mom with stage 4 breast cancer has lower back pain due to herniated disk

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Thank you for your response. Better communication is in definite need. We are looking to possibly switch
oncologists. I am reading others questions and they seem to have a better handle on their loved ones
diagnosis. For example, the one person knew how many lymph nodes were infected with cancer. We have no idea
how many of moms are. I get the feeling that because she is stage four the doctors are like it doesn't
really matter where it is at this stage because treatment will be the same. I also hear people state that the
doctors gave them 2 years and they are still going strong. We on the other hand have not been given any kind
of time frame. The doctors have said it could been a month or it could be years there is no way to know. I
can;t help but believe that there has to be someone out there that can give us more information but I do not
know where to go. Currently we are at the cancer institute of nj. Our doctor has a good reputation but I
don't feel like we are having the same "great" experience as everyone else but at the same time
is this just the best we are gonna get or is there another oncologist that can give us more info. We want to
know where the cancer is in her body. We know it is in her bone marrow, some on her stomach lining and some
along her spine as well as lymph nodes. But is it in all her lymph nodes?? We don't know. Any guidance
you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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