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Going my way: Decided to stop cancer treatments
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Sep 5, 2023 | Replies (71)Comment receiving replies
@ginip, I agree that it is because of Kitty that this helpful discussion continues today. Everyone's comings and goings on Mayo Clinic Connect hold a special story. For Kitty, she visited only briefly, started this discussion and didn't return after launching this discussion that has benefitted many.
@myoga, if you @mention a member's name, they will get an email notification that you've tapped them on the virtual shoulder. I'm tapping @wandering and inviting her to return to this discussion. 🙂
@myoga - I'm curious about your username. Is it a play on words "My" and "Yoga"? Do you practice yoga?
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Colleen, yes and yes! I used to practice yoga 5 days a week until I retired. Now, it's only once a week. But I'm now more into running and swimming. You've probably noticed my funny emai address too. It was a mistake by a cashier at the store I ordered a merchandise. I thought it was odd and funny. So I decided to keep it. I've found Mayo Clinic Connect after I was diagnosed with cancer last year. I don't have much to contribute but found comfort in reading about others ' experience knowing that I'm not the only one feeling this way. I noticed that Kitty finished 5 years of Anastrozole, yet the cancer metastasized. So I did some research and found out about cancer cells making aromatase for their own fuel. I thought we should have the estrogen level checked to make sure that whichever AI we are taking works and not just to suffer the side effects for nothing. I've been taking Anastrozole for 6 months now and only experience mild joint pain. Here is the link about AI resistant cancer https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/177133/breast-cancer-drugs-stop-working-when/