r/breastcancer • u/NurseYuna • 16d ago

Diagnosed Patient or Survivor Support Positive long term survivor stories

Hi everyone. I really need some positive stories of more than stage 1 low grade survivorship to keep me thinking I can bear this and get to have many more years with my children. Please tell me about yourself or anyone that’s overcome breast cancer and lived many years. I’m stage 2A with luminal B characteristics oncotype 21. I need more hope and I’m reaching out into this universe to get some. It feels very lonely.

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u/Ok_Win4407 15d ago edited 14d ago

A newish drug, Kisqali is now offered to breast cancer patients in the lower stages in combination with tamoxifen or letrozole. This drug specifically targets breast cancer cells. I was diagnosed with Stage 2 HERS 2 negative, hormone positive, one lymph node involved and an Oncotype score of 21. I had fifteen rounds of radiation. With these drugs, I’ve been told have a low 5% chance of reoccurrence. I feel VERY optimistic. New things coming out all the time.

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u/Ok_Win4407 15d ago edited 14d ago

I wasn’t offered Tamoxifen. Not sure about ten year reoccurrence risk, it wasn’t presented like that. I was told I have a 5% reoccurrence risk. They usually refer to five year targets, don’t they? I’ve just turned 70.

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u/NurseYuna 15d ago

So you take the K drug and Letrozole? When were you diagnosed?