My MBC Journey

08/22/2025

Bought it for the horses but trying it out to see how it works for bone pain!

08/12/2025

Or no family history! Don’t let them brush you off as they did to me because of no history.

No — it doesn’t matter whether the family history of breast cancer is on your maternal side or your paternal side.

We often hear from women whose doctors dismiss their risk because the family history is on their father’s side. That’s wrong — and here’s why: You inherit half your genes from each parent. So a mutation in breast cancer–related genes like BRCA1, BRCA2, CHEK2, ATM can come just as easily from your father as from your mother.

A paternal family history — like your dad’s mom, his sister, or even your dad himself — is just as important as a maternal history when assessing your risk. When genetic counselors and risk models (like Tyrer–Cuzick or CanRisk) evaluate your risk, they always:

- Include breast and ovarian cancers on both sides of the family

- Look at related cancers like prostate and pancreatic, which can be linked to the same genes

So when you talk to your doctor or fill out a family history form:
1. Include everyone — maternal and paternal relatives

Please don’t let anyone dismiss your risk just because it’s from your father’s side.

07/22/2025

This is something I’ve kept seeing as an option to cover scars but was on the fence. Well, I’ve applied so I guess if I get chosen it will make my decision!! Fingers crossed 🤞

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07/16/2025

I chose to stay home from the fairgrounds tonight in hopes I can make it through the weekend! Taking some me time and swimming a few laps. First time since all the surgeries that it doesn’t hurt my chest so the workouts are working!!
Now if I could just figure out weight loss from all these meds I’d be laughing 🤔

06/22/2025

It’s not to be morbid or more so attention grabbing because I really am ok at the moment, but this is my reality that I see. This one was 5 years, another this week was 9 years, and I saw another losing the battle at 9 years. It’s so hard to not watch these years or lack of years and just live. Well, if we’d win the lottery this would be way easier lol!

And yes I’m good. Still waiting results on the last scan but even if bad not the end of the world. Just sharing the dailey fears of being in the MBC group!

06/17/2025

Would it be so much to ask lol?!

06/13/2025

My oncologist folllowed up on my bone scan and they called and got me in right away! There’s a pain in my ribs that we want to make sure is nothing. If it’s something, the plan is to radiate it right away to stop it from growing so not the end of the world yet!
Was able to snap pics to show what the scanner looks like- it’s not bad other than laying still for an hour. The other makes me giggle as they bring you into the hazardous room with a sealed metal box containing the injection and explain how harmless it is 🤷‍♀️

06/02/2025

So it’s the time for scanxiety and then I see this. Even though I’m not curable this still rings true! I’m trying to be normal which for the most part is working. Ya know minus the weight gain, 80 year old joints, and major brain fog from the drugs-in my mind I’m still a survivor until I’m not….if that makes sense?! I’ve realized I work in 3 month intervals between scans going between anxiety/fear to which (so far 🤞) my scans have not had anything worth changing treatment etc so I guess that’s worth celebrating!!

FYI the term for me is Metavivor 😉

03/06/2025

Woo hoo! Hate these drugs but thankful to be approved for another year.

02/28/2025

So just to add to the stress of scanxiety and awaiting results….I cracked a tooth. On a grain of salt 🤦‍♀️

The new reality didn’t set in until the dentist said if her make do filling didn’t work, it would require a root canal and bridge.
What this means for me is time off medications as I’m high risk for sepsis so that’s more scary than the root canal! Well maybe not lol, I’m a wimp at dental work.
I’m hoping to NOT have to call my oncologist before my March appointment…which would be meaning the filling held 😊

Thanks for reading my rambles!!

02/06/2025

I’m not going to lie that I had anxiety of the “what if’s” leaving for this vacation. Both health wise and leaving the kid behind to run the farm 😉
Turned into an amazing time with no issues even being on my meds!!
Another bucket list item checked of going somewhere hot with some of our best lifelong friends ❤️
Now not even a month until the next scans and hope they’re clear to start planning the next adventure 😊

12/07/2024

I got my early Christmas present!! Scans came back stable and when asking my oncologist about possible travel in Jan and she almost yelled DO IT!
I was worried as the bone scan they did multiple other scans that they don’t normally do all focused on the chest area. Determined it’s likely calcification on the sternum and even if it’s not, it has not spread so therefore the meds are still working:).
Hopefully smooth sailing until the next scans in March 🤞