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Katie Thurston has put a health update in the heart of her continued phase IV breast cancer battle.
“I wanted to give an update on my latest episode as someone proving (a) navigating breast cancer phase IV. The thing that people don’t realize with Phase IV is that I will be on medicine for the rest of life,” the first Bachelorette34, he said in Friday, September 19, Instagram video. “It’s like a maintenance plan, which is great but also can be daunting.”
Thurston added that as she continued to treat her cancer, there was a possibility that her “medication stopped working.” If that happens, she and her doctor review her options for the next best solution.
Every month, Thurston is allowed to check his laboratories. A recent batch was “a little concerned,” for her and the medical staff. Her doctor finished “lowering” how many pills she takes to “two pills” a day, rather than her typical three. Thurston shared that the Switch had helped him.
Katie Thurston gave an update on her treatment plan in the middle of her ongoing breast cancer battle. “Today is my three -day scan login. The first time since the start of my treatment plan,” the former Bachelorette wrote through his Instagram story on Monday, July 7. “We will find out if the tumors are stable (no growth) or possibly even (…)
“That has worked for my liver enzymes, meaning I do not need to delay my treatment, I can continue my treatment,” he explained. “The bigger test on it if this is still working, next month I will be re -drawn to see how much the tumor has shrunk.”
Thurston shared that the cancer that had spread to his liver had “disappeared alone” and no longer appears on his scans.
As Thurston prepares for the next phase of her treatment, she remains optimistic that she will have “no evidence of disease” in her scanning schedule for “next month.” If the scan comes back with positive news, she will be able to get a double mastectomy
“In November, I have organized my double mastectomy,” he said, noting that she is “like another whole episode” that is not “know enough yet”
“Things work so far and we are adapting,” he said.
Earlier this year Thurston revealed that she Been diagnosed with breast cancer After finding a “small lump” he didn’t go away. “
“My first lump (which was a benign cod) felt like a peas or marble (a) hard, unnatural, but discomfort caused me. The second felt more,” he remembered in February 2025. “He came and went first, but maybe after 3-4 months of not going away or recovering, I saw my doctors and saw my doctors.”
A month later, Thurston’s doctors discovered that the cancer had spread to his liver, making her phase IV diagnosis.
