Big news! Every 3 months I have to have a CT on my chest, abdomen and pelvis and a full body bone scan. I have been agonizing over it for weeks now as the last one i had showed that my first treatment was no longer working. It worked at first and then stopped working after about a month or two. So I started this new medication called Lynparza as well as my Lupron shots to stop all estrogen production so my cancer won't spread. My doctor personally called me to tell me the results of my scans. NO NEW GROWTH and my breast tumor has shrank by about half. It was about 4 cm and now it's about 2 cm. My body seems to also be trying to repair itself. So far, my new meds are working! I sobbed my heart out on the phone. I think I had a panic attack from all the pent up stress. Hopefully it keeps working. There is a pretty big side effect with this medication. I recognize and understand it. I accept it. I feel it is absolutely worth the risk as do my doctors. IF I am on this medication for 20 or 30 years I could end up with leukemia because of it. I have stage 4 cancer. If I live 20 or 30 years because of this medicine, I'd say that's a win. I never thought I'd root for a medicine that can give me cancer, but here we are. I just hope my scans continue to show no new growth and that I'm around for a long time.
