How old were you?

I am 47. Found out 9 weeks ago had a lumpectamy then unfortunately have infection set in have to have two abcesses drawn twice weekly. I start Radium next week 30 hits, then they will deceided if I will have chemo. I have had chemo twice before so ready for the impact. Thou the chemo was for non cancerous brain tumors at 23 and 38 to shrink them.

But I feel lucky have great hubby and 4 daughters and 3 grand kids so what else could you want.

No family history, no lump second opinion after mamogram and scan, they were going to leave another year, it is already invasive so I do not wish to think where I would have been in 12 months. They did a biopsy two years ago and said nothing but now said the cells had changed I am so lucky.

I wish you all good luck and peace.

I was diagnosed at 48, hit 49 between AC#2 and #3, will be 51 next month.

I am 34, diagnosed September 2008.  I am halfway through TC...can't wait to be done!

I just turned 30 when I was diagnosed. I'm 31 now, married witha 3 year old.

I was diagnosed on September 25, 2008...I was 44

Two weeks prior to me, my 38 year old sister was diagnosed

Tested negative for BRCA!

I was diagnosed at 52, the day before my birthday and on my daughters 30th birthday on October 23rd, 2008. So will be 53 when it ends..............hopefully!

Hi all:

I'm 52--turning 53 tomorrow! Negative mammo in June 08, nurse pract. found a small 1.3 cm lump during annual early Sept. Ultrasound, then biopsy. MRI found larger tumor & another smaller one (neither felt!) Left. mast. 11-12. second round of Ac done yesterday. 3 kids: 14, 19, 21

diagnosed at 52 on annual mammogram

49. Lump popped up the day after I ovulated 11/05 - woke up with pain in my upper arm and, for some unknown reason thought, "breast pain". Never had it before...didn't think much of it. That night found a lump under my arm bathing and then went upstairs and looked in the mirror and there was this big honkin' lump on the side of my breast. Had a mammo scheduled for the next week. They said nothing seen. It went away when my period came and surgeon said don't worry. I still worried but went with it. It came back with my ovulation in January, had the ultrasound on 2/10 and got the results 2/15.  Went thru chemo and had mastectomy 4 days after my 50th birthday. 52-1/2 now. (I still like the 1/2's!)

55, felt a lump several months ago,  but can't clearly remember when it dawned on me that this should be looked at. Dx'd Dec. 16, still in diagnostic phase and having node surgery Wednesday. My sister who is two years older than me, is a breast cancer survivor who was diagnosed in 1989

I was 59.5. The tumor was clearly there on the previous year's films, as others have said theirs were, too.  But, my surgeon said it's easy on hindsight to make that diagnosis. Also, once I knew about the tumor, I could easily feel it myself, so if I'd been more vigilant with BSEs, I would probably have found it earlier myself.

I am planning to have future mamms done at a different facility, though, and read by different radiologists.

It's horrible to have BC at any age, but I, too, feel sad to see so many young women (20s, 30s, and 40s) posting here. I wonder if that's because younger women tend to use the Internet more than those of us pushing 60 and above.

Tricia

I wasDX at 28 and now 30 years.

Dx'ed at 33 on 1/6/09, turned 34 5 days later (it was my b-day present!) lol.

Dx at 41 on 12/31/08. Happy New Year to me.