Poll - How old were you when dx with BC

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  • jdeking
    jdeking
    edited June 2009

    33 found lump, US tech said B9, but BS didn't want to take a chance. Thank goodness for him!

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  • bygracealone
    bygracealone
    edited June 2009

    65 turned 66 3 mos later.

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  • chainsawz
    chainsawz
    edited June 2009

    44 - initial dx stage iv w\lung mets.  Found lump myself.

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  • Honeybear
    Honeybear
    edited June 2009

    I was 27 when diagnosed with IDC, Stage 1, right breast, 31 when diagnosed with another stage 1 in my left breast, and 32 when dx with the mets to my bones.

    I was the one who pushed for scans everytime.  Waiting until 40 just doesn't seem smart!

    Honeybear

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  • keljam1
    keljam1
    edited June 2009

    What did they tell you your calcifications were?  I am asking for details because I have them, they are being watched, and I am concerned because my mother had BC.  The seem to "pooh-pooh" the microcalcifications.  Was that your experience??

    Thank you so very much for your anticipated REPLY!

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  • jmar19
    jmar19
    edited June 2009

    28

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  • cheers247
    cheers247
    edited June 2009

    34, Stage IIIb IBC.

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  • BrendaLea
    BrendaLea
    edited June 2009

    dx at 31. Stage 4 from the get-go. I was tested for the BRCA gene because I have an identical twin sister. Thank god it was negative. She now gets annual mammos just incase.

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  • maria38
    maria38
    edited June 2009

    38, stage IV bone mets

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  • tania73
    tania73
    edited June 2009

    32 just months shy of 33 december 2005 original dx 2008 dx matastetic lung, lymph, bone stage iv  

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  • christa0329
    christa0329
    edited June 2009

    I was 29 dx stage 2 and 33 stage IV mets to pelvis (about a month ago)

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  • Moochie-
    Moochie-
    edited June 2009

    42 Stage IIB

    47 Mets to bone, bone marrow, lungs, nodes

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  • Honeybear
    Honeybear
    edited June 2009

    27     Stage 1 right breast

    30      Stage 1 left breast

    32       Stage 4 - Mets to ribs, spine, pelvis

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  • Catrenae
    Catrenae
    edited June 2009

    41 -- First mammo (didn't do my "first" at 40) DCIS in left, IDC in right 

    Keljam1 I had micro calcifications in my left breast, initially everyone was just focused on the large tumor in my right breast, so there wasn't too much immediate concern.  My breast surgeon wanted to do a biopsy "just to make sure." Thank goodness she did, because 20 days after my diagnosis of IDC on the right side, I found out that I had DCIS on the left side. (I also had very dense breasts which didn't help with the initial diagnosis.)

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  • NewportLori
    NewportLori
    edited July 2009

    51, but have 3 tumors, one of which is large (5 cm, 1.6 cm and .5 cm), so I may have had BC for quite a while.  I have radiographically dense breasts and even my diagnostic mammo showed the main turmor merely as distortion.

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  • chainsawz
    chainsawz
    edited July 2009

    I started out at stage iv at the age of 44.

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  • buccaneersdj
    buccaneersdj
    edited July 2009

    39

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  • ccbaby
    ccbaby
    edited July 2009
    41
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  • tougherthanithought
    tougherthanithought
    edited July 2009

    38

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  • wenblown
    wenblown
    edited July 2009

    37 years old

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous
    edited July 2009

    40  Stage l    48 Stage lV

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  • Bono
    Bono
    edited July 2009

     2 weeks past my 39th b.d. It is scary to see so MANY women so young with bc!

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  • abbyglp
    abbyglp
    edited July 2009

    Just turned 46, had progression to bone at 48

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  • LynnVA
    LynnVA
    edited July 2009

    35

    DCIS found under MRI.

     BRCA-

    Mother dx in her late 20's she lost her fight before turning 35.

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  • Aliceann
    Aliceann
    edited July 2009

    age 57 DX Stage IV large incl. lymph nodes, and second bout Mets to opposite side incl. lymph nodes, couple small lumps removed on first side also.  Always had mammogram at birthday time of year, but breasts were dense and nothing was detected.  The large tumor broke through the fat pad and amazed me.  Currently on Herceptin clinical trial.  

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  • Hopeful-1
    Hopeful-1
    edited July 2009

    44

    Mass could not be detected by me nor my OBGYN.  Called doc for mammo and checkup due to slight discomfort in right breast.  My breasts are fibrocystic and there is always slight discomfort during my cycle, but in March and April the discomfort lasted longer than my cycle so scheduled mammo and checkup.  The odd thing is my right was perfectly fine, but left had cancer (exact opposite of where pain was in right breast).  This was confirmed by mammo and MRI. 

    All medical professionals say I'm lucky that I acted since my cancer is Grade 3, but all indications show that it was caught early.  My prognosis would be worse if I waited until my annual visit in October/November 09.

    My lesson in this is to continue to is to always pay attention to my body's signals and abnormal health issues!

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  • shadow2356
    shadow2356
    edited September 2009

    44.

    Had mammo in Nov 08. It was fine. Felt lump and diagnosed in Aug 09.

    My mother died of it at 44, that was 28 years ago. When she went to get a lump checked out her doctor said it was a clogged milk duct and never did anything further to check it. A few years later she was dead.

    Times have changed,  When I called about a lump it was a whirlwind and I was diagnosed almost immediately. 

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  • Enjoyful
    Enjoyful
    edited September 2009

    41.

    Diagnosed at Stage III.  Mammograms and ultrasounds had missed it for years.  

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  • getwell
    getwell
    edited September 2009

    54 Stage IIIC

    56 Stage IV bone mets

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  • nancyh
    nancyh
    edited September 2009

    Just turned 33 when first diagnosed.  Stage IIb.

    Local recurrence at age 37.

    Stage IV at 40, mets to liver, lung and spine.

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