Marking 8 years since...

Trish03

I can hardly believe that I'm writing my 8-year update! This month marks 8 years since my dx with Stage lll bc, and I'm feeling great and living a full life. I'm extremely thankful for every healthy day that I live. More than anything else, I think that surviving cancer has made me appreciate every minute of every day. I know that I don't stress over small stuff as much as many other people do or as much as I did in the past. I'm constantly aware that I've been very fortunate.

I wish the best to all of my Stage III sisters who are going through treatment right now. It will end, and you will get your life back. You will get to the point where you don't think about bc all the time. I also wish the best to those who are celebrating anniversaries as I am. Every year is a huge milestone that we celebrate together.

 Hugs, Trish 

KerryMac

Congratulations!!

8 years is amazing. Thanks for posting.

Here's to another 80!!

SharonMH

Hi    Congratulations on your 8 years. I love hearing good news like that.  SharonH

martygra

Congratulations to you! I am so thankful to hear that you will be back to normal.  I was just diagnosed on 9/6/11 and I my biggest fear is not getting back to normal.  Some women say its a different kind of normal and I just want my old normal at least,  The more appreciative part sounds good,  I just don't like reading about the women who years later are still depressed and all that.  It scares me to think I will never feel at least as normal as I was before I found out I had this battle to fight.   Thank you so much for posting.

Celtic_Spirit

Congratulations! And I agree with you completely!

geewhiz

So wonderful to hear. Thank you for sharing with us!

diana50

congrats* big hugs* huge milestone*

lexi4

Yay Trish!

Congratulations on your 8 year milestone! I am so happy to see your post. I remember you from when I first joined BC.Org! So happy that you continue to do well!

Hugs,

Lexi

SpunkyGirl

Wonderful, Trish!  Thank you for sharing your good news with us.  May you and your family have many more years of peace and good health.

Hugs

Bobbie

KiwiMum

Congratulations and thank you for sharing. Posts like yours fill me with hope for the future.

Pure

huge Huge...Thank you for sharing:)

jennyboog

Congrats, so happy for you!  Thanks for posting and I wish you many more years.

NancyD

Congratulations, Trish! It's good to hear from others who've made it through long-term.

Trish03

Martygra, I really do feel as normal as I did pre-bc, except I think I get more joy from life because I know that every day is a special gift. I refuse to allow breast cancer to define who I am. It's just something that I went through for a few months in the past. It has nothing to do with my life today. Yes, it takes a while to get to this point, but it will happen. I think the new normal that people talk about is knowing that bc can come back and learning to live with that knowledge without letting it overwhelm you, but, in reality, no one knows what will happen to them. To me, that's life; that IS normal.

All the best to you. You will be celebrating milestones, too, and you will have your normal life again before you know it.

Hugs, Trish 

Kay_G

Congrats Trish!  Keep on living life to the fullest!  Thanks for posting.

ppplocke

Super news to hear! Thanks for sharing and giving us all a bright note to hope for! I am especially happy to hear that this many years out you are still grateful for each day. I am so scared I will forget all of my "cancer lessons"!

marial

That is so awesome for you..8 years..o so love hearing those stories, thank you for posting!

Denise2730

Trish - I'm just going to say what everybody else on here has said. Congratulations and thanks for posting the good news.

weesa

I love to see the longevity pile up here!

Annie62

Congrats! Thanks for sharing!

Annie

AnacortesGirl

Thank you for letting us know about your milestone!  I'm two years out and rather disappointed that I've been off work for the last two months.  I really, really wanted to be back to my old self.  I'm chalking it up to lack of estrogen because it's definitely not cancer!

pupfoster1

WOW~I've been w/out a computer for a few days and missed your post---CONGRATS and THANK YOU for hope and inspiration!!!

Sharon

cmdczc

Congratulations!  Just what I love to hear being 20 months out;  thank you for sharing.  Have a wonderful next 8 years!

lkc

Congratulations Trish in your MEGA milestone. So so wonderful that you come back and post  for all to see that it can be done.

God Bless!

kathleen1966

Well I keep seeing these posts and I have even seen Her2+ long term survival posts!  This helps soo much and makes us feel that anything is possible for us!  Thank you sooooooo much for thinking of us by posting this!!! 

susan_CNY

love these happy posts, congrats to you!

martygra

Thank you Trish,  You make my heart smile.  I just can't imagine having to feel depressed over this years after the treatment ends and you get to go about your regular life again.  When I read about the people that are still battling depression years later it makes me wonder sometimes if it is even worth getting the treatment, those times are getting fewer now but when I first started going through the tests and all back in August and I would read that it would really get me down.  Thanks so much for your positive post.

foobs

Trish

 You look and sound great!   Our DX are very similar.  I do have a question....  Are you still on an AI? If so, what kind?  I'm at 2 1/2 years out and living life as rich & full as I can!

 THANK YOU for such a lovely post! 

sespebadger

Thanks for posting, Trish. So glad you are doing well. How nice to hear such wonderful news!

Anonymous

Oh  Trish, this gives hope,.  Thanks so much for sharing!!

 

Barb

Trish03

Foobs, yes, I'm still taking Arimidex. My onc has allowed me to stay on it since I'm Stage III and since my bone density scans are still OK. I'm in my 8th year of taking it. I'm afraid to stop, and I really don't have many side effects. I like the peace of mind knowing I'm doing everything I can to keep the bc from coming back. 

Hugs, Trish