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Endometrial Cancer: Noticing my blessings every day

Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Feb 2, 2023 | Replies (100)
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@m1b1r9

Hi Naturegirl!
Thanks for asking.
Yes I am getting treatment at MDA, 2 new drug combination that was recently approved for metastatic endometrial CA
in Sept of this year.
Lenvatinib and keytruda. It has significantly decreased quality of life as the lenvatinib has many side effects. I will try it for 2 cycles, and get a scan in about 4 weeks, and decide if it is worth taking.
How are you doing? Hope all is well.

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Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | Oct 31, 2019

@m1b1r9 I am curious, if you care to share, what side effects you are experiencing? Is one drug more than the other causing these side effects? We will be rooting for you, and hoping the scan in four weeks shows improvement.
Ginger

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Helen, Volunteer Mentor | @naturegirl5 | Nov 2, 2019

Hi m1br1r9, I'm recovering from my surgery in August and have some aches on occasion. At times I worry about recurrence or secondary cancers but realize I cannot live my life under that shadow. My first follow-up with my cancer team (at Mayo) will be in February, 2020. Does anyone ever ask you what caused your cancer? I've been asked that a few times and find it distressing. Yes, I had some risk factors that I could not control (no children, late menopause) but it's not as if I had been lax in health screenings or self-care. I think that others who ask this question are projecting their own fears so I just leave it at that when I answer "no, I don't know and honestly the risk factors for gynecological cancers are complex and varied".

I'm wishing you all my best, naturegirl5

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