How old were you?

dawn2203 · October 2008

I found my lump when I was 40 but doctors said it was nothing to worry about finally diagnosed lump as malignant when I was 41.

tweetybird · October 2008

I was 44, and had mamo's every year since I was 35, a paternal aunt was a 20 year survivor. She passed away in January from altzimers. My ob/gyn fought with my insurance company to have a mamo done at such a young age, because of my family history. My insurance only started to cover them at 40. Thank God that I did go for it, my first one came up with calcifications, that looks the same as DCIS, which I did have in the same breast (right) 9 years later. I look at my aunt, and a very dear friend of my Dad's that he grew up with, who was diagnosed at 37, and just turned 75 over the summer!!!!!

markd · October 2008

i am male so dont have mammo's///correctio i do now. im 38 now dx at 37 a year ago (oct 4th 2007), DCIS so i was lucky...blood on my shirt sent me to doc who sent me away with a plaster/bandaid. I did not accept that so made my own appointment with breast surgeon privately. And here I am..thank god i did that or who knows what could have happened ....live strong ladies..your honary sister Mark...xx

EleanorJ · October 2008

33, was diagnosed last week.

shari1232 · October 2008

43

Yay for our honorary sister Mark! You rock for posting and for getting the help you needed when you were literally given a band-aid.

markd · October 2008

shari...thanks for that...ive learnt so much here...i just hope other guys find it early and come here too.....you all rock too!!!! LIVESTRONG!!!!!

M x

Harley44 · October 2008

YAY, Mark!! Never let a dr. give you the brush-off!!

I was 43 when I was dx'd, the month before my 44th b-day. I am now 45, and just had my ONE year anniversary from finishing chemo last week!!

Harley

wahoo1 · October 2008

I will be 72 before all this crap is over with and I know something definite. Some wonderful soul in my family had the gall to tell me, well you have lived a long charmed life up to now, BULLSHIT. I do more in a half day then she does in a week. I wanted to slug her, Hmmm. Might yet. Sealed

ebann · October 2008

I am 44, woke up on March 9th and my breast was swollen and double the size of my other one. I called the dr. the next day. Dr. Parker prescribed me antibiotics to treat me for masitis. It had been a week and the antibiotic did not work. So Dr. Parker prescribed a stronger antibiotic. Nothing changed after 2 weeks, and then he had me have a mammogram and ultrasound. My right side showed calcifacations, my left side showed nothing. April 3rd I went to see Dr, Walker (bs) she said she needed to do a biopsy on my left breast ASAP. So she did. That is when I had a feeling it was IBC, she had told me that she thought it must be IBC. She called me and that is when I got my dx on April 10th Left Breast IBC, Then April 21st I went to Phx Baptist Hosp. to have my right side biopsied. Received a call from Dr. Walker and was dx on April 25th Right Breast DCIS. Did chemo for 6 months, Had radical mastectomy Sept. 29th, removed a 12.5 tumor from my left breast. More cancer has spread. Have to do more chemo with radiation. Right breast is cancer free.

Blessings, Elizabeth

angel

mollykitten · October 2008

First Diagnosed with a malignancy about 1 month after my 35 birthday.

Found my lump myself 4 days after my dad went into remission for lymphoma and 12 days after this past New Years.

So far had surgery in Feb, followed by radiation and now doing chemo.

fire · October 2008

I had discharge from breast when I was 38 (1995), had found lump,too.

Had biopsy - doctor was so old- couldn't get to the point and get biopsy.

Talked about removing lump with doctor Layra Esserman at UCSF, showed her article about Nikol Kidman - she had lump removed.

Doctor said do not remove lump, but to have mammo every year, which I did, never missed one.

My sister in Israel had lump 18 years ago, and doctor removed it. She never had cancer.

Thanks god.

I was examined my breast like doctor recommend.

In 2002-2003 I got pain in right breast, and it got little bigger than left one.

I was asking for diagnostic mammo, but didn't get one.

I lost weight - around 4-5 pounds ( which never happened before) and got terrible knees pain.

I was scared- i came to doctors to see if I have no cancer, but screening mammo was normal.

2003- my another sister , why just turns 50 got cancer.

I againcame to the Kaiser and asked about diagnostic mammo, but no again.

I complained on pain, but nobody care.

At 2006 I couldn't bear the pain anymore and ask to see a surgeon.

Surgeon referred me to a diagnostic mammo, after that- yltrasound, biopsy - I had IDC tumor 4 sm; tumor 0,8 sm; and lymf node tumor - 1 sm

I was 48.

Now I'm almost 51.

hopefullady · October 2008

I was diagnosed about a month before my 51st birthday. I hope to be done with all treatments before I turn 52.

Chris

kimbly · October 2008

a few months after my 46th birthday. I have since turned 47.. finished chemo ..finishing up my last few months of herceptin now. Not sure how long the cancer was there with the HER+. I had baseline mammo at 35, then next mammo was at 41 and the I skipped a few years until the mammo that found the tumor/microcalcs. I did not feel a lump.... neither did my doctor who I had been to the same week I had my mammo.

coonie · October 2008

Diagnosed last November at age 44........routine mammogram.

Joe13 · October 2008

I got diagnosed last April 2008 at 29 years old, i turned 30 years old during summer 2008 n now i just finished chemo, I'm starting radiations soon in nov 08 plus havve to be 5 years on tamoxifen...I discovered the lump myself it was hard n painful on the upper inner quadrant of my right breast between 12 and 1 o'clock.

Lots of Love to all!!!

Joe13 · October 2008

I got diagnosed last April 2008 at 29 years old, i turned 30 years old during summer 2008 n now i just finished 8 rounds of chemo ( AC + T every 2 weeks)....finally!!!!

I'm starting radiations soon in nov 08 plus have to be 5 years on tamoxifen because my ER borderline positive...I discovered the lump myself one morning by chance it was hard n painful on the upper inner quadrant of my right breast between 12 and 1 o'clock.

Lots of Love to all!!!

searching4 · October 2008

I am 53, diagnosed 3 months ago, 2 weeks after my birthday. From a routine mammogram.

Hey wahoo1, are you a UVa alumna?

Deb

farila_1966 · October 2008

I was diagnosed at the age of 29 years. I found a lump in my left breast while breast feeding my 11 month old baby girl. At first thought it was something related to breast feeding but when felt it again when showering a week ago. Decided to ask for a doctors opinion who recommended FNB. DX with IDC. That was 12 years ago.

tawyna77 · November 2008

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tawyna77 · November 2008

jumping up Smile

klp · November 2008

I am 73 and dx in Sept. 08 after my annual mammogram. Healing now from a lumpectomy and will find out more on tx after consultation with an oncologist 11-19-08.

KathyESP · November 2008

I was 47 and received the news on April 1st. (Fool's Day) of this year. Went through chemo spring and summer. Had a bi-lateral mastectomy Sept. 15th. Started radiation on Halloween. Also going through reconstruction with expanders.

kjbell · November 2008

I was diagnosed this past Sept. I am 47.

guitarGrl · November 2008

I was diagnosed a month before my 60th birthday

ShondaE · November 2008

I am 38 and was diagnosed on Oct 30 08. I found a painful lump while we were on vacation celebrating my birthday.

caaclark · November 2008

Diagnosed right after turning 40. No risk factors. Found lump myself. Small lump but in 6 nodes. Lump did not show on mammo.

AllieM22 · November 2008

I was (am) 42--found the lump myself right before my wedding! Went to the dr the week we got back from our honeymoon. Big surprise as not in the family, although I know that is only a small % of cases. 1.5 cm, 0/3 nodes, grade 1, stage 1, ER/PR +, HER2-. Just finished surgery and waiting for rads and tamoxifen.

havehope · November 2008

I am 44 - found the lump myself. Doctor said not to worry is a cyst. Turned out after 5 months it was cancer. Had mastectomy on 10/31/08 and I am starting chemo soon. Treatment 4xFAC + 4xTaxol. No family history, no high risk except maybe the fact that I had my daughter when a was 33.