How old were you?

VickiTN · August 2005

I was 47 - diagnosed May 26, 2005. A little less than 3 months before my 48th birthday and 9 years and 2 weeks after the anniversary of my mother's death from breast cancer.

2frogs1princess · August 2005

I am 30. Diagnosed May 16, 2005. I will be 31 in October.

FloridaYankee · August 2005

Mammo on 6/3/05, the day before my 51st birthday. I knew from the mammo and resultant discussion with the radiologist that I had a big problem, though my biopsy results were officially relayed to me on 7/5/05.

freddie · August 2005

diagnosed at 31

tinkermax · August 2005

Diagnosed at 40, nine days before my 41st birthday

LeahIBC3B · August 2005

The birthday thing is so odd.. I KNEW on June 1 - but with inflammatory bc, they put me through 3 weeks of antibiotics, another biopsy on June 30, final DX on July 1.
My 43rd birthday - June 20th

AmryAnn47 · August 2005

Hi! I was dx'd w/stageIV bc last Sept 15th-11 days before I turned 56 after an MRI to my back. Thought an old back injury had flared but mets at L3 instead (almost destroyed vertebra). ILC found in 9/27 lumpectomy on R (.5cm x1.5cm er+/pr-/her2-) hadn't shown up on previous mammograms. Mastectomy, chemo (taxotere/AC), bad antibiotic resistant cellulits infx, 33 rads & LE now. Mom was Dx'd in 1978 at age 60 but died of heart failure in 1988. Last PET scan 4/25 was "dark" so all is well thus far. Good luck to all! Mary

jamie34 · September 2005

Three weeks after my 34th birthday!

BethL · September 2005

Dx'd 7/8/05 - 38 years old
Bethany

mn4130 · September 2005

Diagnosed 04/05 - age 39
Bilateral mastectomy 05/19/05
Four AC - last one on 09/07
I turn 40 on 10/23/05 --

tornadogirl · September 2005

50, in fact three weeks after my 50th birthday! Will be doing 4 AC and will see about 4 Taxol....then rads.

Had Invasive ductal, er,per, her2 all negative, Grade 3, Stage 2, lumpectomy with clean margins.

txred9876 · September 2005

I was 35 on 8-10-05 when diagnosed and won't be 36 until Jan.
Inflammatory with tumor(not sure what yet...waiting on core biopsy results)

Tina

Will be doing AC x 6 every 2 weeks....then....not sure

perplexiglass · September 2005

Diagnosed at 28.

TNJoey · September 2005

DX'd at 38 but found it myself when I was 36. I was stage III then. Just dx'd this last week with stageIV
Jo

iodine · September 2005

5 weeks after my 59th birthday.

SabineY2K · September 2005

I was 40 when I found a lump after a mammogram 2 month earlier said I was fine- another mammo showed nothing- then Ultrasound and they saw a mass- core needle biobsy proved cancer- stage I grade III- Chemo every three weeks now 5 times - 4 A/C and now Taxotere and Xleoda (which is kicking my butt)- after that radiation don't know how many yet.

anniep · September 2005

I was 58 at time of diagnosis, had lumpectomy for 1.5 cm ILC the day before my 59th birthday.

KariLynn · September 2005

I was 36. Dx'd in May/Jume, lumpectomy, SNB, 14/25+, mets to bone. Turned 37 in August. Am on hormones and Zometa.

JunO · September 2005

I'm 36, diagnosed in June this year.

cher · September 2005

I was 34 at DX..........I a, 35 now and loved turning a year older. I am stage 3b....estrogen+, progestern+ and Her2+...grade 3 for all 3....IDC...did chemo, rads, and now on tamoxifen and herceptin! This all stinks!

prairie_dog · September 2005

I'm 34, dx'd in April/May while still breastfeeding my only child (then 17 mo).

It's hard for me to read through this list-a little emotional today. I'm sorry we're all here but so very thankful that we all have this site for support.

SueSteel · September 2005

I was 34 (now 41).

KathyG · September 2005

diagnosed by mamogram on 6/11/05 (son's 23rd birthday) 9 days after my 47th birthday. wasnt on mamogram in Sept of 2004 - so I feel very lucky to have caught it early.

Shirlann · September 2005

Hi sisters, I was diagnosed at 63. This, believe it or not, is the age when MOST gals are diagnosed. (Median age)

They sure don't come on the Internet at this age!

Hugs, Shirlann

Jaybird627 · September 2005

44 at diagnosis. Turned 45 during chemo this past June. Aug.'04 annual mamm was clear (?). Palpable lump found (thanks to my ex-boyfriend!) Nov.'04. There's no way in my opinion that the lump wasn't there when I had my mammogram.
Been having mamms for 15 years. I am now going to insist on an annual breast MRI.

Janis L

Bratchild · September 2005

I was diagnosed the first time at 43 and the second time at 48. I just turned the big 50!! First round was lumpectomy and radiation on left breast and second round was another lumpectomy, chemo & radiation on the right breast. Hope I'm done!

rsinkey2005 · September 2005

Diagnosed 3 weeks before my 52nd birthday...my mom was 64 when diagnosed (living a healthy life at age 80!) and a first cousin was 46...have two daughters age 24 and 28, was told they need mammograms started 10 years earlier than the youngest person diagnosed, which would start around age 36... Anybody else heard at what age to start? They are both very much aware of self breast exams.

Member_of_the_Club · September 2005

Ten years before is what I've heard as well but hy not start at35? That's when I had my first mammo (and I have no family history).

MrsBee · September 2005

I'm 50. Just got my bc diagnosis this August. Must have been there awhile though, since one tumor they removed was 1.8 cm, and it's a slow-growing cancer.

shagette · September 2005

I had also heard that mammograms should start 10 years earlier than the youngest a person was diagnosed. For me, that would have been 36. My GYN suggested 35. I found my lump at age 34. Didn't have a chance for that first mammogram.

Kim

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