How is life one year after Stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis?

I'm so happy for you! You are very strong woman! Keep it that way.

Your journey over this past year shows how treatment can sometimes bring unexpected stability and quality time with loved ones. Many people in this community find hope in hearing about experiences like yours, where palliative treatments have allowed for meaningful days filled with everyday activities and precious family moments. Thank you for sharing your perspective - it helps others understand that a Stage 4 diagnosis can still include periods of feeling well and maintaining independence.

So happy for you Patricia!!! Thank you for sharing and for blessing us with a gift … HOPE!!! 🩷

Wonderful. I am doing well on Kisquali and the fulvestrant shots since fall 2022. I had a mutation in my liver her2-. Over 25 numerous spots. No activity since treatment. I feel great. I also realize I will live longer. Need to save my $ now lol. Here's to life while it's good. 71 Glad to hear you are doing well.

Thanks for your excellent update. I’m in the same boat and doing well with Faslofex and Verzenio. Chemo is not the preferred route to Stage IV anymore unless you are ER, PR and Her2 negative (triple negative). Anti-Estrogen or Anti-Her2 works better unless you are in crisis mode and they use surgery,radiation or chemo to de-bulk. Nobody in Stage IV is curable but there are excellent drugs available and so many more on the pipeline!

Thank you for sending Hope, I am 20 months on Kisqali and Faslodex and had typical nausea diarrhea and hair thinning but I still go to the gym 3 times a week aqua fitness.

Glad to hear you are doing good! Did your pleural effusion clear? I still have mine after being diagnosed with it in Feb of 2024 I have to get it drained about every 3 to 4 months. I had a pleural catheter for over 8 months and they removed it bc the fluid dropped low enough but it continued to retain fluid again. The pleural effusion is my main concern and I wish there was something that would help clear it up!

I also have a large pleural effusion that I had drained twice. It keeps coming back. I M on high dose Kisquali and Fasodlex

Kathy, my pleural effusion hasn’t gone away but it isn’t getting worse anymore. I haven’t needed to have it drained for one year. The oral chemotherapy pills I take may be helping to stabilize it.