Natasha, stage 4 is definitely not a death sentence anymore. I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in the right breast, right lymph nodes, bones and liver in October 2022. I have never had chemo, radiation, or surgery. So far, I have been on targeted therapy and hormone therapy like yourself. I have had great results and constant shrinkage. It’s no longer in my liver, bones, or lymph nodes anymore. In addition, although tired, I have been able to keep my teaching job the entire time. You got this!!!
So glad to read your post. I've recently been diagnosed the same. Tumours are shrinking and the targeted medication and hormone tablets are doing their job amazingly well. I do get very tired, nauseous and I still have pain. Would love to share our journey if you would like to?
Hi my dear. So happy to hear about your progress... it's so hopeful. I was diagnosed with stage 3. Find myself with a cough recently and am losing weight. Don't know if it's gone to stg.4 going to make an appt to see my doc so he can run some tests. Tell me please what diet are you on? I am struggling with what to eat.
Thank you for sharing this testimony! It uplifts my spirit! Recently diagnosed with stage 2, had double mastectomy, second round of chemo, but I feel the lump forming again in the same area, right under a mole on my breast where cancer was diagnosed. Can’t wait to see my oncologist to mention my concern. I pray it’s just scarring, but it is scary! I just tell myself God has a plan for me, so I will never ask why me, I will just ask him to guide me through his purpose! Blessing to everyone!
Thank you, Natasha, for sharing your story to help others. As a 10 year survivor of pancreatic cancer just know that there is always hope with a positive attitude like yours! Wishing you the best!
I just discovered your channel, and I just wanted to say I love you girlie! My friends sister has had stage 4 cancer for 15+ years now and she is doing great! I would suggest staying away from internet wannabe doctor's though. Trust your team. You got this! ❤❤❤
My aunt is 87 years old. Two years ago she was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer. When she told me she was going for chemo and radiation, I didn’t understand it. I thought the doctors wanted to make money off of her sickness. About six months ago, I called her, not knowing if she was still alive or not. She said that there was absolutely no more cancer left on her, and I have to believe that’s a miracle. With that in mind, please know that I will be praying for you. Your name is going in my Bible, so that I will pray for you every day.
@@NatashaFitnessYogaPilates I really believe in the power of God. I’m going to pray that the doctors give you the best advice, the best treatment, and for you and your family. I can’t imagine what it’s like to even hear the diagnosis. ❤️
You never called her to encourage her thru treatment! And yet you claim you’re going to pray for this person?! Aren’t you the heartless person with no compassion!
That is exactly what I was wondering! Omg sounds really cold! I talk to my Granddaughters every day! 19 months since I found out I was stage 4 metastatic breast cancer that spread.
Natasha ..I’ve had the same type cancer as you. Cancer is cancer and can come back at anytime. Mine came back 13 years later. So in short do the best you can. My prayers are with you. Do one thing live one day at a time. Enjoy your life and have Faith!!
Natasha, keep the faith! I was diagnosed 6 years ago in January. I started my second line of therapy this year in March. And it is Kisqali along with Fulvestrant. Kisqali is way less side effects for me than my first line which was Ibrance. And you are right, the exercise and stretching you do will make that joint and muscle pain much easier. I do have nausea a couple hours after I take Kisqali, but Zofran helps a lot. When I was first diagnosed I was certain I would be gone in a year. It took me a long to get past those feelings. But now I know, there are a lot of new drugs that have came out and many more coming down the road! I am older than you, (63) but feel certain now that I will live a long life!
You are an amazing woman. I'm 70 years old, and my mom died of breast cancer at 74, and my neice by marriage died at 37 from breast cancer, so I'm pretty familiar with it. What I don't have that you definitely do, is your positive outlook on life. I call myself a realist, but I can be pretty negative at times. I think your positivity will help you beat this thing! I'm going to keep watching to see what happens next. I am a Christian, and I will definitely be praying for you. Stay strong!
Aww thank you so much! I was literally just talking to my husband about this. Wondering if the fact that I don’t worry and think I can handle this will help me! ❤️❤️❤️
@@NatashaFitnessYogaPilates it does help a lot to think positively! It helps even more when your doctors are doing the same. There is a Teds talk on TH-cam about the placebo effect and how it's puzzled doctors that some people can be cured of diseases from treatments that later showed didn't actually work on the disease
I also didn't take Tamoxifen because I thought it stopped by estrogen and I was so young when found to have Atypical breast cells on biopsy. Years later I now have full blown breast cancer recovering from bilateral mastectomies with axillary dissection. I wish there had been more education about Tamoxifen at the time. Thank you for sharing your story. You are strong and you're battling!
I’m so sorry. I agree. They should have us watch a video or something 😂😅 I did not understand and just didn’t want to age myself and have all those side effects. Now I’m in a worse situation. Could have happened anyway so we just need to accept and look forward. Good luck to you! ❤️
Please don’t blame yourself for having stopped tamoxifen. There are many women who have taken tamoxifen for the entirety of recommended treatment only to get a reoccurrence of cancer anyway. Most importantly don’t blame yourself. Thousands of women suffer horrible side effects from tamoxifen and stop taking it or don’t start at all and do just fine many years later. Everybody responds to treatment differently, and everybody’s cancer is different from the other person regardless of the cell type.
I’m so glad you posted this. I’m so sorry you’re going through this. You have such a positive attitude which is gonna make a huge difference in your recovery.
Hi Natasia. I am on anastrozole for my cancer. Like you, I DID NOT want to take this drug (or any drug) for 5 years. But I agreed to try to stick it out for a couple of years. After watching your testimony on your cancer journey, I will stay on it for however long my oncologist tells me to! Thank you for sharing your story. I pray that you recover completely! ❤️
Hey Natasha, I really wish that doctors relayed sensitive information in a more empathetic way. Maybe they could have a medical social worker talk to you as well to deal with the emotional and mental ramifications of being diagnosed with cancer. First, I think you are very beautiful. I’m sorry for all that you’re going through. I think your honesty is courageous and I appreciate you sharing. Sounds like a lot of uncertainty and life changes. Please keep us updated.
Right? Especially that first doctor. Just left me hanging on a Friday with like a 20 second phone call 😩 they really need to have more info with that kind of news!
I have brain tumors and mum has parkinsons so we get exposed to lotsa nurses, docs etc. Let me guess, no offence, you took the vaxxxxxx?? Although its not being reported too much in the academic literature, nurses ae reporting an explosion in young people with aggressive cancers in those who have been injected with the experimental mRNA mixture. My brain tumors are Neurofibromatosis related...mine are not due to experimental injections. With NF, we are especially radio-sensitive so the chemo and radiation are ESPECIALLY cancer-causing in my case. Why are they treating cancer with cancer-causing agents? Im not going to sacrifice myself to make oncologists and cancer centres more money. Its all so crooked. Do your own research!
@@Itsabigmysterybecause that’s the best form of treatment that exists. Cancer either takes your livelihood, or it takes your life. You only get to pick one. Pediatric cancer is only researched with a budget 4% that of other forms of cancer. Due to this lack of research (funding) into more cancer research, as well as profits of corporations and political lobbyists, and the federal government being in-cahoots with pharmaceutical research, it won’t get funded in my lifetime. There’s so many reasons. So the only option left, is deal with these hideous treatments that steal the livelihoods of these poor humans, or it steals the life altogether. And those children? Get treated with ADULT DOSES on their tiny bodies, because why? Because there is so little funding to research and discover proper age-appropriate treatment, as well as non-toxic to the body after treatment. Your antivaxx comment is based on which studies? Please link them with your comment, that’s called being a reliable source. If you don’t know for certain, you shouldn’t spread medical misinformation. Might be a bad look. I don’t take offense to your comment, it’s simply unfounded. Saying “nurses reporting an explosion” of cases that conveniently aren’t reported officially, is hardly an argument.
@@Itsabigmysteryyou have the metabolic treatment of Professor Thomas Seyfried.Pablo Kelly is cancer free of his glioblastome since 10 years.Guy Tenembaum(cancer therapy on YT) stage 4,free of cancer today.
I am very sorry that 5 yrs ago the 1st gp was unsympathetic. If you was diagnosed 5 yrs ago HER negative then it is recognized now as fast growing and largely untreatable. My daughter-in-law 39 has HER 2 Positive also a rapid growing breast but this year 2023 thet can treat HER 2 Positive with targets for her rare cancer. 5 years ago no good specific treatment. She wasn't Estrogen or progesterone positive. I believe the hormone treatment is hell. I can understand why you didn't take it because and it's a shame that you go in menopause. Not a good quality of life and some women give up on it. What l am concerned is the HER NEGATIVE. Lindsay is still on treatment end of December 2023 until July 2024. All being well treatment stops after July, 2024.
I just found your channel. Please keep us updated. This is great content for all of us that have cancer or had cancer but monitoring. Much love to you 💜
I found out in October that I’m stage 3 breast cancer estrogen positive, progesterone positive, HER2 negative. I’m 42 yo. I’m 2 months into chemotherapy. I always hate taking meds ever since I was a kid. In fact I “forgot” to take my morning and night time pills yesterday. Your story is such a wake up call for me that I need to take all my pills very very seriously and do not “forget” just bcoz I don’t feel like taking those pills. Thank you for being honest and sharing your story!!
Thank you for sharing! I feel seen 😂 and I’m glad it’s helpful. If you don’t have side effects or they are manageable, def just do it. They prescribe them for a reason and it’s worth it to do it right and give ourselves the best chance at life 🫶
Nettie, l can see that your treatment 2023 includes chemo for your combination estrogen positive, progesterone positive and your HER Negative which is the reason they put you on chemo with the HER negative, plus blockers for the hormone positive. I think your treatment is more advanced in 2023 than was Natasha's treatment. There are many more targets nowadays so it's hopeful for you.
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Hi Nettie, my sister just found out that she has same type of cancer ER PR+ve, stage 3. It has spread to her lymph nodes underarms. Im worried 😢. She has her chemo planned in May. Worried that she has 3 yr old kid, the question if she will be able to live for atleast next 20 years bothers me. Did doctors tell you anything like that?
My mom was diagnosed w mets to bones a few years ago (12 years after beating stage III breast cancer back in 2009) and is currently NED. Stage 4, while terrifying -is becoming more and more 'chronic' each passing decade and can truly be felt as such.
Hi Natasha. Thanks for posting. I wish you well. I’ve been on Anastrozole for 6 years, after 5 years of Tamoxifen. I appreciate the reminder that these drugs do make a difference as I have been complacent at times. It is hard to know if the aches and pains are related or just part of the aging process at this point. I continue to be grateful that I can enjoy exercising everyday. Best to you.
Your brave honesty about the "escaped cells" and tamoxifen (its function and your choices) will definitely inform others and perhaps save their lives! I wish you the best and will follow your journey. ❤
Thank you so much. That is exactly why I put my story out. I hope it helps someone! And that people in my position feel less alone and encouraged to stay active :)
Wishing you well please get a juicer and drink carrot juice and green juices stay off sugar as much as possible possible red clover and dandelion tea parsley juice .
@NatashaFitnessYogaPilates there is a doctor on youtube named Dr Amy and she survived stage 3 ovarian cancer ( young like you) and she has a whole cancer recovery program and sometimes does consults for free. I know your uncle is a guru at Mayo Arizona but I just thought you might be curious. Happy New Year
I just came across your channel by accident and I am very sorry to hear that and I hope you will get a full recovery and cancer free in 2024. Prayers for you and Happy New Year’s.
U should definitely document. I went thru a cancer scare last year and watching people tell their stories was such a huge source of comfort and I still watch the channels. U have such an amazing energy and spirit. Really love your workouts. Prayers for you. Ps I'm an NP and I'm like the worst patient when it comes to taking meds. Don't be down on yourself!❤
Natasha, I have exactly the same type of cancer you have. Please don't panic. I have been on Kisqali for a year and my tumor shrank to almost nothing. I also have been on the hormone blockers for a year too. A bit of advice, Before you take Kisqali, you need food on your tummy. If you dont eat, you will suffer severe nausea. and possibly diarrhea. That was the worse for me. Once I figured that all out, I didn't have much of a problem with side effects. I just had a mastectomy and they removed my lymph nodes in my right underarm. Don't get discouraged. My oncologist tells me the same thing your dr has told you. If Kisqali stops working, there are many other medicines. I may be on this for lifetime. But I want to continue to live. After a year, my hair did begin to thin around the crown and on the sides of my temples. But recently it has begun to grow thick again. I feel fantastic, except healing from the surgery. Hang in there. Stay positive and enjoy your life. Blood work is the key, you will most likely be checked every few weeks along with ecg. I have scans regularly. I never dreamed a year ago, I would be cancer free. I thought my life was going to end. No matter what age you are, no one wants to die and leave their friends, family and pets. Let my story help you think positive. I doubt you will feel what a lot of people feel weakness and tiredness. I am a walker. I exercise every day. I am living my best life. and my doctors see me as a success story. PS I am American but I live in Italy. Sending you strength and blessings. YOU will beat this. Don't dwell on the side effects. Eating before you take Kisqali is the key. I usually wait about 15 minutes after I finished my meal. Crossing fingers and toes you will be fine. Sounds like you have a fantastic support system. I did have also. Sending you lots of Love. Katie
Thank you so much for this! I’m feeling really great so far. I did have to stop Kisqali for a few weeks to get my neutrophils back up but I’m taking 2 a day now and so far, so good. In many ways, I feel better than ever. Hopeful that my next scan shows no more nodules! 🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️❤️
OMG...I'm so sorry! Thank-you for making this video. I was diagnosed with Stage III in April 2016. Been on Anastrozole ever since. And, recommended to stay on it for 10 years. After this, I'm going to ask my ONC to allow me to stay on this for life (as my cancer was highly Estrogen +ive).
I'm so sorry to hear this. I was also diagnosed with a Stage 1a breast cancer in Oct 2020 at the age of 37. I had a lumpectomy, radiation, my onco type was 17. I did my tamoxifen pretty religiously for 2.5 years. I had all reassurances that I'd be "fine". 2.5 years after diagnosis my cancer was back as a fully formed tumor in the tumor bed. Tamoxifen did nothing for me - I had to has a single mastectomy. Thankfully it was a small tumor, but the point is you can do EVERYTHING they tell you and have it not work - so dont blame yourself for stopping the Tamoxifen. It literally doesnt work for some people, the doctors just want us to believe that a 97% chance of it never coming back is the same as a 100% chance... and it just isnt. Now Im on Lupron and exemestane and we play the waiting game to see if the 3rd time is a charm.
Thank you so much for sharing. I think this would have happened when I stopped tamoxifen down the road anyway. I only had a little more time on it. I wish you all the best! These drugs are much stronger at blocking estrogen so you should be okay!
They just don’t tell you, which shocks me as a doctor, how microscopic tumors are and that the tiniest ones are always escaping the initial tumor. We all have tiny tumors forming every day but our immune system fights them off. Chemo is the only thing that can eradicate just about every cell.
I am thinking if it would have made a difference having a full double mastectomy with the early stage cancer you was diagnosed with at the beginning. I think l would have opted for double mastectomy. I wanted my daughter-in-law to have double mastectomy but as you you took the hormone blocker and it recurred it's not full proof. Neither is a mastectomy. Young women go through menopause which is awful.
@@IreneRattray a Double mastectomy would not have made a difference. The tumor formed where the old tumor was, which means the surgeon didnt get all of the inital cancer and radiation didnt kill what was left behind. Additionally, tamoxifen didnt stop it from growing. Cancer from one breast doesnt travel to the other breast, it travels to the bones or lungs or other organs. Cancer in the other breast is a new cancer.
I recently discovered your channel and have been thoroughly enjoying your fun and creative workouts. I'm so sorry to hear about what you're going through. Regardless of side effects, your beauty, radiance, and positive energy will always manifest. Wishing you a full and speedy recovery!
So sorry to hear this Natasha. Thinking of you and your family (including your Doodle). I wish you a full recovery. Please keep us updated so we can be there for you in spirit too 🌺
Prayers my dear friend. Our stories are very similar. I’m sending good vibes , light and peace with this next journey of yours. I’m here for you if you need to talk. Always easier talking with those who battled. Much love ❤️ Erin
Natasha, I'm in my 4th year of taking Arimidex and my side effects have been very minimal. Just the occasional hot flash and some hair thinning. Looking forward to following your healing journey!
I am just going to start Arimidex tomorrow. I am so nervous because of so many negative reviews and people quitting. So thank you for your post. I am happy to hear your side effects have been minimal. I am suppose to take it for 5 years. You probably only have 1 more year to go. Sending you good vibes😉
This is so heartbreaking to hear for me. You’ve been a huge inspiration for me especially through Covid because I’m always in awe of how strong you are. Your videos are what have pushed me to challenge myself in ways I’d never considered with calisthenics and more advanced yoga poses. Thank you for all you’ve given us even while fighting cancer and please take care of yourself 😢
Thank you for being here! I plan to continue classes and don't think this will slow me down once I get used to the medications especially. I filmed a new class today and 2 last week :)
I have Stage 4 MBC. I am on Letrozole, Ibrance, and Xgeva shots. Mine was bone mets, which have gone away or asleep. Exercise will be your best friend. Keeping active helps the side effects. My hair thinned but then grew back. Skin gets dry, so good lotions are great. Your attitude is great and goes a long way, too. Second opinions are also great. I have never felt like i have had cancer.
I’m stage 4 also for the last 5 years. On Ibrance, letrozole and Iv drip for bone strengthening. Mets in my bones, had a couple pins put in and radiation. I’m thriving, it is possible 💖
Hi Natasha, Just happened to come across your channel today and this was the first video I watched. I’m so sorry you’re going through this and pray for you and your family. I for one would want to hear your journey. As heartbreaking it is it is also very informative. Just didn’t like the Doctor who called and then left you for the whole weekend. He must have missed his classes on patient compassion. You’ve gained a new follower in me and will stop by often.
Hi Natasha I am breast cancer survivor stage 4 and great inspired from your cancer journey .god bless you and giving positive wives many cancer survivor keep its up
Just came across your channel. So sorry to hear of your diagnosis. Sounds like you are in good hands with your medical team. Praying for your good health and comfort for you and your loved ones.
Hi Natasha, it's Kenny. I just saw this and I'm so sorry to hear the news. I want to let you know that I totally agree with some of the other comments - lots of people are beating stage 4 these days. I'm 55 and I have seen many examples of positive outcomes with my friends. You have always been a bright light for me and I know you will continue to shine. So stay positive!! Follow the plan!! And go kick its ass!! ☀️
🎉🎈🎆 These are the kind of optimistic vibrant cheerleading comments that motivate our cells of our body to balance and heal. More of this on the internet! Now, we just need allopathic medicine to make it am educational requirement to know how to talk to patients. Because clearly med school leaves that crucial aspect out even in 2024!🙄
So sweet of you to share your story I know it will help many people that are going through a cancer journey, I've learned a lot from you, sounds like you will do great and the medication is going to keep your cancer under control.
I am very sorry to hear this Natasha. You have been an inspiration for me , in my yoga journey. My dad had a malignant tumor on one kidney 25 years back. He survived that on his faith on one of the saints in India. Later around 15 years back, he was diagnosed with blood cancer . His is a story of a survivor. He is still a practicing doctor at the age of 83. Please do not lose hope. There are hundreds of stories like this around us. Your’s will be one too.
Don't be too hard on yourself about past decisions with regards to the medication. You did the best you could with the knowledge you had at the time. Best wishes for your treatments.
Thank you for sharing. I started following you 4 years ago when I was going through a lumpectomy and I found much comfort in hearing your story. I’m so sorry about the new news. You have such an amazing attitude and I’m still inspired by you.
Thank you so much. I was diagnosed with very early breast cancer last month. My surgery is the end of the week. This was very helpful. Good luck to you.
Thank you. You too! The scary thing is the biopsy punctures the tumor and you never know what is getting out. Just do everything to put yourself in the best position by doing all the things your oncologist recommends 🫶
Natasha, I'm so sorry this happened to you and your family! This is such an ugly disease! Thank you so much for telling your BC story and being completey transparent about your journey! For women who have gone through BC or have experienced it with a family member, every little detail matters. Your treatment plan sounds very promising and I wish you the best!
I just discovered your channel. I was diagnosed with Stage 2 invasive lobular carcinoma in Situ in my left breast on Jan. 7, 2021. I had a partial mastectomy Feb. 5 and a lymph node removed. My ONCO score was 6/100. I also had genetic testing to see if I had the BC gene. Came back negative. Had 16 rounds of radiation in April 2021. Mammograms every 6 months. Started Anastrozole April 2021. My heart goes out to you and I will definitely follow your journey. Take good care. 💕
Natasha, thank you - this must have been much harder to produce than you made it seem... your story will help my wife see her way clear to some level of hope, and that may well be the best gift that one person can give to another. So, Thank you again and best wishes for your Good Outcome.
Natasha, your video just popped up for me. You look great and I am sure you will beat this. I do want to tell you about my experience. I was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in 2013. I had a mastectomy and later a reconstruction. Because of my numbers (the one you talk about) were low I did not have to take chemo nor radiation. Since I was 60 and had gone through menopause at 40, I was given the pill you take after you have gone through menopause. Presently I am on my 4th oncologist which kind of bother me a bit but when my 1st oncologist prescribed the daily pill to me he made me promise to take it everyday. I said ok. I had no side effects so it was easy. I went back to my oncologist a month later and the first thing he asked me if I took the pill every day. I told him yes and I didn’t have any of the symptoms he prescribed except the joint pain. But I have had joint issues years and years before the cancer. So I took the pill religiously every day. A lady my friend know has been cancer free for 20 years and she think it was because of the pill. She took it 10 years. So I decided I would take it as long as they would let me have it. I have been cancer free for 10 years now. My third oncologist (they kept leaving town) stopped giving me the pill at 7 years. She just said the pill had already done what it could do for me. So after 7 years I stopped taking it. What I also want to tell you that at one point in time I did some research on the pill I found out there was a study done that said only 17 percent of the women prescribed this pill actually really take it like you are supposed to or stop taking it. I’m not saying I will not get cancer again. It run in my family. 3 of my 4 brothers have died from cancer plus my dad. I just wanted you to know about the pill. I will pray for you and your family. Take care.
Did you talk about anastrozole im almost 5 years cancer free and taking anastrozole plus zoladex shot every 28 days and my oncologist said 10 years I hate it because side effects from sleep issues,dry skin ,stiff joints especially morning also taking zometa prevent osteoporosis but I'm continuing because I don't want recurrence and feel crappy put me early menopause.
@@monikaengel5515 please continue to take it. I haven’t heard of the other stuff you are taking but take the anastrozole . I also have osteoporosis and sleep issues but I had the before the cancer.
@@cailliersd A friend is newly diagnosed with stage 1 IDC, and she isn’t sure to go with full mastectomy or partial. Which one is the safest? Thank you for sharing your experiences. I am praying for everyone going through this. Hugs to you all💕
No apologies. I can see why you’d want to keep that gorgeous hair. Good luck to you and I hope for full 100% cure ❤ Found your channel due to your cancer story but plan to check out your workout videos as I really need those!!
Hi, Natasha. Fellow yoga teacher here, similar age, recently diagnosed with breast cancer and about to undergo surgery. Your video popped up in my feed and I found your story very relatable. I’m so sorry to hear about your recurrence, but you seem to have a good attitude, the exercise you do will undoubtedly help, and as others have said there is definitely hope and it can be managed. Just this morning I listened to a Radical Remission podcast interview with a woman (Debra Nozik) who’s been living well with a stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis for 20-plus years now - you may want to check it out (and the books Radical Hope and Radical Remission) for inspiration. Wishing you a happy, healthy, vibrant life in spite of this disease. ❤
I’m so sorry that you are going through this🖤 I’m sorry “health care” has been so difficult to navigate…Prayers up for your journey and recovery, keep enjoying life, consider Energy healing or Shamanic work🖤
I’m 7 months into metastasis, which I’m taking the same targeted therapy for estrogen blockers. I have lost the majority of my hair, I have blisters in my mouth, joint aches and sagging skin where I don’t look like myself. Some people including myself don’t recognize me. These are just parts of my side affects. Wishing you the best.
Natasha, I'm really sorry this is happening to you! As fellow breast cancer patient, my advice is that you take charge of your diagnosis and do your research, this is VITAL. Sending lots of love all the way from Brazil.
I was diagnosed with breast cancer tumor markers in Jan 2020 and was told to take tamoxifen. I read so many horror stories of this medication, to the point I almost didn’t take it! But I tried it. I had to adjust when I took it and my hematologist said I could take it whenever, so I take it before bed, and it’s fine. One scan at a time! Hang in there, natasha! I’ll pray for you!
Great to hear you were able to take it. I did not really have side effects either. Hot flashes a few years in and some gradual weight gain both which could have been natural or not but I thought with my prognosis, over 4 years would be plenty 😭🙈
I’m about to start Tamoxifen upon finishing 4 weeks of radiation. I’m seeing a lot of negative posts regarding it (many that refuse it, or start it, and stop before recommended). Your experience stopping it sounds like a common story and taking it for 4 years is longer than many. I’m so sorry you have to be in this rare scenario! Thanks for sharing your experience 🙏🏼 I definitely now see the importance of taking this medication, and hope I have minimal side effects 😬
Thank you. I hope you have no side effects and never see cancer again. I didn’t have any noticeable ones. Just the hot flashes a few years in but who knows if that would have happened anyway. Wish I had stayed on but I think I would have just been dealing with this next year.
@@mavericktrucksllc8270 One month in…so far experiencing a few more hot flashes and a little more joint soreness in the mornings…mostly with feet and an old wrist injury that acts up. Also, using a vaginal moisturizer with hyaluronic acid which is helpful. Actually, not too bad so far. Thanks for asking 🙏🏼
Hi Natasha, InJanuary 2023 I went for my yearly mammogram at the age of 66. I have dense breast tissue and I knew that women with dense breast tissue have a higher chance of getting breast cancer. I got a call to come back for another mammogram because they couldn't tell in one spot if I have a lump. I went in for the add'l mammogram then a sonogram and then a biopsy. They thought it was benign, but I called a cancer surgeon and made an appt asap. He did an exam and said "I don't like the looks of this" I'm scheduling a lumpectomy (in March 2023). So this was before we really knew exactly what was going on. When the pathology came back it was cancer stage 1 the exact same as your diagnosis. But the margins were not clear since my doc didn't know it was cancer for the 1st lumpectomy . I went in 10 days later for a second lumpectomy and to check my lymph nodes. All clear, then 5 days of radiation and I'm now on Anastrozole since July of 2023. I didn't have any side effects from the anastrozole for 2 months then they started .... UGH total nightmare!! I just turned 67 and I have been seriously considering stoping the anastrozole . The side effects are unbearable. Worst side effect #1 getting emotional for no reason, crying a lot. I have never in my life been overly emotional about anything, but with zero estrogen left in my body I guess it's going to happen. 2nd worst side effect is hot flashes! I've already been through menopause and this is 100 times worse. I don't have any joint pain at all. 3rd worst side effect is fatigue. I walk 6-7 miles a day 5 days a week and now it's dwindling because of the fatigue. Like I said I had zero side effects for the first couple of months on anastrozole. I want to thank you for this video because you may have saved my life, I won't be going off of it until my 5 years are over but some people go off it because it makes their life so miserable. I have those thoughts almost every day, I hope I can get through it. 5 years of misery is going to be the hardest thing I've ever done. I will pray for you, thanks again! ❤
Thank you for your message. I'm so sorry you are dealing with the side effects. If they are intolerable maybe there is another option for you that is just as effective? There are other things out there. The longer we can hold on with the drugs we have, the higher chance that something even better will come out. They are working things all the time. Good luck!
Thank you for sharing. Breast cancer survivor, and we will be praying for you. You are strong and have a great attitude. God bless you and your family.
Hoping for all the best possible outcomes for you, Natasha!! I love your channel so much, you're such an inspiration!! Thank you for taking time to include us in your journey 💛Sending all the healing power and strength!!
I developed osteopenia and then osteoporosis as a result of the treatment that I was on. For a while, I was getting infusions like Aredia and Reclaste. They weren’t terrible. They were better than broken bones. But I was really frightened of things I was hearing like how the material from either drug could complicate bone healing. Finally, I met a functional medicine MD who encouraged me to do probiotics with high Lactobacillus. My bone scan improved, even though I was still getting the same treatment.
I also have hormone sensitive breast cancer, stage 2B based on size. Diagnosed August 2023 at 47 years old. I was put on Zoladex (monthly injections) which put me in a chemical menopause and am now taking Letrozole. I do get some joint aches so I take it at night. Also in the Bay Area! … Thank you so much for sharing and looking forward to your updates.
Ill keep you in my prayers. Please keep us updated. I have a brother in-law who has cancer so now i find myself following cancer patients through their journey. Take care God Bless you and your family
Praying for a speedy remission & total healing for you! By going through all this you are helping women in the future to have healthier outcomes. Thank you❣️🙏❣️
I think you did an awesome job with this video and are helping so many people who have similar worries. I can’t believe the horrible comments of some people. Keep the faith, Natasha!
Hi Natasha, having been through a cancer journey myself and losing my husband to terminal liver cancer two years ago, I would journal all that happens day to day or week to week, it is no good to think that doctors remember you, my partner was private (through work) in the UK, we saw his oncologist every 6 weeks and we always felt that he didn’t know scan results or what was going on until he read his notes on the day of the appointment. Also when we got to end of life care he pretty much said, he was discharging him because there was not anything he could do. I understood this would happen in the endbut my husband felt completely abandoned and bereft, this oncologist had been the only hope that he had. He was the only hope that either of us had, truthfully. I do know friends that have had breast cancer and have been put on pills for the life. So what you are saying is true, people that I know have lived years on these treatments. Much love and never ever lose hope. Hope and state of mind is so so important. Also monitoring dates, symptoms, side affects because they will want to know this.xxx To all ladies out there take the tablets you are prescribed after breast cancer diagnosis, Natasha is right they are so important xx
Natasha, I am so happy you are doing well and feeling really well. When I was diagnosed in January 2023, My whole life felt empty. I felt I had no hope. I had just moved to another country and I had just made new friends. When I started taking Kisiqali and the hormone injections, I still was in a lot of pain, emotionally and physically. By June, I began living again. I have had the best year of my life so far. I feel good, haven't lost my appetite and now I know how to avoid side effects. You are strong. And you have an incredible positive outlook. You will make it through this. My hair didn't start thinning until this past November. Now it is growing back in. If you ever need to talk, I am here. I am so happy Kisqali is available in the states. That was my deciding factor in staying in Italy. It was not widely being used i n the USA. I thank the energy in the universe every day for my life. I enjoy it because it is a true gift. Hang in there. Just stay positive. I know you can beat this.
You are such a brave young woman. I wish you will soon be cancer free. Thank you for making this informative and understandable video to help others. That is very kind and selfless of you. You are in my thoughts and I am sending positive wishes for your complete recovery.
Thank you so much! Appreciate that comment! My hope is to help and inform! It can happen to anyone and it’s easy to miss the signs and not understand the process 🙏🏼🫶
Natasha, Thank you so much for sharing your story, it is certainly a big help to others. Always inspired by your courage, yoga and creativity. You are so beautiful so don’t worry about the aging side effects of medication! Lots of love to you.❤❤❤
Hello Natasha, my name is Becky I live in Great Britain. It would be an enormous help to talk about your symptoms and any side-effects. You have an enormous fan club who love and care about you. And your Fanclub want to try and support you as much as they can on your journey. You are a remarkable incredible woman. Kindest regards, Becky
Anyone reading this that is prescribed tamoxifen or any aromatase inhibitor, get a pill tray with days of the week written on it. This has saved me from forgetting to take my exemestane.
This just came up in my feed. I’m 2 years out and taking the anastrazole also. It has its side affects but is manageable. It seems eating blander meals helps with tummy upset and I also switched to goat milk soap and lotion to help my skin from rashes. You got this girl. The lord is walking with you so talk to him he’s listening. God bless you and may he cleanse and heal your body. ❤
Natasha, sharing your story in such an open and honest way is such a gift to all of us. One never knows when we will face cancer or some other very serious condition and one can only hope to handle it like you have, tears and all. I'm sure most people who are prescribed important medications loose focus especially after 4 years, I believe you have helped a lot of people with the explanation about tamoxiven and your postivity. I think you are well grounded in your optimimism, the treatments are better and keep getting better plus you are fundamentally a very healthy person.
It’s really brave of you to admit the mistake and regret of stopping Tamoxifen early. You’ll help a lot of people. I wish you the best of luck in treatment!
Been on Tamoxifen over three years and have wished every day I could stop. My MO says my 5 years will very likely be at least 10 now with the latest research showing it’s more effective to go longer. When I get to 10 they will probably tell me life long hormone blockers. It’s a hard thing to wrap your head around. I feel I have aged twice as fast (at least twice) in every way while taking these pills. But I’m too afraid to take chances. I do have a lot of side effects but I can manage them. What happened to you did scare me. Our stories are similar. Thank you so much for the warning and the encouragement to carry on. Best of luck during your new treatments and may they work forever to keep you strong and healthy (at least until something better comes along! I hope so much for that too❤).
@@rebeccakarlsson1395I’m so sorry. Hang in there. If your side effects are manageable, stick it out because tamoxifen is gentler than these next level meds. You are more tricking your body of the estrogen but still have enough to stay young! I never noticed any quicker aging. People always think I’m much younger than I am. I wish I had just done that for 10 years than where I’m at now where I’m actually stripping all estrogen 😢 I actually didn’t have noticeable side effects on it. I just felt like I was gaining weight. Forgot to mention that part of it. But my weight didn’t change when I went off so I don’t think it was that. I’m eating much cleaner and have lost the few pounds that had been creeping up. Best of luck to you that you never see cancer again ❤❤❤
This is my absolute fear.. I was diagnosed in March of 2022 with stage 2 grade 1 estrogen progesterone positive HER negative. I had a hysterectomy to avoid having to get the lupron injections. I am supposed to take Letrozole but have not been faithful with it since the joint pain is severe. You have convinced me to take it faithfully. Cancer life just sucks.. I feel like it definitely takes year away, I will be thankful to even make it to 60’s or 70’s.. I am 50 now 😩
Thank you for sharing. I hope you find a way to help the joint pain and I think it's good to stay on it. Also, you will make it that far! Things are constantly changing in the medical world. I feel confident there will more and better things for us to take in our lifetime!
Why are people so stupid?. This is the price you pay when you dont freaking follow instructions and follow your doctors advice,. I have stage 2b Endometrial cancer. Trust me when I say I follow everything to a T. So I dont end up like yourself or Natasha. CANCER kills Ladies. Im praying for both of you and your Families.
@@BarbCosgrove-q5u 😂😂 great for you! I only stopped 9 months early and my oncologist said this would have happened after I stopped anyway. The cell(s) had escaped.
@@BarbCosgrove-q5uI agree! This is the second case of cancer where the cancer came back because the patient thinks they know more than their Oncologist! I have been free of breast cancer for 6 years now, and I had followed my Oncologists advice to a T! (Chemo, surgery, radiatio I hope the best for her!
I often wonder if people involved in fitness culture feel it’s people with bad health habits who get cancer or chronic illnesses, NOT a critical statement just an observation . I got suddenly sick in my thirties & still remember my yoga teacher telling me to go deeper & work thru the pain. Think you have a powerful story to tell. You did what you thought was right at the time btw.
I think it’s more that some are very focussed on fitness/healthy lifestyle and feel strong etc, so often subconsciously feel a little bulletproof almost (I know I did before my own serious health issue), because they live healthy habits. Also I find many feel a reluctance to take a lot of medications and so can become lax with taking prescribed meds (such as the tamoxifen in this case) because it feels counterintuitive to them and their ‘healthy’ lifestyle focus. I say this as someone who has been heavily involved in the fitness industry for 25 years as a sports dietician. So I think Natasha sharing this story is very powerful and may been a bit of a wake-up call for some and could save lives!
Thank you for sharing your journey. I was diagnosed with stage 3 ILC breast cancer, one sentinel node involved. Time and information are precious to catch it early and prevent recurrence and metastasis. I’m so sorry you are MBC patient. I can relate with you as far as misinformation and trying your best to put pieces together with no formal medical background. It is hard. Sending you love and light. Please keep updating us. ❤️ you got this.
It seems that these days we have to be our own advocate…your generosity in sharing your story will link you to others that can lend you support and wisdom. 🥰🇨🇦
Hi Natasia, I randomly stumbled on your video this morning or perhaps its Gods answer to my prayers. In 10/22 l had a lumpectomy, followed by radiation then placed on anastrosole for a 5 year regime. Just over 2 weeks ago, l stopped the medication for various reasons. After viewing your message l will jump right on anastrosole today as was prescribed by my oncologist. I'm convinced the sharing of your story will result in saving many lives. Thank you so much and l will be praying Gods blessings for your recovery.
I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer, stage I, in June after I had some post menopausal bleeding and had hysteroscopy and D&C. I actually found out from the pathology in my chart. Referred to GYN onc, they recommended hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy. Had that in August. Pathology came back that all cancer had been removed during hysteroscopy, no residual cancer and no cancer in lymph node and no malignant cells in pelvic washings. Formal stage Ia, fantastic and great. I feel like my chance of recurrence is very low, but I also feel like I’m waiting for it to come back. I’m sorry to hear your news and about how you found out. “Your cancer’s back” is just…NOT OKAY TO SAY AND LEAVE IT THERE. Honestly, I’m no expert but I think the missing and stopping of the tamoxifen had little to do with this recurrence. I’ll be praying for your recovery. Please keep looking for these more positive groups for support. I’m glad your oncologist has a plan and treatment is always evolving, remember that. I had a nodule or two in my lung on my CT so I’m going to be mindful and try to be proactive. Keep riding the bike! I broke my leg before thanksgiving so I can’t get back on until February. You are awesome!
You popped up on my feed. My brother in law had similar situation with prostate cancer.( oh no big deal) my sis required them to remove it anyway. No further treatment. Then 6 months later it is in his lungs and no treatment will work ( or so they say). No symptoms at all. Taking trials meds - that are female hormone based- he is on his 3rd trial and rocking on well. Keep fighting
Thanks for sharing your story Natasha! I was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer ER+… I had double mastectomy, chemo and radiation. I’m currently taking the Anastrozle, and I have minimal joint pain. I’m very fit and active as well. The goal is to keep lifting weight and keep our bones strong! Talk to your doctor about taking calcium supplements. I was also recommended to take the new Verzenio pill for 2 years but that one I declined. Side effect seem too crazy and not enough of a study/ patient percentage for me to agree with that one. Stay strong, you got this!🙏🏼
Natasha, I was on Anastrozole for 6 years, from the age of 57 until 63. I had no joint pain and was teaching ballet every day for the first few years and then a few days a week for the next few years. I experienced some hot flushes at night but I probably would have been having them anyway and it was manageable. My hair might have thinned a bit but it is not a problem. I have made sure to drink a lot of water, source organic food and to walk most days. My moods were not any different to normal. You can do this!
Natasha, stage 4 is definitely not a death sentence anymore. I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in the right breast, right lymph nodes, bones and liver in October 2022. I have never had chemo, radiation, or surgery. So far, I have been on targeted therapy and hormone therapy like yourself. I have had great results and constant shrinkage. It’s no longer in my liver, bones, or lymph nodes anymore. In addition, although tired, I have been able to keep my teaching job the entire time. You got this!!!
Thanks for much! Love to hear it!! 🫶🫶🫶
So glad to read your post. I've recently been diagnosed the same. Tumours are shrinking and the targeted medication and hormone tablets are doing their job amazingly well. I do get very tired, nauseous and I still have pain. Would love to share our journey if you would like to?
Wow. You’re a real survivor and kudos for you for keeping working. I’ll pray for complete recovery for you dear one. ❤
Hi my dear. So happy to hear about your progress... it's so hopeful. I was diagnosed with stage 3. Find myself with a cough recently and am losing weight. Don't know if it's gone to stg.4 going to make an appt to see my doc so he can run some tests. Tell me please what diet are you on? I am struggling with what to eat.
Thank you for sharing this testimony! It uplifts my spirit! Recently diagnosed with stage 2, had double mastectomy, second round of chemo, but I feel the lump forming again in the same area, right under a mole on my breast where cancer was diagnosed. Can’t wait to see my oncologist to mention my concern. I pray it’s just scarring, but it is scary! I just tell myself God has a plan for me, so I will never ask why me, I will just ask him to guide me through his purpose! Blessing to everyone!
Thank you, Natasha, for sharing your story to help others. As a 10 year survivor of pancreatic cancer just know that there is always hope with a positive attitude like yours! Wishing you the best!
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@@NatashaFitnessYogaPilates Start taking turkey tail mushrooms it kills cancer cells, research it, and it has great results!!!
I just discovered your channel, and I just wanted to say I love you girlie! My friends sister has had stage 4 cancer for 15+ years now and she is doing great! I would suggest staying away from internet wannabe doctor's though. Trust your team. You got this! ❤❤❤
Truly appreciate this! Thank you!
Oh how that helps to see comments like this! I'm 19 months into stage 4 metastatic breast cancer and scared and seeing comments like yours help!🩷🤍
My aunt is 87 years old. Two years ago she was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer. When she told me she was going for chemo and radiation, I didn’t understand it. I thought the doctors wanted to make money off of her sickness. About six months ago, I called her, not knowing if she was still alive or not. She said that there was absolutely no more cancer left on her, and I have to believe that’s a miracle. With that in mind, please know that I will be praying for you. Your name is going in my Bible, so that I will pray for you every day.
I’m glad she was treated! The doctors want to help and we have a long way with treatment. Even the chemo is much better today. Thank you!
@@NatashaFitnessYogaPilates I really believe in the power of God. I’m going to pray that the doctors give you the best advice, the best treatment, and for you and your family. I can’t imagine what it’s like to even hear the diagnosis. ❤️
You never called her to encourage her thru treatment! And yet you claim you’re going to pray for this person?! Aren’t you the heartless person with no compassion!
That is exactly what I was wondering! Omg sounds really cold! I talk to my Granddaughters every day! 19 months since I found out I was stage 4 metastatic breast cancer that spread.
Natasha ..I’ve had the same type cancer as you. Cancer is cancer and can come back at anytime. Mine came back 13 years later. So in short do the best you can. My prayers are with you. Do one thing live one day at a time. Enjoy your life and have Faith!!
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That what we all do & hve.❤
Natasha, keep the faith! I was diagnosed 6 years ago in January. I started my second line of therapy this year in March. And it is Kisqali along with Fulvestrant. Kisqali is way less side effects for me than my first line which was Ibrance. And you are right, the exercise and stretching you do will make that joint and muscle pain much easier. I do have nausea a couple hours after I take Kisqali, but Zofran helps a lot. When I was first diagnosed I was certain I would be gone in a year. It took me a long to get past those feelings. But now I know, there are a lot of new drugs that have came out and many more coming down the road! I am older than you, (63) but feel certain now that I will live a long life!
Thank you for this! Happy to hear Kisqali isn’t so bad for you! 🫶
God bless you both ladies many many healthy years to come x
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god bless you from a 24 year cancer survivor .
Missed this! Thats amazing. Thank you! ❤
You are an amazing woman. I'm 70 years old, and my mom died of breast cancer at 74, and my neice by marriage died at 37 from breast cancer, so I'm pretty familiar with it. What I don't have that you definitely do, is your positive outlook on life. I call myself a realist, but I can be pretty negative at times. I think your positivity will help you beat this thing! I'm going to keep watching to see what happens next. I am a Christian, and I will definitely be praying for you. Stay strong!
Aww thank you so much! I was literally just talking to my husband about this. Wondering if the fact that I don’t worry and think I can handle this will help me! ❤️❤️❤️
@@NatashaFitnessYogaPilates it does help a lot to think positively! It helps even more when your doctors are doing the same. There is a Teds talk on TH-cam about the placebo effect and how it's puzzled doctors that some people can be cured of diseases from treatments that later showed didn't actually work on the disease
@@NatashaFitnessYogaPilates th-cam.com/video/LWQfe__fNbs/w-d-xo.html
I have this disease now in my bones too All they can do is keep me stable.
Me to I’m a Christain also I m praying for u tonight and myself and everyone who has cancer and needs Prayers God Bless u 💯🙏🙏♥️
I also didn't take Tamoxifen because I thought it stopped by estrogen and I was so young when found to have Atypical breast cells on biopsy. Years later I now have full blown breast cancer recovering from bilateral mastectomies with axillary dissection. I wish there had been more education about Tamoxifen at the time. Thank you for sharing your story. You are strong and you're battling!
I’m so sorry. I agree. They should have us watch a video or something 😂😅 I did not understand and just didn’t want to age myself and have all those side effects. Now I’m in a worse situation. Could have happened anyway so we just need to accept and look forward. Good luck to you! ❤️
Please don’t blame yourself for having stopped tamoxifen. There are many women who have taken tamoxifen for the entirety of recommended treatment only to get a reoccurrence of cancer anyway. Most importantly don’t blame yourself. Thousands of women suffer horrible side effects from tamoxifen and stop taking it or don’t start at all and do just fine many years later. Everybody responds to treatment differently, and everybody’s cancer is different from the other person regardless of the cell type.
I’m so glad you posted this. I’m so sorry you’re going through this. You have such a positive attitude which is gonna make a huge difference in your recovery.
Hi Natasia. I am on anastrozole for my cancer. Like you, I DID NOT want to take this drug (or any drug) for 5 years. But I agreed to try to stick it out for a couple of years. After watching your testimony on your cancer journey, I will stay on it for however long my oncologist tells me to! Thank you for sharing your story. I pray that you recover completely! ❤️
Aw thank you! I hope you have minimal side effects and it helps you and you never see cancer again! ❤️
I was told that aromatase inhibitors should now be taken for 10 years not 5. Check with your doctor.
@@def3797 there’s a test they can do now to see if 5 years or 10 years is more beneficial for your particular type of cancer.
Hey Natasha, I really wish that doctors relayed sensitive information in a more empathetic way. Maybe they could have a medical social worker talk to you as well to deal with the emotional and mental ramifications of being diagnosed with cancer. First, I think you are very beautiful. I’m sorry for all that you’re going through. I think your honesty is courageous and I appreciate you sharing. Sounds like a lot of uncertainty and life changes. Please keep us updated.
Right? Especially that first doctor. Just left me hanging on a Friday with like a 20 second phone call 😩 they really need to have more info with that kind of news!
I have brain tumors and mum has parkinsons so we get exposed to lotsa nurses, docs etc.
Let me guess, no offence, you took the vaxxxxxx?? Although its not being reported too much in the academic literature, nurses ae reporting an explosion in young people with aggressive cancers in those who have been injected with the experimental mRNA mixture.
My brain tumors are Neurofibromatosis related...mine are not due to experimental injections. With NF, we are especially radio-sensitive so the chemo and radiation are ESPECIALLY cancer-causing in my case.
Why are they treating cancer with cancer-causing agents? Im not going to sacrifice myself to make oncologists and cancer centres more money. Its all so crooked.
Do your own research!
@@Itsabigmysterybecause that’s the best form of treatment that exists. Cancer either takes your livelihood, or it takes your life. You only get to pick one. Pediatric cancer is only researched with a budget 4% that of other forms of cancer. Due to this lack of research (funding) into more cancer research, as well as profits of corporations and political lobbyists, and the federal government being in-cahoots with pharmaceutical research, it won’t get funded in my lifetime. There’s so many reasons.
So the only option left, is deal with these hideous treatments that steal the livelihoods of these poor humans, or it steals the life altogether. And those children? Get treated with ADULT DOSES on their tiny bodies, because why? Because there is so little funding to research and discover proper age-appropriate treatment, as well as non-toxic to the body after treatment.
Your antivaxx comment is based on which studies? Please link them with your comment, that’s called being a reliable source. If you don’t know for certain, you shouldn’t spread medical misinformation. Might be a bad look. I don’t take offense to your comment, it’s simply unfounded. Saying “nurses reporting an explosion” of cases that conveniently aren’t reported officially, is hardly an argument.
@@Itsabigmysteryyou have the metabolic treatment of Professor Thomas Seyfried.Pablo Kelly is cancer free of his glioblastome since 10 years.Guy Tenembaum(cancer therapy on YT) stage 4,free of cancer today.
I am very sorry that 5 yrs ago the 1st gp was unsympathetic. If you was diagnosed 5 yrs ago HER negative then it is recognized now as fast growing and largely untreatable. My daughter-in-law 39 has HER 2 Positive also a rapid growing breast but this year 2023 thet can treat HER 2 Positive with targets for her rare cancer. 5 years ago no good specific treatment. She wasn't Estrogen or progesterone positive.
I believe the hormone treatment is hell. I can understand why you didn't take it because and it's a shame that you go in menopause. Not a good quality of life and some women give up on it.
What l am concerned is the HER NEGATIVE. Lindsay is still on treatment end of December 2023 until July 2024. All being well treatment stops after July, 2024.
I just found your channel. Please keep us updated. This is great content for all of us that have cancer or had cancer but monitoring.
Much love to you 💜
Thank you! I’m thinking of a shorter weekly update for as long as it feels like I have anything to say ❤❤❤
I found out in October that I’m stage 3 breast cancer estrogen positive, progesterone positive, HER2 negative. I’m 42 yo. I’m 2 months into chemotherapy. I always hate taking meds ever since I was a kid. In fact I “forgot” to take my morning and night time pills yesterday. Your story is such a wake up call for me that I need to take all my pills very very seriously and do not “forget” just bcoz I don’t feel like taking those pills. Thank you for being honest and sharing your story!!
Thank you for sharing! I feel seen 😂 and I’m glad it’s helpful. If you don’t have side effects or they are manageable, def just do it. They prescribe them for a reason and it’s worth it to do it right and give ourselves the best chance at life 🫶
Nettie, l can see that your treatment 2023 includes chemo for your combination estrogen positive, progesterone positive and your HER Negative which is the reason they put you on chemo with the HER negative, plus blockers for the hormone positive. I think your treatment is more advanced in 2023 than was Natasha's treatment. There are many more targets nowadays so it's hopeful for you.
Chemotherapy DOES NOT WORK❗
Dr. Peter Glidden. The relationship between PROFITS 💰💰 and Cancer. TWELVE YEAR META-ANALYSIS STUDY OF CANCER PATIENTS was done❗❗😮 They published the results in The Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Chemotherapy has a FAILURE rate of 97% , NINETY SEVEN PERCENT❗ (MEANING 97% of chemo patients DIE 💀) Why is it still allowed? ONE REASON AND ONE REASON ONLY, MONEY 💰💰💰💰💰
Oncologists make $11,000 per patient; $4000 from health insurance and $7000 by buying and reselling the chemotherapy 💉💉to the patient.. They buy it for $5000 and sell it for $12,000 .
If Ford Automobile made a vehicle that EXPLODES 💥 97% of the time, they would NOT BE IN BUSINESS. This is the tip of the iceberg of the control that the Pharmaceutical Industry has on us and most people have no idea of this at all.
I have a list of 10 questions that every cancer patient should ask their doctor. IVE HAD PATIENTS LITERALLY KICKED 🦶 OUT OF THE ONCOLOGIST OFFICE because the doctor was angry that the patient was asking him these questions❗ These are just common sense questions
Medical ⚕️Doctors are like COLOR BLIND art critics. They can see that that's a boat, they can see the black and white outline, but they're COMPLETELY BLIND to all of the colours and textures that make up the substance of the thing. There's no difference with cancer.
Medicine in the United States is a FOR PROFIT INDUSTRY and most people are completely unaware of this and BOW DOWN 🛐 to the ALTAR of MD directed high tech medicine.
(...... I think this money he mentions is for just one round of chemos.. ? Because I've read that in total Big Pharma and the 🥼doctors make about $80USD per cancer patient.. )
..... I know a bunch of people who got chemotherapy and sadly 😓 they ALL DIED.. 💀💀💀.. Some of them LITTLE children 👶👶..😥
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Soo incredibly sad 😢... Loads of ppl getting turbo cancers.. So many youtubers, so many on ticktock., it's an explosion of cancers, heart disease, blood clots, strokes, heart attacks and many other diseases starting in beginning of 2021, right after the "SAFE&EFFECTIVE" "medicine" rolled out in the end of 2020.. Keep taking "medicine" from the philanthropist blue blood elites obsessed with population reduction of the dumb useless peasants.. They LOVE YOU YOU KNOW... All the SAFE&EFFECTIVES they give to ppl are similar in "health benefits", not just the 2020 safe and effective; the ones for kids, the ones they give to pregnant moms, the flu one, the HPV they give to teen-agers etc etc.
It also exacerbates A LOT any small issue you might have, that maybe u could have lived just fine with, all your life, (and you've probably had that one issue, also from a childhood safe&effective .. )
I got a good nurse friend working in the ER in California. She says in her 20 year career, they used to get one stroke every two weeks and it was an old person.. Now since the rollout of the extra potent ☠️poisonous "safe&effective" in 2020, there's days they get 5-8 strokes PER DAY in VERY YOUNG people, people in their early 20's and even teen-agers.. most strokes are MASSIVE fatal 🧠brain blood bleeds that usually can't be saved or healed back to health.
About 50% of the batches were just saline. That's why a lot of people are just fine. About 40% produce disease and about 4% were deadly, as in immediate death as in same day or a few hours later death.
Some of the best resources out there. 👇But there's thousands of books and documentaries done on this topic since the late 1800's. Use DuckDuckgo search engine because Google censors.
1. Turtles All the Way Down - Vaxx Science and Myth
2. Dissolving Illusions by Suzanne Humphries
3. Vaxxed and Vaxxed 2
4. Shot In The Dark Series by Candace Owens
100 Documentaries right here 👉 courses.jchristoff.com/blog/documentaries-that-prove-that-the-media-the-who-the-un-the-wef-and-all-governments-are-criminals-of-the-highest-order
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A book written in 1889 called 45 years of Registration Statistics, Proving Vaqqxination to be both useless and dangerous.
It covers 45 years (so starting in the year 1844) the statistics of vaqqcine FAILURES including an INCREASE in death from other diseases once the blood has been poisoned by vaqqcination. They cover the health of the vaqqcinated VERSES the UNvaqqcinated.....bad news for the vaqqcinated...they were dying more from other diseases such as measles, mumps, smallpox and diphtheria because of a weakened countenance from vaqqcine.
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PDF ia802703.us.archive.org/31/items/b2136140x/b2136140x.pdf
Hi Nettie, my sister just found out that she has same type of cancer ER PR+ve, stage 3. It has spread to her lymph nodes underarms. Im worried 😢. She has her chemo planned in May. Worried that she has 3 yr old kid, the question if she will be able to live for atleast next 20 years bothers me. Did doctors tell you anything like that?
My mom was diagnosed w mets to bones a few years ago (12 years after beating stage III breast cancer back in 2009) and is currently NED. Stage 4, while terrifying -is becoming more and more 'chronic' each passing decade and can truly be felt as such.
Glad to hear she’s doing well 🫶
Your story can help so many , and we want to keep prayers and positive thoughts coming your way!! Stay positive!
Hi Natasha. Thanks for posting. I wish you well. I’ve been on Anastrozole for 6 years, after 5 years of Tamoxifen. I appreciate the reminder that these drugs do make a difference as I have been complacent at times. It is hard to know if the aches and pains are related or just part of the aging process at this point. I continue to be grateful that I can enjoy exercising everyday. Best to you.
I feel you on that! Hard to tell what’s natural aging and what is the medication. Glad you are doing well. Thanks for sharing ❤️
Your brave honesty about the "escaped cells" and tamoxifen (its function and your choices) will definitely inform others and perhaps save their lives! I wish you the best and will follow your journey. ❤
Thank you so much. That is exactly why I put my story out. I hope it helps someone! And that people in my position feel less alone and encouraged to stay active :)
Wishing you well please get a juicer and drink carrot juice and green juices stay off sugar as much as possible possible red clover and dandelion tea parsley juice .
Yes it’s mainly for veggies.
@NatashaFitnessYogaPilates there is a doctor on youtube named Dr Amy and she survived stage 3 ovarian cancer ( young like you) and she has a whole cancer recovery program and sometimes does consults for free. I know your uncle is a guru at Mayo Arizona but I just thought you might be curious. Happy New Year
@@DR3itmatters I’ve definitely watched some of her videos!
I just came across your channel by accident and I am very sorry to hear that and I hope you will get a full recovery and cancer free in 2024. Prayers for you and Happy New Year’s.
U should definitely document. I went thru a cancer scare last year and watching people tell their stories was such a huge source of comfort and I still watch the channels. U have such an amazing energy and spirit. Really love your workouts. Prayers for you. Ps I'm an NP and I'm like the worst patient when it comes to taking meds. Don't be down on yourself!❤
Thank you for this. Thinking of maybe a separate channel for this. 🫶
She has CA not a scare
Natasha, I have exactly the same type of cancer you have. Please don't panic. I have been on Kisqali for a year and my tumor shrank to almost nothing. I also have been on the hormone blockers for a year too. A bit of advice, Before you take Kisqali, you need food on your tummy. If you dont eat, you will suffer severe nausea. and possibly diarrhea. That was the worse for me. Once I figured that all out, I didn't have much of a problem with side effects. I just had a mastectomy and they removed my lymph nodes in my right underarm. Don't get discouraged. My oncologist tells me the same thing your dr has told you. If Kisqali stops working, there are many other medicines. I may be on this for lifetime. But I want to continue to live. After a year, my hair did begin to thin around the crown and on the sides of my temples. But recently it has begun to grow thick again. I feel fantastic, except healing from the surgery. Hang in there. Stay positive and enjoy your life. Blood work is the key, you will most likely be checked every few weeks along with ecg. I have scans regularly. I never dreamed a year ago, I would be cancer free. I thought my life was going to end. No matter what age you are, no one wants to die and leave their friends, family and pets. Let my story help you think positive. I doubt you will feel what a lot of people feel weakness and tiredness. I am a walker. I exercise every day. I am living my best life. and my doctors see me as a success story. PS I am American but I live in Italy. Sending you strength and blessings. YOU will beat this. Don't dwell on the side effects. Eating before you take Kisqali is the key. I usually wait about 15 minutes after I finished my meal. Crossing fingers and toes you will be fine. Sounds like you have a fantastic support system. I did have also. Sending you lots of Love. Katie
Thank you so much for this! I’m feeling really great so far. I did have to stop Kisqali for a few weeks to get my neutrophils back up but I’m taking 2 a day now and so far, so good. In many ways, I feel better than ever. Hopeful that my next scan shows no more nodules! 🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️❤️
OMG...I'm so sorry! Thank-you for making this video. I was diagnosed with Stage III in April 2016. Been on Anastrozole ever since. And, recommended to stay on it for 10 years. After this, I'm going to ask my ONC to allow me to stay on this for life (as my cancer was highly Estrogen +ive).
Whatever you and your oncologist thinks is best! ❤ thank you.
I am a stage three breast cancer survivor 19 years and I’ve been on Arimidex for over 10 years
I was diagnosed stage 3B estrogen positive in 2007 and took tamoxifen for 10 years. Good luck to everyone dealing with cancer.
Sorry you are going through this. Thinking of you and sending lots of healing vibes. ❤
Thanks so much *MR OBALAR* on TH-cam for curing me from Herpes, keep saving lives..
I'm so sorry to hear this. I was also diagnosed with a Stage 1a breast cancer in Oct 2020 at the age of 37. I had a lumpectomy, radiation, my onco type was 17. I did my tamoxifen pretty religiously for 2.5 years. I had all reassurances that I'd be "fine". 2.5 years after diagnosis my cancer was back as a fully formed tumor in the tumor bed. Tamoxifen did nothing for me - I had to has a single mastectomy.
Thankfully it was a small tumor, but the point is you can do EVERYTHING they tell you and have it not work - so dont blame yourself for stopping the Tamoxifen. It literally doesnt work for some people, the doctors just want us to believe that a 97% chance of it never coming back is the same as a 100% chance... and it just isnt.
Now Im on Lupron and exemestane and we play the waiting game to see if the 3rd time is a charm.
Thank you so much for sharing. I think this would have happened when I stopped tamoxifen down the road anyway. I only had a little more time on it. I wish you all the best! These drugs are much stronger at blocking estrogen so you should be okay!
They just don’t tell you, which shocks me as a doctor, how microscopic tumors are and that the tiniest ones are always escaping the initial tumor. We all have tiny tumors forming every day but our immune system fights them off. Chemo is the only thing that can eradicate just about every cell.
I am thinking if it would have made a difference having a full double mastectomy with the early stage cancer you was diagnosed with at the beginning. I think l would have opted for double mastectomy. I wanted my daughter-in-law to have double mastectomy but as you you took the hormone blocker and it recurred it's not full proof. Neither is a mastectomy. Young women go through menopause which is awful.
@@IreneRattray a Double mastectomy would not have made a difference. The tumor formed where the old tumor was, which means the surgeon didnt get all of the inital cancer and radiation didnt kill what was left behind. Additionally, tamoxifen didnt stop it from growing. Cancer from one breast doesnt travel to the other breast, it travels to the bones or lungs or other organs. Cancer in the other breast is a new cancer.
Thank you for sharing. There are a lot of women who took Tamoxifen but the cancer came back anyway. Plz check out the calculator PREDICT.
I started anastrazole in October. I was worried about joint pain, but haven't experienced it so far. Good luck, keep us updated.
That’s awesome. Thank you for sharing 🫶
Thank you so much for sharing! I’ll pray for a good response from your body, I just found out I have stage four 3 weeks ago. I’m encouraged by you!
So sorry to hear that! You can thrive. I’m feeling great so far. I’ve made a bunch of updates since this 🫶🫶🫶
I recently discovered your channel and have been thoroughly enjoying your fun and creative workouts. I'm so sorry to hear about what you're going through. Regardless of side effects, your beauty, radiance, and positive energy will always manifest. Wishing you a full and speedy recovery!
Thank you. Appreciate that 🙏🏼🫶
You look wonderful
When you said you were 42 years old 5 years ago I had to pause it and make sure I heard you right. Wha what? You are doing something right!
So sorry you are going through this. Thank you for sharing. Don’t blame yourself❤
So sorry to hear this Natasha. Thinking of you and your family (including your Doodle). I wish you a full recovery. Please keep us updated so we can be there for you in spirit too 🌺
Thank you so much ❤
Prayers my dear friend. Our stories are very similar. I’m sending good vibes , light and peace with this next journey of yours. I’m here for you if you need to talk. Always easier talking with those who battled. Much love ❤️ Erin
From elementary school?? How are you now??
Natasha, I'm in my 4th year of taking Arimidex and my side effects have been very minimal. Just the occasional hot flash and some hair thinning. Looking forward to following your healing journey!
Thanks for the message! Makes me feel better when women don’t have many side effects! So far, so good for me! But it’s only been the beginning.
I am just going to start Arimidex tomorrow. I am so nervous because of so many negative reviews and people quitting. So thank you for your post. I am happy to hear your side effects have been minimal. I am suppose to take it for 5 years. You probably only have 1 more year to go. Sending you good vibes😉
This is so heartbreaking to hear for me. You’ve been a huge inspiration for me especially through Covid because I’m always in awe of how strong you are. Your videos are what have pushed me to challenge myself in ways I’d never considered with calisthenics and more advanced yoga poses. Thank you for all you’ve given us even while fighting cancer and please take care of yourself 😢
Thank you for being here! I plan to continue classes and don't think this will slow me down once I get used to the medications especially. I filmed a new class today and 2 last week :)
I have Stage 4 MBC. I am on Letrozole, Ibrance, and Xgeva shots. Mine was bone mets, which have gone away or asleep. Exercise will be your best friend. Keeping active helps the side effects.
My hair thinned but then grew back. Skin gets dry, so good lotions are great. Your attitude is great and goes a long way, too. Second opinions are also great. I have never felt like i have had cancer.
Thanks for sharing! And same, never felt like I’ve had anything or felt sick from it. I’m feeling super strong and healthy right now ❤
I’m stage 4 also for the last 5 years. On Ibrance, letrozole and Iv drip for bone strengthening. Mets in my bones, had a couple pins put in and radiation. I’m thriving, it is possible 💖
Hi Natasha, Just happened to come across your channel today and this was the first video I watched. I’m so sorry you’re going through this and pray for you and your family. I for one would want to hear your journey. As heartbreaking it is it is also very informative. Just didn’t like the Doctor who called and then left you for the whole weekend. He must have missed his classes on patient compassion. You’ve gained a new follower in me and will stop by often.
I appreciate that! Thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Hi Natasha I am breast cancer survivor stage 4 and great inspired from your cancer journey .god bless you and giving positive wives many cancer survivor keep its up
You too! Thank you!
Just came across your channel. So sorry to hear of your diagnosis. Sounds like you are in good hands with your medical team. Praying for your good health and comfort for you and your loved ones.
Please read your bible every day and pray every day.
I will be praying for you!
God bless you
Hi Natasha, it's Kenny.
I just saw this and I'm so sorry to hear the news. I want to let you know that I totally agree with some of the other comments - lots of people are beating stage 4 these days. I'm 55 and I have seen many examples of positive outcomes with my friends. You have always been a bright light for me and I know you will continue to shine. So stay positive!! Follow the plan!! And go kick its ass!! ☀️
Thanks so much! Great to hear from you!
🎉🎈🎆 These are the kind of optimistic vibrant cheerleading comments that motivate our cells of our body to balance and heal. More of this on the internet! Now, we just need allopathic medicine to make it am educational requirement to know how to talk to patients. Because clearly med school leaves that crucial aspect out even in 2024!🙄
You have always been a petit goddess to me. This kind of sharing helps destigmatize cancer. You may save a life by putting your story into the world
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Thank you, Susan! Hope you are well! Happy new year 🎈
So sweet of you to share your story I know it will help many people that are going through a cancer journey, I've learned a lot from you, sounds like you will do great and the medication is going to keep your cancer under control.
Appreciate that! 🫶
I am very sorry to hear this Natasha. You have been an inspiration for me , in my yoga journey.
My dad had a malignant tumor on one kidney 25 years back. He survived that on his faith on one of the saints in India. Later around 15 years back, he was diagnosed with blood cancer . His is a story of a survivor. He is still a practicing doctor at the age of 83.
Please do not lose hope. There are hundreds of stories like this around us. Your’s will be one too.
Thank you for sharing. So happy your dad has been so resilient. That’s wonderful.
Wow that’s amazing about your father!
Hundreds of thousands of survivorship stories and yours will be one as well.
i am from india , canu tell me the name of that saint
@@Shubham_68276 Sai Baba of Shirdi
Don't be too hard on yourself about past decisions with regards to the medication. You did the best you could with the knowledge you had at the time. Best wishes for your treatments.
🥀💜🥀 I concur 🥀💜🥀
Thank you for sharing. I started following you 4 years ago when I was going through a lumpectomy and I found much comfort in hearing your story. I’m so sorry about the new news. You have such an amazing attitude and I’m still inspired by you.
Thank you so much. Appreciate that 🥰🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you so much. I was diagnosed with very early breast cancer last month. My surgery is the end of the week. This was very helpful. Good luck to you.
Thank you. You too! The scary thing is the biopsy punctures the tumor and you never know what is getting out. Just do everything to put yourself in the best position by doing all the things your oncologist recommends 🫶
Natasha, I'm so sorry this happened to you and your family! This is such an ugly disease! Thank you so much for telling your BC story and being completey transparent about your journey! For women who have gone through BC or have experienced it with a family member, every little detail matters. Your treatment plan sounds very promising and I wish you the best!
Thank you!! Appreciate that! Hoping it helps people 🫶🫶🫶
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I just discovered your channel. I was diagnosed with Stage 2 invasive lobular carcinoma in Situ in my left breast on Jan. 7, 2021. I had a partial mastectomy Feb. 5 and a lymph node removed. My ONCO score was 6/100. I also had genetic testing to see if I had the BC gene. Came back negative. Had 16 rounds of radiation in April 2021. Mammograms every 6 months. Started Anastrozole April 2021. My heart goes out to you and I will definitely follow your journey. Take good care. 💕
Thank you! Good luck. Mine was also 6 and negative for brca. I think I was just unlucky 🙈🙏🏼🙏🏼
I had the same. Jan 2022. Lymph nodes were negative thankfully.
So sorry to hear this Natasha. Wishing you nothing short of a full recovery. You’ve beat it once, you can beat it again
Thank you! Very hopeful I can 🙏🏼
praying for you. Stay STRONG and overCOME. We are all with you!
Natasha, thank you - this must have been much harder to produce than you made it seem... your story will help my wife see her way clear to some level of hope, and that may well be the best gift that one person can give to another. So, Thank you again and best wishes for your Good Outcome.
Much appreciated comment. Thank you. I’m doing really well so far 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Natasha, your video just popped up for me. You look great and I am sure you will beat this. I do want to tell you about my experience. I was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in 2013. I had a mastectomy and later a reconstruction. Because of my numbers (the one you talk about) were low I did not have to take chemo nor radiation. Since I was 60 and had gone through menopause at 40, I was given the pill you take after you have gone through menopause. Presently I am on my 4th oncologist which kind of bother me a bit but when my 1st oncologist prescribed the daily pill to me he made me promise to take it everyday. I said ok. I had no side effects so it was easy. I went back to my oncologist a month later and the first thing he asked me if I took the pill every day. I told him yes and I didn’t have any of the symptoms he prescribed except the joint pain. But I have had joint issues years and years before the cancer. So I took the pill religiously every day. A lady my friend know has been cancer free for 20 years and she think it was because of the pill. She took it 10 years. So I decided I would take it as long as they would let me have it. I have been cancer free for 10 years now. My third oncologist (they kept leaving town) stopped giving me the pill at 7 years. She just said the pill had already done what it could do for me. So after 7 years I stopped taking it. What I also want to tell you that at one point in time I did some research on the pill I found out there was a study done that said only 17 percent of the women prescribed this pill actually really take it like you are supposed to or stop taking it. I’m not saying I will not get cancer again. It run in my family. 3 of my 4 brothers have died from cancer plus my dad. I just wanted you to know about the pill.
I will pray for you and your family. Take care.
Thank you for sharing! I’ve also heard of many people choosing not to take it or not handling it well and stopping.
Which pills was that?
Did you talk about anastrozole im almost 5 years cancer free and taking anastrozole plus zoladex shot every 28 days and my oncologist said 10 years I hate it because side effects from sleep issues,dry skin ,stiff joints especially morning also taking zometa prevent osteoporosis but I'm continuing because I don't want recurrence and feel crappy put me early menopause.
@@monikaengel5515 please continue to take it. I haven’t heard of the other stuff you are taking but take the anastrozole . I also have osteoporosis and sleep issues but I had the before the cancer.
@@cailliersd A friend is newly diagnosed with stage 1 IDC, and she isn’t sure to go with full mastectomy or partial. Which one is the safest? Thank you for sharing your experiences. I am praying for everyone going through this. Hugs to you all💕
No apologies. I can see why you’d want to keep that gorgeous hair. Good luck to you and I hope for full 100% cure ❤ Found your channel due to your cancer story but plan to check out your workout videos as I really need those!!
Aw thank you so much! 🫶
Hi, Natasha. Fellow yoga teacher here, similar age, recently diagnosed with breast cancer and about to undergo surgery. Your video popped up in my feed and I found your story very relatable. I’m so sorry to hear about your recurrence, but you seem to have a good attitude, the exercise you do will undoubtedly help, and as others have said there is definitely hope and it can be managed. Just this morning I listened to a Radical Remission podcast interview with a woman (Debra Nozik) who’s been living well with a stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis for 20-plus years now - you may want to check it out (and the books Radical Hope and Radical Remission) for inspiration. Wishing you a happy, healthy, vibrant life in spite of this disease. ❤
Best of luck to you! Thanks for sharing. Can’t believe how many people are getting cancer and younger 😭
I will pray for u God bless you gor this info
Don’t feel bad about the tamoxifen. My second Breast Cancer (ER 95%+) developed while I was taking tamoxifen, and I was taking it religiously.
I’ve heard that also. thank you for sharing 🫶🫶 wishing you all the best!
Prayers for you and your family Natasha!
I will pray for quick healing, emotional, physical & mental strength to manage this disease. You shall OVERCOME ❤
I’m so sorry that you are going through this🖤 I’m sorry “health care” has been so difficult to navigate…Prayers up for your journey and recovery, keep enjoying life, consider Energy healing or Shamanic work🖤
I just found you and I am so thankful you are here spreading awareness!!
🩵I’m in love with Cody🩵
May God keep healing and blessing you beautiful girl!
Thank you!!🙏🏼🙏🏼🩵🩵
Thanks a lot for being so honest, I'm sure this will be helpful for many women.
Sending prayers and lots of positive thoughts to you! I’m hoping that you will keep us updated. 🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️
Beautiful lady. I have had cancer too. Stay positive. ❤
I’m 7 months into metastasis, which I’m taking the same targeted therapy for estrogen blockers. I have lost the majority of my hair, I have blisters in my mouth, joint aches and sagging skin where I don’t look like myself. Some people including myself don’t recognize me. These are just parts of my side affects. Wishing you the best.
So sorry to hear that. I hope things get better. Thank you and best wishes back.
Natasha, I'm really sorry this is happening to you! As fellow breast cancer patient, my advice is that you take charge of your diagnosis and do your research, this is VITAL. Sending lots of love all the way from Brazil.
I’ve been doing lots of research. Thank you!
I was diagnosed with breast cancer tumor markers in Jan 2020 and was told to take tamoxifen. I read so many horror stories of this medication, to the point I almost didn’t take it! But I tried it. I had to adjust when I took it and my hematologist said I could take it whenever, so I take it before bed, and it’s fine. One scan at a time! Hang in there, natasha! I’ll pray for you!
Great to hear you were able to take it. I did not really have side effects either. Hot flashes a few years in and some gradual weight gain both which could have been natural or not but I thought with my prognosis, over 4 years would be plenty 😭🙈
I’m about to start Tamoxifen upon finishing 4 weeks of radiation. I’m seeing a lot of negative posts regarding it (many that refuse it, or start it, and stop before recommended). Your experience stopping it sounds like a common story and taking it for 4 years is longer than many. I’m so sorry you have to be in this rare scenario! Thanks for sharing your experience 🙏🏼 I definitely now see the importance of taking this medication, and hope I have minimal side effects 😬
Thank you. I hope you have no side effects and never see cancer again. I didn’t have any noticeable ones. Just the hot flashes a few years in but who knows if that would have happened anyway. Wish I had stayed on but I think I would have just been dealing with this next year.
How are you doing on the drug?
@@mavericktrucksllc8270 One month in…so far experiencing a few more hot flashes and a little more joint soreness in the mornings…mostly with feet and an old wrist injury that acts up. Also, using a vaginal moisturizer with hyaluronic acid which is helpful. Actually, not too bad so far. Thanks for asking 🙏🏼
Very sorry to hear.....strength and victory to you. Stay positive and take joy in distractions and fight like hell, we are with you!
Hi Natasha, InJanuary 2023 I went for my yearly mammogram at the age of 66. I have dense breast tissue and I knew that women with dense breast tissue have a higher chance of getting breast cancer. I got a call to come back for another mammogram because they couldn't tell in one spot if I have a lump. I went in for the add'l mammogram then a sonogram and then a biopsy. They thought it was benign, but I called a cancer surgeon and made an appt asap. He did an exam and said "I don't like the looks of this" I'm scheduling a lumpectomy (in March 2023). So this was before we really knew exactly what was going on. When the pathology came back it was cancer stage 1 the exact same as your diagnosis. But the margins were not clear since my doc didn't know it was cancer for the 1st lumpectomy . I went in 10 days later for a second lumpectomy and to check my lymph nodes. All clear, then 5 days of radiation and I'm now on Anastrozole since July of 2023. I didn't have any side effects from the anastrozole for 2 months then they started .... UGH total nightmare!! I just turned 67 and I have been seriously considering stoping the anastrozole . The side effects are unbearable. Worst side effect #1 getting emotional for no reason, crying a lot. I have never in my life been overly emotional about anything, but with zero estrogen left in my body I guess it's going to happen. 2nd worst side effect is hot flashes! I've already been through menopause and this is 100 times worse. I don't have any joint pain at all. 3rd worst side effect is fatigue. I walk 6-7 miles a day 5 days a week and now it's dwindling because of the fatigue. Like I said I had zero side effects for the first couple of months on anastrozole. I want to thank you for this video because you may have saved my life, I won't be going off of it until my 5 years are over but some people go off it because it makes their life so miserable. I have those thoughts almost every day, I hope I can get through it. 5 years of misery is going to be the hardest thing I've ever done. I will pray for you, thanks again! ❤
Thank you for your message. I'm so sorry you are dealing with the side effects. If they are intolerable maybe there is another option for you that is just as effective? There are other things out there. The longer we can hold on with the drugs we have, the higher chance that something even better will come out. They are working things all the time. Good luck!
You Wright very well to be 67..just thought I'll throw that in there bc my Wrighting has dwindled at age 60..🌝
Thank you for sharing. Breast cancer survivor, and we will be praying for you. You are strong and have a great attitude. God bless you and your family.
Hoping for all the best possible outcomes for you, Natasha!! I love your channel so much, you're such an inspiration!! Thank you for taking time to include us in your journey 💛Sending all the healing power and strength!!
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I developed osteopenia and then osteoporosis as a result of the treatment that I was on. For a while, I was getting infusions like Aredia and Reclaste. They weren’t terrible. They were better than broken bones. But I was really frightened of things I was hearing like how the material from either drug could complicate bone healing. Finally, I met a functional medicine MD who encouraged me to do probiotics with high Lactobacillus. My bone scan improved, even though I was still getting the same treatment.
Thank you! These are in the vitamin I take! I’ll look more into it! 🫶
I also have hormone sensitive breast cancer, stage 2B based on size. Diagnosed August 2023 at 47 years old. I was put on Zoladex (monthly injections) which put me in a chemical menopause and am now taking Letrozole. I do get some joint aches so I take it at night. Also in the Bay Area! … Thank you so much for sharing and looking forward to your updates.
Hi neighbor! Glad you are doing pretty well! Hope it never comes back!
Just diagnosed with the same as you. Please please keep us posted. It helps me to feel not so alone
I’m so sorry. I’m glad it helps. I’ll update soon. ❤️
So sorry to hear this Natasha. I remember your life back at Ithaca NY during your 1st cancer diagnosis. I hope you get thru this.
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Ill keep you in my prayers. Please keep us updated. I have a brother in-law who has cancer so now i find myself following cancer patients through their journey. Take care God Bless you and your family
Thank you so much! I will do weekly, shorter updates!
Praying for a speedy remission & total healing for you! By going through all this you are helping women in the future to have healthier outcomes. Thank you❣️🙏❣️
Thank you so much. That is my hope 🫶
I think you did an awesome job with this video and are helping so many people who have similar worries. I can’t believe the horrible comments of some people. Keep the faith, Natasha!
Hi Natasha, having been through a cancer journey myself and losing my husband to terminal liver cancer two years ago, I would journal all that happens day to day or week to week, it is no good to think that doctors remember you, my partner was private (through work) in the UK, we saw his oncologist every 6 weeks and we always felt that he didn’t know scan results or what was going on until he read his notes on the day of the appointment.
Also when we got to end of life care he pretty much said, he was discharging him because there was not anything he could do. I understood this would happen in the endbut my husband felt completely abandoned and bereft, this oncologist had been the only hope that he had.
He was the only hope that either of us had, truthfully.
I do know friends that have had breast cancer and have been put on pills for the life.
So what you are saying is true, people that I know have lived years on these treatments. Much love and never ever lose hope.
Hope and state of mind is so so important.
Also monitoring dates, symptoms, side affects because they will want to know this.xxx
To all ladies out there take the tablets you are prescribed after breast cancer diagnosis, Natasha is right they are so important xx
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Natasha, I am so happy you are doing well and feeling really well. When I was diagnosed in January 2023, My whole life felt empty. I felt I had no hope. I had just moved to another country and I had just made new friends. When I started taking Kisiqali and the hormone injections, I still was in a lot of pain, emotionally and physically. By June, I began living again. I have had the best year of my life so far. I feel good, haven't lost my appetite and now I know how to avoid side effects. You are strong. And you have an incredible positive outlook. You will make it through this. My hair didn't start thinning until this past November. Now it is growing back in. If you ever need to talk, I am here. I am so happy Kisqali is available in the states. That was my deciding factor in staying in Italy. It was not widely being used i n the USA. I thank the energy in the universe every day for my life. I enjoy it because it is a true gift. Hang in there. Just stay positive. I know you can beat this.
Thank you for sharing! I’m so glad you are doing well ❤️❤️❤️
God Bless you! You have a lot to live for! Glad you have good support and are otherwise healthy. Thank you for sharing your story.
You are such a brave young woman. I wish you will soon be cancer free. Thank you for making this informative and understandable video to help others. That is very kind and selfless of you. You are in my thoughts and I am sending positive wishes for your complete recovery.
Thank you so much! Appreciate that comment! My hope is to help and inform! It can happen to anyone and it’s easy to miss the signs and not understand the process 🙏🏼🫶
Natasha, Thank you so much for sharing your story, it is certainly a big help to others. Always inspired by your courage, yoga and creativity. You are so beautiful so don’t worry about the aging side effects of medication! Lots of love to you.❤❤❤
aw thank you so much! You've been such a big help covering for me. I appreciate it!
This is why its so so important to listen to your Body and advice given. Natasha Im praying for you.
Hello Natasha, my name is Becky I live in Great Britain. It would be an enormous help to talk about your symptoms and any side-effects. You have an enormous fan club who love and care about you. And your Fanclub want to try and support you as much as they can on your journey. You are a remarkable incredible woman. Kindest regards, Becky
Appreciate that so much. Thank you for being here.
It sounds like you have a cancer that is very responsive and treatable. And you are right to be hopeful about new treatments in the future.
Anyone reading this that is prescribed tamoxifen or any aromatase inhibitor, get a pill tray with days of the week written on it. This has saved me from forgetting to take my exemestane.
Brilliant. I would forget if I took it and skip because of that too 😩
I was diagnosed with breast cancer and treated it holistically. BEST decision EVER! I'm in year five cancer free.
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This just came up in my feed. I’m 2 years out and taking the anastrazole also. It has its side affects but is manageable. It seems eating blander meals helps with tummy upset and I also switched to goat milk soap and lotion to help my skin from rashes. You got this girl. The lord is walking with you so talk to him he’s listening. God bless you and may he cleanse and heal your body. ❤
Thanks for the message! Glad you are doing well and can manage the side effects 🫶
Natasha, sharing your story in such an open and honest way is such a gift to all of us. One never knows when we will face cancer or some other very serious condition and one can only hope to handle it like you have, tears and all. I'm sure most people who are prescribed important medications loose focus especially after 4 years, I believe you have helped a lot of people with the explanation about tamoxiven and your postivity. I think you are well grounded in your optimimism, the treatments are better and keep getting better plus you are fundamentally a very healthy person.
Thank you so much for this. Happy new year! 🫶
Thank you so much for this. Happy new year! 🫶
It’s really brave of you to admit the mistake and regret of stopping Tamoxifen early. You’ll help a lot of people. I wish you the best of luck in treatment!
Appreciate that! Hoping to help others!
Been on Tamoxifen over three years and have wished every day I could stop. My MO says my 5 years will very likely be at least 10 now with the latest research showing it’s more effective to go longer. When I get to 10 they will probably tell me life long hormone blockers. It’s a hard thing to wrap your head around. I feel I have aged twice as fast (at least twice) in every way while taking these pills. But I’m too afraid to take chances. I do have a lot of side effects but I can manage them. What happened to you did scare me. Our stories are similar. Thank you so much for the warning and the encouragement to carry on. Best of luck during your new treatments and may they work forever to keep you strong and healthy (at least until something better comes along! I hope so much for that too❤).
@@rebeccakarlsson1395I’m so sorry. Hang in there. If your side effects are manageable, stick it out because tamoxifen is gentler than these next level meds. You are more tricking your body of the estrogen but still have enough to stay young! I never noticed any quicker aging. People always think I’m much younger than I am. I wish I had just done that for 10 years than where I’m at now where I’m actually stripping all estrogen 😢 I actually didn’t have noticeable side effects on it. I just felt like I was gaining weight. Forgot to mention that part of it. But my weight didn’t change when I went off so I don’t think it was that. I’m eating much cleaner and have lost the few pounds that had been creeping up. Best of luck to you that you never see cancer again ❤❤❤
This is my absolute fear.. I was diagnosed in March of 2022 with stage 2 grade 1 estrogen progesterone positive HER negative. I had a hysterectomy to avoid having to get the lupron injections. I am supposed to take Letrozole but have not been faithful with it since the joint pain is severe. You have convinced me to take it faithfully. Cancer life just sucks.. I feel like it definitely takes year away, I will be thankful to even make it to 60’s or 70’s.. I am 50 now 😩
Thank you for sharing. I hope you find a way to help the joint pain and I think it's good to stay on it. Also, you will make it that far! Things are constantly changing in the medical world. I feel confident there will more and better things for us to take in our lifetime!
Why are people so stupid?. This is the price you pay when you dont freaking follow instructions and follow your doctors advice,. I have stage 2b Endometrial cancer. Trust me when I say I follow everything to a T. So I dont end up like yourself or Natasha. CANCER kills Ladies. Im praying for both of you and your Families.
@@BarbCosgrove-q5u 😂😂 great for you! I only stopped 9 months early and my oncologist said this would have happened after I stopped anyway. The cell(s) had escaped.
@@BarbCosgrove-q5uI agree! This is the second case of cancer where the cancer came back because the patient thinks they know more than their Oncologist! I have been free of breast cancer for 6 years now, and I had followed my Oncologists advice to a T! (Chemo, surgery, radiatio
I hope the best for her!
Natasha drink soursop it kills cancer cells.
I often wonder if people involved in fitness culture feel it’s people with bad health habits who get cancer or chronic illnesses, NOT a critical statement just an observation . I got suddenly sick in my thirties & still remember my yoga teacher telling me to go deeper & work thru the pain. Think you have a powerful story to tell. You did what you thought was right at the time btw.
Thank you. Cancer can happen to anyone. Especially these hormonal types of cancers have little to do with “being healthy” or not. ❤️🩹
Natasha is not your Yoga Teacher.
I think it’s more that some are very focussed on fitness/healthy lifestyle and feel strong etc, so often subconsciously feel a little bulletproof almost (I know I did before my own serious health issue), because they live healthy habits. Also I find many feel a reluctance to take a lot of medications and so can become lax with taking prescribed meds (such as the tamoxifen in this case) because it feels counterintuitive to them and their ‘healthy’ lifestyle focus. I say this as someone who has been heavily involved in the fitness industry for 25 years as a sports dietician. So I think Natasha sharing this story is very powerful and may been a bit of a wake-up call for some and could save lives!
@@kiwigirljacks thank you! And so true 🫶
Thank you, Natasha! Wishing you a healing healthy journey.
Thank you for sharing your journey. I was diagnosed with stage 3 ILC breast cancer, one sentinel node involved. Time and information are precious to catch it early and prevent recurrence and metastasis. I’m so sorry you are MBC patient. I can relate with you as far as misinformation and trying your best to put pieces together with no formal medical background. It is hard. Sending you love and light. Please keep updating us. ❤️ you got this.
Thank you so much. Best wishes for you!
It seems that these days we have to be our own advocate…your generosity in sharing your story will link you to others that can lend you support and wisdom. 🥰🇨🇦
I don't even know you, but I am so, SO sorry!! All the best wishes, and good energy, from an internet stranger. I really hope you beat this.
Thank you.
Hi Natasia,
I randomly stumbled on your video this morning or perhaps its Gods answer to my prayers. In 10/22 l had a lumpectomy, followed by radiation then placed on anastrosole for a 5 year regime. Just over 2 weeks ago, l stopped the medication for various reasons. After viewing your message l will jump right on anastrosole today as was prescribed by my oncologist. I'm convinced the sharing of your story will result in saving many lives. Thank you so much and l will be praying Gods blessings for your recovery.
Thank you for that. I think it’s a good decision especially if you are tolerating it well! 🫶🫶🫶
I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer, stage I, in June after I had some post menopausal bleeding and had hysteroscopy and D&C. I actually found out from the pathology in my chart. Referred to GYN onc, they recommended hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy. Had that in August. Pathology came back that all cancer had been removed during hysteroscopy, no residual cancer and no cancer in lymph node and no malignant cells in pelvic washings. Formal stage Ia, fantastic and great. I feel like my chance of recurrence is very low, but I also feel like I’m waiting for it to come back. I’m sorry to hear your news and about how you found out. “Your cancer’s back” is just…NOT OKAY TO SAY AND LEAVE IT THERE. Honestly, I’m no expert but I think the missing and stopping of the tamoxifen had little to do with this recurrence.
I’ll be praying for your recovery. Please keep looking for these more positive groups for support. I’m glad your oncologist has a plan and treatment is always evolving, remember that.
I had a nodule or two in my lung on my CT so I’m going to be mindful and try to be proactive. Keep riding the bike! I broke my leg before thanksgiving so I can’t get back on until February. You are awesome!
Thank you so much for this ❤ I hope you stay healthy too!
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Thank you for sharing your cancer journey. Keep up your spirits 🙏
You popped up on my feed. My brother in law had similar situation with prostate cancer.( oh no big deal) my sis required them to remove it anyway. No further treatment. Then 6 months later it is in his lungs and no treatment will work ( or so they say). No symptoms at all. Taking trials meds - that are female hormone based- he is on his 3rd trial and rocking on well. Keep fighting
That’s awesome he’s doing well 🫶
Thanks for sharing your story Natasha!
I was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer ER+… I had double mastectomy, chemo and radiation. I’m currently taking the Anastrozle, and I have minimal joint pain. I’m very fit and active as well. The goal is to keep lifting weight and keep our bones strong! Talk to your doctor about taking calcium supplements.
I was also recommended to take the new Verzenio pill for 2 years but that one I declined. Side effect seem too crazy and not enough of a study/ patient percentage for me to agree with that one.
Stay strong, you got this!🙏🏼
Glad you are doing so well! Exercise is so important. I’ve been training for this my whole life so I’m just going to keep doing it 🫶
Natasha, I was on Anastrozole for 6 years, from the age of 57 until 63. I had no joint pain and was teaching ballet every day for the first few years and then a few days a week for the next few years. I experienced some hot flushes at night but I probably would have been having them anyway and it was manageable. My hair might have thinned a bit but it is not a problem. I have made sure to drink a lot of water, source organic food and to walk most days. My moods were not any different to normal. You can do this!