good, she is not having any problems with the radiation or pills. She is very stoic and is determined to fight this as long as possible. The oncologist has not mentioned mastectomy or chemo yet, so we don't know what's next. All we know is that we're very lucky to have a team of skilled physicians on our side, who really seem to care.