Met a 29 year stage III survivor

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Annie62
Annie62 Member Posts: 1,081
edited June 2014 in Stage III Breast Cancer

Met a woman today at the library. She was dx with Stage III BC with many positive nodes 29 years ago at age 32. She first felt lump at 30 but drs told her she was too young to have bc. She insisted and at age 32 had a mastectomy, no recon. Did weekly chemo for 9 months!

She has never had a recurrence and is doing well.

Just had to share!

Annie

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  • Octobergirl
    Octobergirl Member Posts: 334
    edited May 2011

    Annie, Thanks for sharing this...I needed to read  this today.  And...you can meet the most interesting people at the library.  It's one reason  I continue to go there and usually resist the temptation to buy and download books on the IPad.       Molly

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  • Rachel1
    Rachel1 Member Posts: 363
    edited May 2011

    Thanks for sharing. I also needed this today!!!! Hugs, Rachel

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  • geewhiz
    geewhiz Member Posts: 1,439
    edited May 2011

    Yahoo!!!!

    Some days I'm fine and some days I'm thinking about my own funeral. Things like this help loads. Thanks for posting!!!

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  • pupfoster1
    pupfoster1 Member Posts: 1,484
    edited May 2011

    WAHOOO!!!  I LOVE IT!  Thanks Annie!  You and the "library lady" give me inspiration!!!

    Sharon

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  • pil
    pil Member Posts: 315
    edited May 2011

    WOW fantastic.  Amazing how far we have come in medicine and the treatments.

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  • Kay_G
    Kay_G Member Posts: 3,345
    edited May 2011

    Thanks for sharing!  Can't get enough of stories like this.  Wish I could have met her myself.

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  • MaxineO
    MaxineO Member Posts: 555
    edited May 2011

    Thank you for sharing. I love hearing good news about LONG lives after bc!!  I hope we all have these success stories...let's all plan on it.

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  • kimber3006
    kimber3006 Member Posts: 586
    edited May 2011

    Yes, thanks for sharing.  Like the others, I can't get enough of these happy stories!

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  • karen1956
    karen1956 Member Posts: 6,503
    edited May 2011

    What a wonderful story....29 years!!! wow

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  • faithfulheart
    faithfulheart Member Posts: 544
    edited May 2011

    Thank You for sharing!!!!

    It brings so much hope and hope is what it's all about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    BLESSINGS

    Stephanie

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  • jennyboog
    jennyboog Member Posts: 1,322
    edited May 2011

    Thanks for posting, we all need these wonderful stories.

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  • BlueCowgirl
    BlueCowgirl Member Posts: 667
    edited May 2011

    Annie, thank you so much for posting this, you totally made my day!

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  • Cat123
    Cat123 Member Posts: 296
    edited May 2011

    THANK YOU!!! You really made my day....I was feeling so down in the dumps today.  What a great, inspiring story.  LOVE hearing these stories

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  • elmcity69
    elmcity69 Member Posts: 998
    edited May 2011
    Love this. the end! Smile
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  • sewingnut
    sewingnut Member Posts: 1,129
    edited May 2011

    This is great to hear.  My cousin had a 5cm tumor 26 yrs ago. Dr said it was nothing. The next year she told him she wanted it out. She had biopsy during surgery and it was positive for BC. She had MX no reconstruction.  Was stage III, hormone positive, no node involvement.  Did chemo every other week for a year and 5 years of tamoxifen. Cousin is on mothers side.

    Twenty years ago my Aunt had 3cm, 13 pos. nodes, hormone negative, MX no reconstruction and 4 AC treatments. The Dr told her it was "wildfire cancer".  Grew within a year.  Now has heart problems from the AC treatments. Aunt is on fathers side.

    Both are still alive and healthy watching their grandchildren grow.  I am going to be one of those old ladies with wrinkles from all the laughter and not from worries. 

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  • LindaKR
    LindaKR Member Posts: 1,577
    edited May 2011

    Thanks for sharing these great survivor stories!!

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  • GoldenGirls
    GoldenGirls Member Posts: 608
    edited May 2011

    Thanks for this! My mom is approaching her 10 year mark after stage 3cancer as well. I don't recall the specs except that it was stage3 and there were definitely nodes involved. She's doing great after a lumpectomy, chemo and radiation, 5 years on Tamoxifen and the last 4+ on Fermara. I've been worrying myself about what happens when she's finished with the meds this year...you know, in case they are keeping things at bay. (Is that even how these meds work??)

    Sharing survivor stories definitely gives us all hope :)

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  • farfaith
    farfaith Member Posts: 46
    edited July 2011

    thank you for sharing this i was told the same thing the first time i went i was young and it was fibrosis tissue lay off the caffeine .i was 29 whent back 2 years latter to another dock cause my breast inverted.

    what a blessing to know that their are more like this and still going cancer free gives us life to look forward to thank you.

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