My mother was diagnoise with breast cancer; left breast in 2001. It is 2007, the breast cancer have spread to?

Question

The breast cancer has spread to right breast. I would like to know if anyone no someone that had breast cancer in both breast. If so want procedure was takin. I cry some times because I don't like to see my mother sick.

Answer 1

My mother had a lumpectomy on the left, later a lumpectomy on the right, still later a mastectomy with axial node clearance on the left then remission for several years before it spread throughout and killed her. Total of 17 years from first diagnosis to death, with good health/remission/treatment free for abour 14 of those years.

My Aunt (no blood relation) had mastectomy one side in 1955 followed by chemo & radiation, remission, childbirth in 1960, mastectomy other side in 1961 followed by chemo and radiation, remission, childbirth in 1964 (in both cases was told no way she could have more kids!), fostered 42 babies awaiting adoption for times varying from 2 days to 5 years, cancer metastasized in 1999, chemo, radiation, death in 2002.

I will be happy with a remission like that!

Answer 2

i too was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003 and after going through chemotherapy, radiation and a surgery, the cancer went on remission for a while.

in 2007, it came back again, to the bones, blood, liver, etc. i once again went on chemotherapy and it's now under control and on remission-ish (for my particular cancer, it can never go away. just kept at bay.)

for me, i now live as normal life as possible. i still walk my dog everyday, only 30 minutes, as opposed to the previous 1 hour. i still do almost everything i used to do, and live the same life, just in moderation.

i'm sorry i can't answer your question because my own circumstances are different, but my best advise is for your mother to seek COMPETENT help, the very best help she could afford or find.

if she doesn't like the course of treatment advised to her by her current doctor, seek the opinion of another that makes the most sense.

i don't know where you live, but several good hospitals for a Second Opinion are:
Mayo Clinic
MD Anderson
Johns Hopkins

as the previous answerer said, maybe alternative medicine is the answer for her - only she can truly make this decision.

a couple of resources that may be good for you and your mom:
http://www.cancer-survivor.org/index.shtml

http://community.breastcancer.org/
(this one has a great forum from a lot of people who have been there, done that and may still be going through it. you might be able to find someone with the same circumstance as your mom there and ask about their course of treatment.)

lastly, it's ok to cry. you're sad and you're sad for your mom. i think a good thing to do is to just ask her what she needs help with and help with that. that's the most you can do and she will really appreciate it. take care.

Answer 3

I was also diagnosed with breast cancer in the left breast in September of 2001. So far I have had no re-occurences and I hope it stays that way. You didn't say what treatments you mom took, I decided to do alternative health treatments.
I was pressured into taking one chemo treatment and was sorry I did, for I felt it ruins your immune system but thats a whole other subject.

I am sorry to hear of this, and can only say that she should look into alternative health also.

If you need any help with that, please let me know, I have been there and would like to help. Email me or send me a message if you would like.