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Jbakerwebb

• my name is Jackie B from Ft Gibson, ok. I am 58 years young with IDC stage II with lymph node involvement. My cancer was found during a timely, routine mammogram.Right dab in the middle of A/C my hair was coming out in clumps and my precious hubby helped it off! It was very emotional for both of us but it brought us to a closeness unlike anything ever has. Even after 30 years there's still room to grow. I finished my 4 AC doses relatively unscathed but Taxol hit me hard. On my last Taxol infusion neuropathy hit me hard. I'm on drug therapy for that but still struggle daily with painful feet. I'm currently in the middle of 36 radiation treatments. I'll be so glad when this journey is over however I'm grateful to God for the journey. He has blessed me and others tremendously all through it!

Community has helped me find others going through same routine and very informative!! Being able to search for information and have discussions with others who are experiencing the same thing is so priceless.

Warrior_Woman

I love seeing the beautiful faces of the women I've met on BCO.

duckyb1

J baker........he's a keeper........hugs

Tufmom

Hello! I am 42 years old and live in NJ. I have a wonderful husband and four year old boy. I was diagnosed in October with stage 1b breast cancer. I had 3 surgeries-the first two were lumpectomies that were not successful and the third was a mascetomy. I had 4 rounds of chemo and finished in February. Just waiting for my hair to come back slowly but I'm getting there! 

wpmoon

My name is Whitney Moon from Hayward, CA. I was diagnosed with stage 1A ER/PR/HER2+ IDC at the age of 27. I had a lumpectomy and ALND, did a course of fertility treatments to save eggs, had a portacath inserted, then had 6 rounds of TCHP chemo while also cold capping. That was followed by 30 rounds of radiation, and 10 more herceptin only infusions. My last infusion was 2/23, and my port came out on 2/25. I've met so many great women thanks to this site, whom I still connect with today. They helped me through my darkest times when no one else understood what it was like to go through these things. I've posted the first picture a few times, and the second is an updated version! 

feelingfeline

Ossa

Such beautiful ladies

Moderators

Thanks, Jeannie57

Diagnosed at 57 with ILC stage IIB in 2012, bilateral lymphedema. BCO has helped me by providing valuable information as well as camaraderie in various discussion groups. A group of us who had the same reconstruction in 2013 meet annually for a girls' weekend.

Moderators

Such amazing people, and photos!

wpmoon, what's on your checklist for 2016?

PNWBCHgirl

Salem Oregon age 49 when diagnosed

September 2014 DCIS grade 3 ( left) mastectomy and reconstruction

Tram flap for right side June 2015

December 2015 DCIS grade 1 ( right) mastectomy and currently in staged reconstruction

Breastcancer.org is a very compassionate community, that has been a wealth of reliable information that has helped in not only understanding certain term and medical research but also a group of women who have helped emotionally who are presently going through or survivors. What a great resource.

PeppermintPatti

Hi everyone! So glad I found this community! Such great support! Just had a bilateral MX on December 5, 2016 with the start of reconstruction. I'm 58 years old and I live in Babylon, NY. This photo was taken on New Years Eve! I was able to get out and enjoy a lovely dinner with friends. So grateful I was out and about 3 weeks after surgery!

I had a left lumpectomy with rads in November 1998 DCIS and right lumpectomy with rads November 2006 DCIS. November 2016 again DCIS right side and had the bilateral. What an 18-year journey this has been! Same surgeons and main nurses all three times! Such a caring team!

I said to my oncologist the other day, "I've been seeing you longer than I was married to my ex-husband. Doesn't this mean I should get a diamond or something?" He said "The success of this relationship is based on the fact we don't live together!! Lol...too funny!!

I am humbled and honored to read everyone's posts! Such beautiful souls touched by this disease.

Keep smilin' ladies! Love you all for your warrior spirits! God bless you all!

PeppermintPatti

Love your photo!! Really made me smile!!

irinabcra

ell supported from Asia. Thanks Abu Al Hasan Amiri for donating money to BCRA (breast cancer research aid) Support to breast cancer charity London and save a life.

Moderators

Hi All, We'd love to revive this thread, and see more of you!! Thanks!

duckyb1

Diagnosed Feb 2011.....just had a good 3D Mamogram on July 29th 2018....God is good....at 83 will take all I can get...LO

IamNancy

duckyb1 ... good news on the mammo... and I gotta say - 83? wow - you look fabulous!

feelingfeline

Hi there Edith

Lucy55

Great news Ducky ..yes God is good ..you look gorgeous 🤗

Lucy55

Hi from Queensland Australia..Have my annual 3 D mammogram and ultrasound coming up on the 20th of this month ...so starting to get very nervous 😬

..but can't believe that this is my 4 year anniversary..Where has the time gone ?

I do know that without this wonderful site , and friends made here it would of be so much harder to coped .

Photo with my hubby ..couldn't of got this far without him either 🤗

Love and hugs to you all xx

Moderators

Lovely photos!! Keep them coming!

octogirl

Lucy, such good memories to see the pic of you and your hubby! Going to have to dig around to find one that I took on the trip where I visited Lucy in Queensland!

and I agree Ducky: fabulous pic.

Octogirl

duckyb1

Hi Octo........thanks.....and Hi Lucy and Lucy’s husband.....so much fun see you ....we always try to visualize the face with the post....your adorable.....hugs

feelingfeline

(Just to say I did not post anything obscene above on Aug 4, the Mods politely contacted me to say I had said "welcome" to someone who had posted on here who they had now identified as a troll, and they asked was it ok to delete my welcome post also, now that they had deleted the trolls profile, of course I said yes.)

Peregrinelady

Thanks for the explanation! I couldn’t fathom you saying anything that needed to be deleted. 😀