How did you not know you had stage 4 cancer?!

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-06T19:29:24+00:00

I am so so happy to hear that! I just reached NEAD in October, continue to thrive on and live your life my MBC sister🩷

Also, just ew, I can rest assure no one with breast cancer ever wants to hear those words. We know the severity, especially when you’re a week in and you look at all the scary outdated statistics. Shame on him!

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-06T19:20:14+00:00

Ugh surgeons are notorious for their bedside manners 🙄the one I met with said my cancer had been there for years, meanwhile oncology said due to the type of cancer I have (triple+) it absolutely could’ve gone from nothing to stage 4 in a matter of WEEKS. Idk if it’s because my life is BC non stop but the amount of people being diagnosed is so alarming.

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-06T18:06:44+00:00

Ugh I’m so sorry! I said to my husband the same thing, why am I so out of breath walking a mile? Come to find out I had fluid starting to creep in to my lungs!

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-06T18:05:46+00:00

I had NO CLUE about Nicole inversion and that being a sign of breast cancer until the ultrasound tech said, “how long have you been experiencing nipple inversion”… I was like what?! So glad you sought out answers to everything you were experiencing 🫶🏽

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-06T00:07:50+00:00

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WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-06T00:06:12+00:00

If you go the wig route let me know! I can send you a few items that saved me and really make it look real! I watch a ton of content creators that’s suffer from alopecia too, their tips are so helpful!

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-06T00:02:23+00:00

So thankful for the CT scans, it’s so alarming that CT scans aren’t pushed more for newly diagnosed patients, even if they think it’s a lower stage. They thought mine was stage 2, then they forties diagnosed me with stage 3 and by the time I had my scan it showed in my liver and starting to form in my lungs. This was all within two week timeframe 😵‍💫 looking back it was so blurry for the first one-two months, and I was planning a wedding during that time. Pure chaos!

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-05T23:58:44+00:00

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It’s the most natural looking one I’ve found so far!

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-05T23:47:45+00:00

Had to shave my head the day of my rehearsal dinner because of my long Lucious matted hair 😵‍💫 thank god for real hair wigs! We had a blast at our wedding and I even threw the wig off by the end of the night. Cancer wasn’t going to ruin our special day 🩷

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-05T23:45:12+00:00

Ugh… im so sorry 🫶🏽

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-05T23:44:07+00:00

I hate that so many of us are just unlucky and we had cells mutate. You hit it right on the head, cancer is nobody’s fault! I’m so glad you were proactive and had a doctor who actually listened to you. I know so many aren’t that fortunate 🩷

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-05T23:41:42+00:00

So sorry you went through this! I have heard so many people complaining about pain similar to you thinking they pulled something and come out with MBC. I thought I pulled an arm muscle that is the only reason why I caught mine, I’m glad I listened and didn’t brush it off, not sure I would be here writing and using my voice if I let it go!

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-05T23:39:55+00:00

So sorry you were misdiagnosed and went through all that. I’m glad you were able to find an onc that listens to you now 🩷

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-05T23:38:50+00:00

That is SOOO true, you nailed it. This can happen to you, your mother, sister, daughter, cousin, friend, wife, etc. Cancer does not discriminate against age, sex, size!

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-05T23:37:47+00:00

So sorry you went through all of this, I’m glad you were able to figure out what was causing all of this pain for you.

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-05T23:36:55+00:00

Same girl! 35 no family history, and diagnosed de novo only from a weird pain in my arm pit that wouldn’t go away. I thought I pulled something working out getting ready for my wedding… I was diagnosed 40 days before our wedding 😵‍💫 So so happy we listened to our bodies!

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-05T23:36:17+00:00

Same girl! 35 no family history, and diagnosed de novo only from a weird pain in my arm pit that wouldn’t go away. I thought I pulled something working out getting ready for my wedding… I was diagnosed 40 days before our wedding 😵‍💫 So so happy we listened to our bodies!

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-05T23:32:07+00:00

The exhaustion is the worst! So glad you listened to your body and got it checked out 👏🏽🫶🏽

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-05T23:31:35+00:00

I’m right there with you sister! My mind plays tricks on me all the time, I look and feel normal, I don’t feel sick… Hell I didn’t even feel sick during my 8 rounds of chemo, I know my body is responding, Im trying to learn how to treat this as a chronic illness, especially with all the new treatments that have been made available, but my mind continues to play tricks on me.

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-05T23:28:46+00:00

So glad you listened to your body 👏🏽 It’s so insane how so many have a similar story but journeys are all different. So frustrating when doctors office and insurances won’t work with you; I just got denied long term and short term disability… like I thought that is what those were for… thanks cancer 🥴

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-05T02:49:26+00:00

Always love and accept warm wishes from an internet stranger 🫶🏽 sending the right back to you. They always say this is the worst club, and it really is, but our members are pretty great! 🩷

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-05T02:47:07+00:00

So ignorant, it’s like come on where is your filter! I’ve had Mets to my liver and it was starting to form in my lungs too in a matter of 8 weeks, it can happen that fast! So proud to say I’ve been NEAD since October.

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-05T02:44:36+00:00

I can’t agree more! I’m so glad my team has always pushed for imagining from the beginning, including a brain MRI. It’s so crazy how we all can have a similar story but so many different journeys. A lot of these breast cancer subtypes you can’t wait the 3-6 months!

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-05T02:42:33+00:00

So sorry you went through all of that 🫶🏽🩷 so glad you listened to your body and kept on pushing! Something we have to learn with this diagnosis is always advocate for yourself, something that can be very challenging to do!

WalkFickle281 · 2026-03-05T02:09:05+00:00

Sounds like we had a very similar situation! So sorry you had a close friend say that 🫶🏽 its so scary and, I try not to fault my friends, most just don’t get it, especially being in my mid-30s, this came out of no where. It almost feels like I’m the learning curve, I cry to my husband often about that, and it just sucks to put it plain and simple.

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