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@adanab

Hi Sam. Sorry you and your wife are having to deal with a stage 4 MBC. I received that same diagnosis 1 1/2 yrs ago, a recurrence from 2006. I’m mets to the bones (everywhere, mostly pelvis, legs, spine) and liver. My onco said that I lite up like a Christmas tree on my first PET scan. At that time my 27/29 was in the 2000’s. We got it down to the 600’s pretty quick with Ibrance/Faslodex, and when they stopped working with Afinitor/can’t recall the combo (post menopausal meds). The 27/29 never went below 300’s. We use the 27/29 as an indicator only and rely on a scan of some sort for a diagnoses. I’m curious that your onco is using CT scans whereas mine relies on PETs and your wife and I have the same diagnosis? If you think the CT is possibly missing something you could ask for a PET.
Fatigue is a constant (extreme) and I agree with another reply that it comes from a combo of the meds, pain/extreme discomfort, and in my case the inability to walk well let alone exercise. I don’t think there’s much that can be done to improve fatigue. It was suggested to me that I might be depressed which wasn’t the case but I can certainly see how it’s possible. All the best to you both.
Adana

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Adana,
I'm sorry to hear of your situation. I'm floored that your 27-29 was in the 2000's, I didn't even realize that the numbers got that high. I can't imagine being in your situation and not being depressed, thankfully my Jen has a great support system of family, friends, antidepressants, and myself to help keep pull her up when she gets down. To answer about the scans, she gets them every three months. She was started with a PET scan, and has had three over the past two years, there have been a lot of MRI's, and the last four sets of scans have been CT's and whole body bone scans. I don't know how her Onc decides which types of scans need to be done, but that is a great question to ask next visit. I hope you have someone by your side during your journey.
Sam