Dr Liz O'Riordan Breast Cancer Vlog Week 2
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2023
- I'm Dr Liz O'Riordan and welcome to my Week 2 of my Breast Cancer Vlog
My breast cancer came back for the second time in July 2023, after being diagnosed in 2015 aged 40 whilst working as a consultant breast surgeon and then again in 2018
This vlog shares my personal story as a breast surgeon dealing with breast cancer for the third time
This week - it's all about results.
Results from my biopsy
Results from my CT scan
And I tell you what it's like to have a CT scan - how you lie, what you wear, what you do and what the IV contrast feels like
Next week - it's all about the surgery
Speaker, Author and Storyteller - liz.oriordan.co.uk
Author ‘Under The Knife’ and ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer’
Podcast Host - Don’t Ignore The Elephant
Instagram @oriordanliz
Twitter @Liz_ORiordan
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Again: I listened enthralled with your candor/knowledge/realness. You are doing a GREAT service for so many. Praying that THIS will be the FINAL step for you and you will be CURED forever! I admire your spirit and intelligence greatly.
Wow, thank you!
Hi Liz, firstly can I say how pleased I am that your CT scan results came back clear … what a relief! Looking forward to hearing how you got on with your surgery, I hope all went well.
Wish I had found your channel sooner, l love how open and honest you are and the fact that you have so much knowledge really is helpful. I don’t think people understand the physiological effects having a cancer diagnosis has. I was diagnosed in October 2020 with grade 3 stage 1 HER2 Positive breast cancer and the fear of a reoccurrence is real. I don’t think family and friends realise just what it entails …. They think you’ve been cured and you should be overjoyed but in reality we are never the same are we. I always try to look on the positive side of things and am definitely a glass half full kind of girl but until you’ve experienced something like this then I don’t think you can truly understand how it feels.
I am so grateful for the amazing care I received from the NHS especially as we were in the thick of covid. My surgeon was so lovely and I had so much faith in him. I am also so grateful for herceptin as I beleive before this wonder drug the prognosis would not have been a good one.
Thanks for all you do Liz, you are doing an amazing job! xx
Thank you for this and I'm so pleased your surgeon was lovely. I'm slowly converting all my shorts into longform videos
Thank you so much for sharing. I totally understand scan anxiety. I was diagnosed 11/2020 with stage 4 ER PR Positive Denovo with bone Mets. Originally they thought I was early stage. I had no symptoms other than a little dimple on my one breast but I had a MRI February 2020 and I missed my mammogram because of Covid in June. I really don’t think that made a difference to be honest I have lobular, which is very hard to detect and very dense breast. I’ve been getting mammograms with ultrasounds since I was 30 my mom had breast cancer we do not have a gene. It wasn’t till they did my scans that showed lesions in my bones. It doesn’t show in a bone scan, but it will show up in a CT scan… I am doing very well I’m just on Letzorole. I have been a Target therpY and ibrance. I also had a hysterectomy. I am now 53 years old I was 50 at the time… I’m just still very thankful. I got to raise my children and live a very healthy life for 50 years. I will never complain about my diagnosis so many people have it worse than me and I feel pretty darn good considering lol I do have a sense of humor with my diagnosis. And I trust in God and his plan and as of right now I’m very healthy so I can live my life pretty normal. I wish everyone the best that is going through this weather it’s stage one or stage four. It’s still very scary and I just want to thank you again for sharing all the wonderful information that you give us every week.❤
Thanks for sharing this with us x
I totally get it and thank you for going through all this for us - it’s helping me heal from my own trauma.
Thank you for speaking so honestly about your experience, not just what it's like but also how it feels inside! It gives us courage. I feel for you and it's a real relief that the recurring cancer is no different from the original and that the scan is clear!
YOu're welcome x
Dr. Liz, anxiety is the absolute worst when you’re waiting for results of a cancer diagnosis. I understand how you feel completely. I just had my mastectomy on Wednesday; ugh! Mine is ER positive, HER negative. Now I wait for the post-op appointment. I am so happy for you that your CAT scan was negative; what a complete gift. Love your vlog and keeping you in my prayers.
Thanks for sharing this with us. I hope your results are good
My 🙏🙏🙏are with you always!
Waiting for results is terrible. My imaging was birads 5 so I already figured it was cancer even before I did the biopsy. But between imaging, it was my daughter’s 6th birthday and then a big Xmas party the day after the biopsy. During the party I saw I had a missed call and so after the party, my husband and I got to chat with the dr and found out that I was right and it was cancer. It took me 20 minutes of bargaining with myself to call back to get the results. It’s so hard. It was especially hard trying to do all these tests (it was in a node so I needed tons of extra scans) and keep a happy face on for the kids during the holiday season. This year I’ll be done all the active treatment hopefully before Halloween and can enjoy the holidays.
I'm so sorry you had to go through that. Sending you a hug
@@DrLizORiordan I’m sorry you’re going through it again! Thank you for telling us your story. Sending hugs back. 🫂
Mine's devolved to triple negative (after 2 isolated bony mets over the last 3 years) . Routine visit to onco in 3 weeks to decide on next round of PET/CT or bone scan. I can see my scans and reports online within 24hrs. For me, this means I can prepare my mind and make plans before I have to go back for official discussions. I just couldn't wait for a week or be blind-sided in the consultation
You're so lucky to get the results so quickly
@@DrLizORiordan yes, I'd be an utter wreck otherwise.
Oh I felt it all as I listened to you. I felt all the fear again and how it just shuts you down and you can’t function through the waiting. It’s impossible for people who haven’t been through it to understand. I hate being told to ‘keep positive’. Aahhh!!!
So glad your CT was clear. Hoping your surgery goes well.
Thank you x
Thanks always Dr. Liz and hope for your wellness healing totally 🙏💖🩺🌹
thank you
Feel for you! Its horrendous waiting for results we try to keep positive, Im so happy for your result, waiting.... reminds me of mine years ago waiting to see if it had spread, I think keeping my cool took every bit of strength. Thankyou Liz for all you do!
Thank you! I felt it's important for people to know that I totally get what's going through their head
You are so honest and brave mam
Thank you for all that you do for us BC "Survivors" Liz. I am rooting for you and hope that your surgery is successful and not too stressful for you. Stay strong, amazing woman! x
Thank you so much x
Thank you for your sharing. Glad to hear that your CT scan is clear. All the best to your surgery. 🤞🤞
I don’t have breast cancer but I am doing my best to pray for, support and understand the needs of my friend who recently had a terminal cancer diagnosis. Thank you for your videos. I will be praying for you too.
Thank you x
I’ve just finished reading your book, couldn’t put it down. It made me both smile and cry. I first had lobular breast cancer when I was 38 and exactly the same again earlier this year aged 60. I’ve never said why me but I have asked why again. I love how you explain things in plain English and you’ve actually made me feel happier about myself and how I look. Thank you Liz x
Thank you so much for letting me know! If you had a few moments to leave a review on Amazon it would help other women find the book x
Thank you for sharing, I am so pleased for you. I am in the same waiting position. I have 10 more days to wait , fingers crossed. Stay well.
Thank you, for sharing your feelings and thoughts xx
You are so welcome!
What a relief for you, thank you for sharing your story. Good luck on your ongoing journey xx
Thank you so much!
I do look forward to your videos! So much great content! Thank you. So happy for you that you are still treatable.
You are so welcome!
Thanks for that, you described everything especially the scan, perfectly,it acts instantly. Best wishes 👍🏻🙏🏻
You’re welcome 😊
Dear Dr Liz, happy to hear scan is clear, thinking of you ❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much!
Good luck with your surgery. So pleased your CT scan was clear. I wish I had found you last year,but am reading your book. You are doing a great job. Looking forward to you next blog.
Thank you so much x
Once again so helpful x💛
Happy to help!
Jumping up and down for your clear CT scan!! Woo-hoo!! Thrilled, thrilled, thrilled! Now for the next bit, but you can handle it! ❤❤❤
Fingers crossed!
Scanxiety is so real. Great that the results came back clear. I had a check-up CT (serous endometrium carcinoma) two weeks ago. My oncology nurse called me the next day (!!) to let me know everything was allright. She understands how hard it is to wait. Going to bring her flowers when I have my next check-up in october 😊 Thanks for sharing! Love from Amsterdam ❤
Phew! Glad your scan was OK
Great video. I had Paget’s disease in 2016 and was lucky to have caught it early. It never leaves me though, the worry. Sharing your struggle helps me to know if it happens, I will deal with it. Thank you. 🤗
Thanks for sharing this with us x
So happy for you that the ct scan was good news. I’m allergic to the contrast. First time I ended up with horrendous hives. Last time they gave me Benadryl and Prednisone but I still ended up with an itchy and agitating rash for a week. I don’t want to ever have that contrast again and hope that won’t be a problem. Hoping your surgery goes very well and wishing you a smooth recovery. Hugs
That sounds awful!
You are such an encourager and so helpful. I appreciate greatly your education, honesty, and how you put yourself out there to help others. Next month I have to go "back" for imaging - dreading it but you are my inspiration
I laughed at the the hot flashes. I walk around just about naked. I am so tired of changing clothes 3x a day 😅😅😊
me too!
I'm so sorry that you have to deal with this again. God is with you and He holds you in the palm of His hand.
thank you. My aunt is praying for me as well
Thanks again Liz, for your honest vlog. I was diagnosed with grade 2 lobular cancer last year, turned out to be 80mm, the thoughts of recurrence some days is overwhelming but it’s early days and your vlogs and book have given me lots of helpful information that is helping me through.
Thanks for sharing this with us. Sending you a hug
Amazing lady.
Thanks x
Dear Dr. O´Riordan, thank you so much for your inspiring words. I wish you all the very best . It is so good to have your expert advice, experience and opinion. Thank you. You are such a great help. Love Renate
You are very welcome
Dear Dr. O`Riordan @@DrLizORiordan may I ask a question? Is it true, that cancer spreads because of surgery? Thank you so much for your opinion. All the very best Renate
Hi Liz .. First, excellent news indeed on your local recorrente .
Very pleased to know that it is a local recorrente ..and potential curable .
Just reassuring that how we still don’t have an effective treatment for lobular cancer ..
Much more researches need to done .. very upsetting though .
Thought that letrozole would work but clearly not ..
Fingers crossed that everything goes well for you !! Xx
some cancers can develop resistance to the hormone blocking treatment
Hi Liz. Loving your vlog. It’s very interesting especially as I have had a local recurrence of TNBC in my left breast which was operated on last Wednesday. Best of luck with your upcoming operation.💕🙏
Sorry to hear you're in the same club
Thanks Liz.🙏
Dear Liz, congratulations to your results! I am so happy that it is still a local recurrence. All the best for the operation. Sounds not very funny :-(. One tip for a nightgown during the change: Perhaps you can find something made of batiste, a very fine, thin, but woven cotton fabric. I have several nightgowns for summer made of it, they are perfect. Love and hugs, Beate
Thank you so much!
Good luck to you 🍀🤞
Thank you 😁
Liz, I recently had a CT scan for my bowel. I had all the instrumentation up my unmentionable, and I thought I’d weed myself too (even though they warned me). It’s so strange isn’t it? Wishing you the best of luck for your operation and I hope the skin is flexible enough for you and your surgeon. xxx
thank you x
Thanks so much! I had a recurrence and DMX last year after 6 years. Paget’s is very rare; I thought it was eczema which I always get. Exactly a year behind you.
It is rare - but Trisha who co-wrote my book with me had Paget's too
Hello from Toronto sending a lot of love to you bless 🌸🇨🇦
Hello there!
I had a double mastectomy 2 years ago. I am seeing my surgeon next week as i have 2 similar lumps on my chest that you had. I thought they were something to do with the scar, but after mentioning them and sending a photo to my breast cancer nurse , she said i needed to come in. Needless to say after you first vlog, i am really worried about them. Fingers crossed they aren't a return.
Thanks for your videos, they are fab!
I'll keep my fingers crossed for you
@@DrLizORiordan thank you!
Thanks so much for your sharing all about I need. I was diagnosed with triple negative breast stage3 in December 2020 and it came back again at the same kind, same place right on the scar. My Pet scan was cleared, one lymph node involved but can't remove. I got surgery two days ago. Praying for you 🙏🏼
Thanks for sharing this with us
Dear doctor, as a breast surgeon doctor, have you ever done the surgery twice for a breast cancer patient because the margins results is positive and the cancer didn’t take all out on the first surgery?
Hi Liz. Thank you so much for this videos. Would you mind to talk about local recurrence grade 2 hormonal cancers treatments. Thank you. Love your dog
I'm scripting a video on local recurrence as we speak
By-the-way, I love your hair!. So cute👍.
Thank you so much 😀
Just found you and wanted to say thank you. I hope you are coping as well as can be. If possible and if you feel up to perhaps a video on Letrozole as the Tamoxifen video was excellent . 💪 We can all beat this
I'm writing it at the moment
Good luck with it all..I'm 73 and going thru the same thing...I had a lump out, now waiting for radiation and reading about burns and it hitting your stomach or lungs..it's all so very scary
sending you a hug
Thank you, sending you a hug back and good luck.
❤️🐞
Also I really want to get surgery for my IDC soon. Please debunk this study >>
Surgery for Cancer: A Trigger for Metastases
You already know it’s rubbish. Surgery does NOT trigger metastases
Thanks so much for sharing and educating me. I had a double mastectomy in January 2023 with implants, how can I examine my breast to see if there is a reoccurence.
you check the breast skin and feel for lumps or nodules around the edges of where the breast used to be
Hi Dr Liz
Thank you for your information 🎉i was also er pos then radiation a few years ago
The went to fasolidex fo 2 years ..my night sweats weakness not sleeping was terrible
I was put on a night antidep which took that away ,stopped the fasolidex and started aromatase for a few monts now
I dont know if i did the rt thing by changing plus changinging ons...si whether it was the horse or car as to meridep at night ..i dont know
Obviously scared about future as with eveyone
But not many sweats now ant i sleep
I saw yo had the fasolidex..and this put a big question mark in my mind
Apparently you cannot stop and start these meds
Love to you
And thanks 🙏🌟😘
MC
Thanks for sharing this with us
Hello,dear Doctor
You are really educating all of us
Somehow,there still seems to be some shame surrounding cancer
Lo9king great in your gear
Love your Spaniel
I have a cute little Chihuahua,23 years young
Would you agree that 90 % of Cancers are genetic and very often familial
I know you will face this cancer with positivity
No,it’s not fair
And
It’s not fine
Do you feel the devastating effects of Chemo are always worth it
Im not being disrespectful but seeing what my 46 year brother went right through to his death ,I often question this
Please accept my warm Hugs 🤗
I question chemo too. Sadly there is no way of knowing if it will help any one person
Dr. Liz, May I ask that did you test your gene for any mutations like BRAC 1/2 after you got BC? Why you kept getting recurrences even though you are precessional and do every right for reducing the risk of recurrence? Thanks for your honesty and kind of telling your story. I am also a BC survivor.
I didn't have a gene test as I have no family history and I wasn't TNBC< Sometimes breast cancer comes back despite all the drugs and healthy living. We still don't know why a cancer develops resistance to all the treatments we give it
Those follow up 3 & 6 month appts are nerve wracking ! My BP is always high at check in because of anxiety, anyone else ? What do you do ? I practice breathing, visualization but it's still scary.
I just try and get through the day the best I can
Hi Barb, I know exactly what mean . Waiting for the results is horrible. The medical assistant took my systolic BP/ at 160. My BP is usually normal. My oncologist came in quickly and the first words out of his mouth were " your scans are fine". I also try to concentrate on slowing my breathing but that day I certainly wasn't doing it very effectively.
Dose the cells have to go to the nods befor it gose in to your blood thank you ,and dose brest cancer allways come back
70-80% of women with breast cancer don't get a recurrence
My auntie is going through breast cancer it worries me 😢
Give her a hug from me x
Thank you so much for sharing! I was diagnosed this year with ILC stage 3. Neoadjuvant chemo made the tumor disappear. Next are single mastectomy, radiation and AIs w/Verzenio. I’m 50, postmenopausal. I wonder if your recurrence happened while in tamoxifen or AIs. If so, are your cells becoming resistant to treatment? If you could go back in time, would you have changed anything as far as the original treatment plan you were given goes? Thank you! ❤
I had a recurrence on Tam and then on the AIs
Having fibroadenoma in the past(removed) , leads to get breast cancer on future? May we get chance to breast cancer?
Fibroadenomas do NOT increase your risk of getting breast cancer
Thank you for fast response 🙏🏻
Dr Liz,as a doctor I guess you did everything right like exercise, not eating sugar taking tamoxifen..so why did get a recurrence..when we're you first diagnosed..what could have gone wrong
It's just chance or bad luck. Cancer is unpredictable
Hi Dr. Liz
I have had a right mastectomy for invasive ductal carcinoma. I have had three clean scans but the waiting for results is terrifying ( as you said). Congrats on a clean scans. Just a suggestion Dr. William Li has written a book called Eat to Beat Disease. He specifies which foods kill cancer stem cells, which foods are antiangiogenic, which foods are anti-inflammatory, which foods feed your microbiome. I don't know if the book is available. Thanks also for your posting stating that oncologists should know now to treat the acute symptoms of a medical menopause. My symptoms were brutal. By chance I met a skilled acupuncturist who was able to help
We’re you on Letrozole ? X
Tamoxifen then Letrozole then anastrazole
Why are patients naked when receiving radiation treatment? And then some are naked but covered with a sheet. If they are going to cover with a sheet why not keep clothing on?
Did it come vack fro the third time. So sorry
It came back locally for the second time
Are you BRAC gene?
No
Trust Jesus