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Never good at intros, so here goes my best effort.
I’m a 56 year young cancer survivor. Went through breast cancer treatment in late 2023 to mid/late 2024. Did the nasty TCHP chemo, and then four of 12 rounds of Kadcyla which managed to start killing my eyes, so I stopped. Docs tried to put me on an aromatase inhibitor, but the idea of severe osteoporosis (Amongst other side effects) made me decline it. It was only going to give me a 4% more chance of avoid reoccurrence, and that wasn’t worth it for me.
These treatments managed to steal my active lifestyle, and made me gain 40 pounds. Yay?
This year it was getting diagnosed with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in my lungs - we saw the spots before starting chemo two years ago, but it was a mystery then. Luckily that treatment is easier. It’s like infusions for rheumatoid arthritis. It’s almost gone, and remission will last about 15 years.
Anyway … I spoke to my docs and got the okay to start semaglutide, but after seeing all the side effects and a low ROI, I went with Tirzepatide. Since April I’ve lost a good amount, but still working on that last 10-15. Tirzepatide really got me back to feeling more like my old self. It’s not the same, but at least I can be somewhat active, and start to train to do races again.
I’ve thought about Reta, but it’s still a little unknown for me. I just need to be careful to not put anything into my body that will increase estrogen (breast cancer was ER+), or heal any cancer cells that are still dying from my lastest treatments.
Anyway….that is me in a nutshell.
I’m a 56 year young cancer survivor. Went through breast cancer treatment in late 2023 to mid/late 2024. Did the nasty TCHP chemo, and then four of 12 rounds of Kadcyla which managed to start killing my eyes, so I stopped. Docs tried to put me on an aromatase inhibitor, but the idea of severe osteoporosis (Amongst other side effects) made me decline it. It was only going to give me a 4% more chance of avoid reoccurrence, and that wasn’t worth it for me.
These treatments managed to steal my active lifestyle, and made me gain 40 pounds. Yay?
This year it was getting diagnosed with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma in my lungs - we saw the spots before starting chemo two years ago, but it was a mystery then. Luckily that treatment is easier. It’s like infusions for rheumatoid arthritis. It’s almost gone, and remission will last about 15 years.
Anyway … I spoke to my docs and got the okay to start semaglutide, but after seeing all the side effects and a low ROI, I went with Tirzepatide. Since April I’ve lost a good amount, but still working on that last 10-15. Tirzepatide really got me back to feeling more like my old self. It’s not the same, but at least I can be somewhat active, and start to train to do races again.
I’ve thought about Reta, but it’s still a little unknown for me. I just need to be careful to not put anything into my body that will increase estrogen (breast cancer was ER+), or heal any cancer cells that are still dying from my lastest treatments.
Anyway….that is me in a nutshell.
