Secondary breast cancer HER2 stage 4

Anyone out there with the same? Think I’m ready for a buddy… getting frustrated with family and friends thinking I’m “fine”. I’m very much keeping positive but would love to talk to someone in same position. Thanks in advance Kelly

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  • Same my partner thinks I’m fine just because I have had surgery, he doant actually realise it’s stage 4 breast cancer, but I’m sure reality will hit him when I go and see my oncologist on the 4 th sept , then he might stop being so mean to me when he having a bad day. X

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  • Same my partner thinks I’m fine just because I have had surgery, he doant actually realise it’s stage 4 breast cancer, but I’m sure reality will hit him when I go and see my oncologist on the 4 th sept , then he might stop being so mean to me when he having a bad day. X

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  • Hello Rachel

    I think my partner has had enough of my illness. I am HER2 positive, had chemotherapy, two surgeries, radiotherapy and now on Kadcyla but after six cycles have peripheral neuropathy in my feet which is not subsiding with Gabapentin.

     I am worried if the Kadcyla dose is lower or discontinued as what treatment is offered to me then? My partner says I am over reacting and that he needs time to adjust to all the treatments I am receiving. The other evening I came home from visiting a friend and I wanted to tell him I had a lovely time but he was too interested in watching TV, would not pause it and said he has a life too! There has been lots of occasions when he has made me feel stupid. I think he wants to walk away from our relationship once my treatment is over. 

    Thank you for reading