I CAME DOWN WITH BREAST CANCER 9 YEARS AGO, THEY REMOVED MY RIGHT BREAST, AND I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS CURED. OH SURE.. ALMOST 7 YEARS LATER I WAS HAVING A AWFUL PAIN IN MY SHOULDER IT KEPT ME AWAKE, AND ALL THAT FUN STUFF. I DECIDED TO HAVE A UNTRA SOUND WHEN MY OWN CANCER DR. SLUFFED IT OFF. THEY FOUND TWO SMALL SPOTS ON MY LIVER, ONE WAS 3 CM. AND THE OTHER ONE A LITTLE OVER 1 CM ..I HAVE HAD 5 CHILDREN, AND MY MOM DIED FROM CANCER AT THE AGE OF 56, AND MY SON DIED FROM STOMACH AND LIVER CANCER AT THE AGE OF 36, HE HAD A GREAT WIFE AND 2 CHILDREN AND THEY BOTH HAVE GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE. THIS WILL BE MIS SPELLED BUT HE HAD A DREADED CANCER IT IS CALLED LYOMYSARCOMA , THEY REMOVED 2/3 OF HIS STOMACH AND THAT DR. SAID THAT ONLY THE KNIFE WOULD HELP HIM. WELL HE WENT TO OTHER DR'S AND HE WAS A GINNY-PIG, THEY GAVE HIM PLATIUM CHEMO, RADIATION, AND 5 SURGERYS, BOY DID HE SUFFER. MINE3 IS SLOW GROWING SO FAR, IT A CARCANOMA, I AM ON XELODA PILLS, I DON'T WANT LIQUID CHEMO, YOU CANNOT CURE THIS CANCER, SO WHY SUFFER...I EAT VERY WELL OATMEAL EVERY MORNING, WITH BANANAS, PRUNES, BLUEBERRYS AND WALNUTS IN IT. MY BLOOD TESTS ARE GREAT, SO FAR PERFECT. I HAD A BIOSPY OF THE LIVER TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS CANCER, AND IT WAS. I LOOK FINE, I GET TIRED FROM THE DRUG SOMETIMES BUT I STILL DO ALOT. I WAS TAKING CARE OF MY 3 GRANDSONS TODAY SCHOOL AND COOKING AND CLEANING MY DAUGHTER HOME.
MY WORST PART SO FAR IS THE UNKNOWN, AND HOW SOME PEOPLE TREAT YOU LIKE YOU ARE NOT HUMAN. I HAVE GREAT FEARS, AND WHY NOT, MY DAUGHTER LIVES CLOSE BY, BUT I DO IT ALL MYSELF, I LIVE ALONE EXCEPT FOR MY DOG. FAMILY MEMBERS COME BY ONCE BECAUSE I LIVE 2 1/2 HOURS AWAY, PEOPLE MAKE THEIR TOKEN VISIT AND SOME PHONE CALLS BUT IT IS NEVER THE SAME, THEY DO IT BECAUSE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE TOO. I DON'T BURDEN ANYONE WITH THIS, WHY BOTHER THEY WOULD NEVER UNDERSTAND. FORGIVE ME FOR GOING ON AND ON, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW OTHER PATIENTS HAVE FELT AFTER TAKING ZOMETA, YES I ALSO HAVE THE STARTING OF BONE CANCER IN MY SPINE VERY SMALL AMOUNTS, AGAIN SO FAR. WHEN YOU HAVE THE TIME I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.. THANK YOU, CARLENE MASERO