Survival

[liddwiso]

I have triple negative breast cancer with mets to sternum and both lungs.  My doc said 2 years more or less when asked.  I have friends who tell me that they here of women surviving well beyond 5 years. Is there anyone out there with Triple negative metastatic disease who has survived beyond 2 years?  If so, can you please share your experience.  Thank you.

[bluebutterfly2222]

Hi again,

I had another paragraph in my reply this morning, but somehow it disappeared (??)  after I hit the post button: "Have you been to www.tnbcfoundation.org/tnbc/Home.asp  ?They have info and  forums, including one on advanced or metastic TNBC. (I know you are particularly interested in being able to communicate with longer-term survivors who were dx at your stage.)"

Fortunately, Sue Young55 already cited that site.

I hope you'll be able to go back to your doctor several years from now, to tell him that he was wrong!

[SueYoung55]

Lots of women are still in the fight with metastatic cancers. A friend of mine is on a cruise right now (between chemo treatments) and she's triple negative with mets.

http://www.tnbcfoundation.org/

Best wishes :)

[katarina777]

You are such a great resource person, blue butterfly, always helping to lead us in the right direction and where the best info lies. Thanks, Katrin    You are great, I mean!!!

[bluebutterfly2222]

I, too, am so sorry to hear that you have been diagnoses with metastatic BC...

The Breast Cancer: Stage 3 & 4 Forum (which you can click on under the "Related Communities" heading to the right of these posts, may allow you to connect with others in your stage.

Also, a doctor's reply to a post by Birdies, "Triple Negative Treatment Options," dated 1/3/08, in the Breast Cancer Expert forum,  discussed TNBC.

Best wishes...

[katarina777]

I don't but just wanted to say how sorry I am you are dealing with all this. best wishes, Katrin