Christina Applegate...venting

Attention is one thing but misinformation is another ....... Robin's story was great because she showed how hard it was but it was doable .....She had support, but she still missed work. She wore a wig but she still shed tears. 

I would say Christina Applegate had a close call with bc. 

I'm playing devil's advocate here and know full well what a bc battle is and 15 days is not a bc battle but.....I was reading a story somewhere else that she is up for some parts and if the producers or whoever makes these decisions think she will be ill, hairless and unable to do the roles, she may lose the part(s).  Although we all know we can't be declined a job due to cancer but in her industry it will just be we went with someone else.  I would almost bet it is just her media people trying to put a spin on this so it doesn't jeopardize her work.  I wouldn't judge her or what she is going through based on what her people are throwing the media.

Erica,

I usually disregard the comments of Hollywood celebs (i.e., Suzanne Somers, Melissa Etheridge, etc.) but when I read Chistina's comments a few minutes ago, I just had to come here and vent also!  Unsurprisingly, you beat me to it.  But yep, this time I am really annoyed.

I am outraged that she is furthering the MYTH that, because she had a the tumor removed, she will not die of BC.  And to think, she is going to be a "voice" for this disease....grrrrrr.....

editing to add the text that I read:

Applegate says she is 100 percent cancer free Aug. 18, 2008, 6:05 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) -- Christina Applegate says she has a clean bill of health after undergoing treatment for breast cancer. "I'm clear," Applegate tells ABC News' "Good Morning America" in an interview airing Tuesday. "Absolutely 100 percent clear and clean. It did not spread. They got everything out, so I'm definitely not going to die from breast cancer."

Applegate's interview with "GMA" was taped Monday.

The actress' publicist, Ame Van Iden, announced earlier this month that Applegate was being treated for the disease after it was detected through a doctor-ordered MRI.

"I was so mad," she says in the "GMA" interview when she first heard the news. "I was just shaking and - and then also immediately, I had to go into ... `take-care-of-business-mode,' which was ... I asked them, `What do I do now? What - what is it that I do? I get a doctor, I get a surgeon, I get an oncologist? What do I do?'"

Applegate, 36, says she "immediately made those appointments and immediately called around for ... someone to start teaching me how to live macrobiotically." She was referring to following a healthy diet of fish, grains, beans and vegetables, and avoiding processed foods.

The actress, whose mother battled breast cancer, says she began getting mammograms at the age of 30.

Applegate is scheduled to appear on a one-hour TV special, "Stand Up to Cancer," to be aired on ABC, CBS and NBC on Sept. 5 to raise funds for cancer research.

She has been nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe for the ABC show "Samantha Who?", in which she plays a woman who wakes from a coma with no memory of who she is.

Isn't that funny --- I had the same reaction to her article when I read that she was 100% cured! If none of us can get our oncs to tell us that, how can she? All I ever heard or read is that you can be sure your'e cured when you die from something else... Brother!

I will have to agree with LuAnn on this. My first reaction was, "What the sh!$!!  How can she be negotiating this so quickly!! But I do think they are putting a "spin" on this thing!  Even if she is an early stage like DCIS,  it takes a while to get all the diagnosises, surgeries, etc  done.  I would be very surprised if she is actually through all of that.  I am betting her agents, etc are trying to "spin" this.  I also agree that this is a HUGE disservice to all of the women who are fighting this insidious disease.  It makes it sound like, "Hey it's okay.  If you Do get diagnosised with BC,  it's no big deal.  Just go to your doc and it'll be a-okay.  Well, just tell that to all the women here who are fighting for their lives.  I, for one, was dismayed when I read the Yahoo story.  I am happy for Christina, but I was sad that so many people will think that BC is a walk in the park which we all know is NOT true!

I, too, was dumbfounded when I read the latest on Christine.  I had been under the impression that she was doing much more drastic treatment than a simple lumpectomy? Few of the stars who "come forward" with their BC tales seem to have had to undergo what most of us have, and I notice they sure don't tell~~~except for Melissa Ethridge!

I thought I read somewhere that she had DCIS.  

Karen 

I would like to add that I feel some people get scratched by cancer, some people get bitten, and some people get swallowed whole. The press should be a little more responcible when describing someones encounter with this damn disease

 I'm glad she was able to catch this early....that is the point!!! I know of a woman who had a small spot of cancer in her breast and was treated with a radioactive seed, and was done with tx in just 2 weeks. There are never any guarantees when it comes to cancer, only that it is uncertain.  I would just like to add that I feel that some people get scratched by cancer, and some people get bitten, and some people get swallowed whole.  The press should be more responcible when describing someone's encounter with this damn disease.

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Oops!!! Didn't mean to repeat myself!!!

Why is everyone so angry?  If her way of dealing with this is to tell herself that she is cured, so what?  By the way, I believe that she had a double mast. 

After two bouts with this disease I, too am telling myself that I am "done".  It helps me to cope and go on.

We all "deal" in our own way.  I don't think being judgemental is helpful.  

JMHO 

I just caught the tail end of the interview with Robin Roberts and she said "I am defintely not going to die from breast cancer". Apparently she had a double mastectomy after being dx with DCIS. Hmm...I did not know they could "cure" breast cancer.

Then she goes on about the great boobs she will have and "be the envy at the nursing home". She failed to mention that she lost her nipples and all feeling in the breasts. I am almost finished with my expansion for my implants and I still cry because I have no nipples or feeling in my breasts.

We all complain about the comments "BC is no big deal". She just furthers that myth. I am glad her BC was caught early and she does not have to undergo chemo or rads. I am glad she is positive and hope it is not just for the cameras. But I wish she would let the public know how really hard it is to loose your breasts and what the pain of reconstruction is like. I am sick of hearing people tell me how great my boobs will look. Yes, they may, I hope. But I would much rather have breasts that can be felt.

I am sorry but I am burned up about this.

Debbie 

blue, I think when people go public with their experience, we have a right to comment on how they've expressed their stories. There are people watching such interviews who take the words and experiences of celebrities as gospel and at least for me, that's why I think it's important to discuss our feelings about such interviews, and yes, if we want to, make judgments about them.

Sheila, I made the decision to have bilateral after my dx and it wasn't devestating to me. I was knowledgeable about BC and  thought that if it ever happened to me, that's what I'd do. For me the decision was liberating, to hopefully cut down my chances of recurrence or a 2nd cancer. I evaluated the statistics and chose my path with relief. I never needed my breasts to define myself as a woman or as sexy and never felt less than a sexy woman afterwards. Maybe I'll meet Christina in the nursing home with her perky breasts and we'll have a few laughs.

Sounds like she was DX in April...She said she had 2 Lump.  And did test Positive for BRAC - I dont recall which one.  I dont think BL for DCIS is Radiacal...Many women choose that- even those that are not BRAC+  .  Also if she had 2 Lump (on one side)  It could have been multifocal(is that the term) .  Or not clear margins... And she is small breasted also...

Here is a link to the interview.

http://abcnews.go.com/gma

You will probably have to click on CA link

I saw the interview....She is BRACA1, and that's why she had the double mast....

Robin did say, after the interview ran, that Christina wasn't really ready to go public, but wanted to quell certain rumors....such as that she was putting off chemo to have a family...not true.

I don't think Christina has had time to fully process her situation...Remember those early days?  Full of anger, denial, tears...and so many unexpressed fears.....I heard bravado in her words of knowing that she would NOT die of breast cancer.....And I th ink we all do some ot that for friends and family.  

I was  hoping they would go into more detail about what kind of cancer C. had....Most people, myself included before dx, don't realize that there are so many different types of dxs....I wish someone would do an informative show on this subject.....interviewing various women who have had various experiences.....

Got to get back to work!

Sandy