LIVING WITH MBC. ONE YEAR AFTER DIAGNOSIS. 🎀
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- One Year with MBC | My Update
It’s been a year since my metastatic breast cancer (MBC) diagnosis, and I wanted to share an update on my journey. In this short video, I’ll do a quick recap, talk about where I am now, what treatments I’m on, what lifestyle changes I’ve made and how I’m feeling.
Thanks for being here 🫶
Ruth Heidrich is my hero. She had metastatic breast cancer to her bones in her 40s. She's now in her 80s (I think 88). She's on YT. She went on to compete in Iron Man in Hawaii. Still competes in her 80s! (I think cycling). She a cutie. My husband is fighting stage 4 cancer now. God bless you. Keep on inspiring!
So happy to hear you are doing well, Natasha! Thanks for letting us know how you're doing.❤
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So happy for you!What a successful outcome . Continue to be aware of the voice that whispers to you about being careful and acknowledging, that there is a time to worry too. Don't mask your feelings.❤❤
Thank you! I’m just someone that doesn’t worry too much about things outside of my control. It doesn’t dictate my life but I am changing the things I can like diet and products! 🥰
It is hard, people pass away from cancer all the time but these days there are many therapies for HR+ breast cancer and more are coming up so I'm hopeful we will live a happy and long life ❤ Pls remain positive Natasha, you are an inspiration to many!
Thanks so much! I’m definitely positive and feel very fortunate. I’m really lucky that I don’t stress much about it because I feel so good. I’m just sad for the people that aren’t doing well. Wish we could figure it out for everyone 😭
Hi there… so happy to hear things are well, I’m right here with you on Kisqali and Letrozole for 10 months now, also doing well… but yes I agree, it’s very frustrating to hear when people don’t survive this disease. But Jesus, I put my hope in Him, and every time a negative thought comes I take it captive and make it yes to Jesus, the one who was, and is and is to come. There is hope sister, not in this world, in Jesus. I pray Lord bless you and keep you and make His face shine upon you. 🙏
I've been hoping to hear and so happy happy happy to hear it's going well... Keep going strong♥️
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you are amazing! be well.
Thank you for being positive and inspiring me to stick to keto!
Great news, Natasha - thank you sharing your diet that is helping you to stay healthy!!!
Changing diet IS HUGE. YOU ARE SMART!!!!!!
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Thank you for the update Natasha. I’m so glad the diet has worked so well for you and that you are feeling so great overall. I haven’t heard of Yuka, so I am curious to check it out. Lots of love to you.❤❤❤
So glad you are doing well ❤❤🎉🎉
Thank you for sharing the update. It's always good to hear good news.
Sending love and prayers your way, and wishing you the best of health and happiness. 🙏🌹💕
I really appreciate your honesty and openness. And yes, it's very scary.
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I'm glad to hear good news 🙏👍❤
Natasha - it’s GREAT to hear from you and to learn you’re doing well. 😃
Do you drink coffee or tea???! If so, do you consume them without any sweetening at all???
@@ThisIsShelly-t8g I do coffee and green tea (not sweetened). For coffee, I use organic soy milk for foam, a little heavy cream and some drops of organic monk fruit so it is sweetened. It took me months to figure out a way to enjoy coffee as much as I did before. This is what worked for me! I make a cappuccino every morning this way.
Some Oncs are continuing patients on 7 years of Anastrazole. I would love to see the studies of the positivity of the 7 years results. You are right, so many people passing from cancer. We have to find a cure.
If anything difficult ever happens, I'll always refer to your story as a source of positivity and strength.
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Hey Natasha, your story is inspiring and stay fit. God bless you. Just would like to know are you ok Palbace and Letrozole?
Thanks! I’m not exactly sure what you are asking. I’m on Kisqali, anastrozole and the monthly lupron shot.
@ are you facing hair thinning issue ? My wife has same type of cancer, her health is good but facing hair thinning issue.
@@Harry-q6z What meds does she take? I haven't noticed any hair thinning, though I have a lot of hair. I also only take one of the pills that has that as a side effect, while most women take two or three a day.
@ she is on palbace and letrozole for hormone positive
@@NatashaFitnessYogaPilatesare you taking only one pill of kisqali/ribociclib?
Hey Natasha, so happy for you & your PET scans! Were you taking Lupron shots those 4 years while you were taking the Tamoxifen?
No. Tamoxifen is the one they give you when you are premenopausal. I had a period for most of the time on it.
@@NatashaFitnessYogaPilates thank you for sharing! Wishing you the very best as you move forward.
Happy to hear you feeling well and that your disease is stable, you radiate positivity. I am 3 years in with secondary breast cancer, on the Ribociclib- chopping and changing the dose, currently on 400 mg but probably going down to 200mg for the next cycle due to low white counts. Thank you, your whole energy makes me positive.
Aw thank you! Wishing you all the best outcomes 💓
Congratulations on NED🎉 I have been on the fence on what diet I should follow. Plant based or keto. I would really like to try keto but have no clue where to start.
I have a couple keto and cancer books, watched a lot of UA-cam videos and a lot of trial and error. I’ve never felt better though! It’s tough at first but gets easier! I have a ketogenic highlight on my instagram page of lots of foods I eat @natashaswinter 🧡
Glad to hear you're doing so well!
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Good bless you dear and may your future ryears be filled with health and prosperity!! I it’s one day at a time and medicine is always advancing! I am also stage 1 , did radiation, and currently on tamoxifen and just live and take it one day at a time, ❤🙏
Rooting for you!
Thank you for sharing. I am a breast cancer thriver too. I would love to see a "What I eat in a day" on your keto diet videos. I'm curious about making the change to full keto, I eat mostly low carb.❤
@@hilthomas802 I have a ketogenic highlight on my instagram here instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE4MDYwNzY1NTE0NTMzNjcy?story_media_id=3336171413865137906&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
Hi Natasha! Glad you are doing well. Im curious does Ketogenic diet allows high saturated fats as well?
@ it does allow them. It’s a high fat diet but I personally don’t eat meat or a lot of high saturated fats except in some dairy like cheese and some heavy cream in my coffee.
thank you! What brand do you use to check your blood clucose? Please advise. I too have breast cancer and would like to try the diet that has worked for you. Thank you so much!
I have keto mojo urine sticks and the blood testing for glucose and ketones. I don’t really use that finger prick way anymore but I still use the urine sticks maybe a couple times a week.
Hi. Do you test for glucose/ketones/GKI ? Glad you are doing so well. Xx
I thought I answered this one. I did test a lot for the first few months. Now I don’t very often. I’ll pee on the sticks a couple times a week to check in.
Hi Natasha, thank you for sharing! May I ask how's your sleep? Since I am on lupron shot and Letrozole, my sleep pattern totally changed. Constant wake up in middle of the night and sleep quality is very low. Just curious if any changes to your sleep pattern while on those medications? Thanks!❤
I haven’t had any sleep changes. Sorry you are! 🙏🏼😓
@@NatashaFitnessYogaPilates Oh that's great! Probably that's due to your diet and exercises etc. It is good to know it is possible not to have this side effects! Thank you!🙏
I am on similar regimen as your Lupron monthly plus exesmestane and verse up. I have all menopause symptoms including insomnia. Heard Dr hubberman labs lecture on UA-cam how to improve sleep. I tried and it helped within 2 days. He asks to go out in sunlight and look at sunlight for 5 -10 mins between 6am to 9 am and then evening sunlight for few mins. It will reset your body clock . It fixed my sleep within 2 days - try it
What screening sticks do you recommend to see if you’re in ketosis?
@@liz032181 I use keto mojo urine sticks and I also have the blood tester one for glucose and ketones.
Happy for you
Natasha,
read about DRY FAST (water fast as alternative )
I was diagnosed with BC 12/23. Lumpectomy and 20 rounds of radiation. On tamoxifen now. Oncotype score of 8. Your story is one I follow closely because it’s so similar to mine. When I was diagnosed I started doing keto. Looked and felt great. I’ve since learned that my breast cancer type (ILC) is different and doesn’t use glucose primarily but relies mainly on fats and some protein. Ugh. I have had such a hard time knowing what to eat. I’ve finally settled on a low glutamate Mediterranean diet. We do what we feel most comfortable with I guess. The fear will always be there. Thanks for posting these videos. I’m glad you are well.
@@terib.7139 thanks for sharing! It’s so tough to know what to do! How do you find out what your cancer thrives on? I know mine is mostly estrogen at a high rate.
@ I just googled my cancer type and “metabolic profile”. AI does a good job of summarizing but might need to read a few medical articles to get a good picture. If you haven’t already read it, I’ve found Jane McLellands book “How to Starve Cancer” to be very informative.
@ thanks! I’ll look into this.
I have a close friend facing similar to you, can you share some of the safer products you use for makeup, and cleaning products. I think she would be keen to try this too, ❤
@@danawilletts3528 I’ve been running everything through the app called YUKA. It’s hard to say specific brands because even within the brand, some things are good and bad so I look individually. I do use Blueland for cleaning. I bought some new make up from 100% pure and some of my glossier and thrive cosmetics were good and some I threw out. Hope that helps.
@@NatashaFitnessYogaPilates it does thank you. I will look into all of that with her. ❤
I love Yuka! Although I hate that they take off points for things like "too salty"
Yeah. Agree with the food! Especially being keto, I’m aiming for high fat so I ignore some of it. I’m just looking for bad ingredients like pesticides, toxins etc
If you want to make sure your arteries are fine regarding your high cholesterol, get a coronary calcium scan, insurance doesn't cover it but it is about $100 and takes under 10 minutes. I believe it is more accurate than any other imaging.
Thanks for the tip!
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What kind of breast cancer did u have at stage 1? I wish u well.
@@briggettecammett6181 it is ER / PR positive, HER2 negative. Invasive Ductal Carcinoma.
@ I am so perplexed at how women like u who are so healthy develop cancer. U are an inspiration for many. Stay strong and fight, fight, fight.
There are blood tests to see if you have any circulating tumor cells.
@@andreabontempo643 I get that monthly and I continue to test in normal range.
I also get a circulating tumor DNA test for stage four breast cancer. I was just wondering what is the range your bloodwork has been in for your mutations to show.
@@NatashaFitnessYogaPilates that’s great!
@@lisa-eg8nx My oncologist doesn’t really use the blood work testing so I had ask for it. This is what I now get: Cancer Antigen 15-3 and I range between 15-18 u/ml range. Not even sure if that answers your question.
Oh thank you for sending that I don’t get that test but I get the Tempus circulating to DNA. I am ERPR positive with bone metastasis I was diagnosed in 2020 I’m just on letrozole right now and the CT scan me every six months and I get the circulating tumor dna every three months. I’m glad that you’re doing so well!
I was on targeted therapies in the beginning, but when I got a second opinion at Northwestern medicine, they felt that I would be fine for now. I just left was all. I also had my ovaries and fallopian tubes removed as I was 51 when I was diagnosed. I’m Denovo I was diagnosed stage four at the first diagnosis
I’m sorry. This is what cancer treatment is like unfortunately. You think it’s fine and it finds a way to catch you off guard. Biopsies are horrible. Medications are horrible. I don’t recommend them. I ended up not doing any treatment and it disappeared miraculously on Christmas Day for me. I recommend going all in with God instead. He wants to heal you too! These “treatments” are no way to live.
Have you tried Fenbendazole and Ivermectin?
@@andreabontempo643 nope. I’m listening to my oncologists and with no evidence of cancer, I would say everything is working.
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