kathy86 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Going on 10 months since I was told that I had 2 to 10 months to live. I feel really great for an almost dead person!!! I exercise with oxygen 5 times a week,(the only time I have to use oxygen) eat organic and healthy as much as I can stand, I do cheat and eat out once every week or two. I take supplements and use alternative treatments with my chemo. I have rescheduled my PET for this friday, my husband changed jobs and we had to wait for the typical insurance snafu's. I know the results will be good. My goal is to keep giving the C word what it hates, antioxidant's and oxygen!! THERE, TAKE THAT C WORD!!!!!! Thanks Connie for keeping people aware that every day we awake, we are survivors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recce101 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Hi, Kathy, thanks for the upbeat report. Reading through your profile, I see you got off to sort of a rocky start -- I think it was a very wise decision to change docs. Aloha, Ned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce u Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Great for you Kathy !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaroleHammett Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Hi, Kathy and good going! Like you, I'm a IIIB who's opted for both standard and complementary medicine. Statistically, I had 13 months at the outside w/no treatment and I'm now at 15 months w/partial treatment (30 of 33 radiation treatments & 15 of 18 chemo treatments) by a great medical team lots of complementary treatments (see below) as well as mental health therapy and both online and local cancer support groups--all accompanied by a positive attitude. It is extremely gratifying to read of your own attitude and activities. I wish you the very best! Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patti B Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 From one "almost dead" to another - you rock, girl!! I was told a year and now have been still aggravating the cancer for 19 months!! Don't ya just love p/ssing off the cancer by staying healthy?? Will be looking forward to your GREAT scan results!! Hugs - Patti B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandraL Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Well you sound absolutely awesome and pretty spunky for an "almost dead" person. Keep up the great attitude and sense of humour and continue kicking the heck out of this C thing. Good to hear from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Way to go Kathy! I love to see the doctors proven wrong! Cheers to many more good days ahead. Wendy - 4+ yr survivor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathy86 Posted April 25, 2008 Author Share Posted April 25, 2008 Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and positive vibes!!! We are all survivors, all we have to do is wake up everyday I will post the results of my pet scan under the test results etc... column. I won't get them for a week as my Doc is on vacation. Just another week to believe in the power of positive thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollfinn Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Go Kathy! I hear a lot of Dr. switching. I'd like to strike my Onc. with a switch! He said , there is NO CURE! the nerve. I see my PMD today. It looks like avastin will be my next step, 3 rounds? I shut him off at there is no cure, what an arse. I'll post after friday when I get the whole picture. I may just switch Dr's just so he's not my Doc when I'm here next year! Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodogs Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Kathy, what a great attitude. I've heard it said, " if they don't scare you to death with that initial prognosis you've got a pretty good chance". Keep up the spirit and the fight. Wishes and prayers. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorktown Linda Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Kathy, You'll show them. Don't listen to the naysayers. When I went for my first chemo, I got to chatting with the woman in the next chair. She said she'd been doing this for 10 years -- she is a breast cancer survivor. When I made a face, she said that her first oncologist had told her that she had at most 2 to 3 months and that nothing could be done for her. So she went to my oncologist for a second opinion and 10 years later is still going strong! Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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