How old were you?

psk1024 · January 2006

I was 32. It was 1992. After treatment, it stayed away for 7 years. Now it's back.

mags · January 2006

I was 39. Boyfriend was convinced that it was just fatty tissue. Boy was he wrong. Over a year since surgery now and ned at last check up. Hope it stays that way. Sorry to hear that your's is back psk.

bjetal · January 2006

I was diagnosed at 41 with bone mets from bc in July 05. No family history whatsoever.

Paula046 · February 2006

I was 36 the first time--stage 1 had chemo,masectomy,chemo Taxol,,,for the life of me I cannot remember the first chemos name,then had radiation treatment.....actually I found the lump in Oct 1999--had a biospy Dec 1st was confirmed it was breast cancer.8 out of 23 lymphnodes cancer......Jan 2006 was cofirmed it went to my lungs ribs and liver.Had my 1st chemo taxotere
on 1/20/06

Tawyna-2005Mar17 · February 2006

paula you scooby is cute. i love him.
god bless

Paula046 · February 2006

Thanks Tawyna

gailb · February 2006

I am 52 just diagnosed this week

gail

Mary-Lou · February 2006

49 , just shocking how fast my life took a turn.

busdrivers · February 2006

I was 45, my life began a new chapter.

TracySeattle · February 2006

49, what a way to go to 50.

jonjusmom · February 2006

I had just turned 46 in March and diagnosed in May. Found lump under arm myself. After biopsy, I was told I had cancer(1 positive node). Had another mammo(last mammo was 9/04), diagnostic mammo, MRI, needle biopsy, lumpectomy, 15 more nodes removed (1 positive). Started chemo in July; finished October; had radiation and am now on Tamoxifen.
I'm hanging in there.

Anonymous · February 2006

I was three months shy of my 38th birthday.

stacey2930 · February 2006

I was 42 diagnosed last October. Finished rads. Oopherectomys next on the agenda.

kimmieanne711 · February 2006

hi, i am 26. 1/2 way done with chemo and then on to have a double mastectomy. KIM

lld817 · February 2006

I was 41 years old on clomid trying to conceive. Talk about something that has changed my life forever. I am 42 now and in the middle of reconstruction.

Laurie

hornets · February 2006

I'm 44. Was diagnosed in January. I will have double Mast w/Tram reconstruction next week. Oh, and ovaries too.
We will win this fight!
Ann R

mommy2baz · February 2006

My Mom was dx'd at age 43 (11 years ago, and going strong!).

I'm 27 and awaiting an excisional biopsy to remove and test a 1 cm mass.

The range of ages is just amazing, but not as amazing as the women fighting (AND WINNING!)!!!

Graycie · February 2006

Diagnosed in August 2005 at 56. IDC, 3cm tumor, one positive node, er/pr neg. Found lump myself, Mammogram in Jan 2005 showed no cancer. Had lumpectomy in Sept and 21 nodes removed. Had 4 months of chemo and am now doing 33 treatments of radiation.

Wendy6 · February 2006

I'm 45 and diagnosed in December (12/13/05) ended up being bilateral. In the beginning of radiation now, 2 down 32 to go.

Gus · February 2006

I was 36 when I was diagnosed in July 2004. My primary care physician sent me for a mammogram (my first) to follow up on a lump that he was sure was a cyst. It turned out to be a 5cm tumor, and I finished treatment in March 2005.

Stay strong, ladies! There's lots of support here!

Hugs,
Sue

cooper33 · February 2006

I was 32 and it was a week and a half before Christmas of 04. I had an itch and scratched it and thought "wow" "what is that" and well......on January 7 of 05 I was dx. It was hell for me, treatments and all, but I did it. We are so much stronger than we think!!!!!!

Love you all! Hugs and more hugs!
Michelle

mcv · February 2006

I was about 2 weeks shy of my 29th birthday in October 2005 when I found the lump, and it was diagnosed as IDC a few weeks later. Had a lumpectomy in November, a re-exision to get clear margins and a SNB in Early December, and then a full node dissection in mid December. I am hoping to be done with chemo in May, done with rads my mid summer, and ALL DONE by March of next year.

pdg5158 · February 2006

I went home to France for Christmas, while there had yearly mamo, I am 47. Said they needed to do another mamo, followed by ultrasound, and then to talk to my GYN and schedule biopsy. Biopsy was scheduled for 29 Dec. and GYN believed it to be nothing. She called on 4 January, very sad to tell us it was bad news. I met surgeon and oncologist on 7 and had surgery on the 11 January. Flew home to Brazil on 29 and have started physio and radiation here! Caught very early, very small, and no nodes were involved! Lot of questions about hormone therapy to follow though!! Anyone help with that?

tjac477 · February 2006

I am 35. DX Oct/05

trixiegram · February 2006

I was dx approx. 4 months before 53rd birthday. Am almost 56 now. Don't mind growing older anymore.

Niki

SherB · March 2006

I was dx'd at 35...9 tumors(1-1.5 cm each), 2 positive nodes....er/pr+...her2-. I have always had very lumpy. bumpy fibrous breasts and thankfully I went in for a mammo on a whim. I am nearing 38 now...and am hoping to see 83...

Sheri

RobinTN · March 2006

I was dx'd at 42 with IBC with mets to nodes,2 areas of liver and was heading to the marrow.My onc was doubtful I would survive.But here I am now on rads and ready for new boobs and a new life.Isn't God Good?

34a · March 2006

12 days after I turned 48. Happy Birthday! So far lumpectomy, 9mm IDC, er/pr+, her2-, no lymphatic invasion suspected but having a SNB in a few weeks to be sure. Dense cystic breasts.

I asked the surgeon today how long he thinks this thing was inside me, based on having taken it out and what he knows from my path report. He said 5-6 years! Amazing. And it was not detected in 2003 when the Fibroadenoma next to it was discovered by my very on-the-ball and thorough radiologist. Who knows if it was overlooked or simply not large enough yet then to be read in a mammo or ultrasound, and obviously since it didn't show up in those diagnostic methods an MRI, which possibly might have picked it up, was not indicated. Sort of a Catch-22 here.

And yet they are still saying this was caught early! How something that's been in me for 5-6 years before it was detected can be considered "catching it early" is anyone's guess but whatever. I wish I could turn back the hands of time. I wonder what I was doing the day it "was born" - I'm been contemplating a lot lately if this could have somehow been caused by stress (5-6 years ago coincides with a VERY stressful period of my life on many fronts) or if it's Ye Olde Basic Crapshoot O'Life.

Indeed, weird about all these birthday diagnosis. It would have been a few weeks later but I couldn't stand the suspense and made an appointment with the radiologist who could see me sooner. It still would have been a lousy birthday present, just slightly more belated.

bcrawford23 · March 2006

I stopped nursing on may 28 '05, and in june saw my gp about a (?) clogged duct. Got a second opinion, and since I had been nursing for 16 mths, and was 33, we agreed to keep an eye on it. After all, it was oblong-not your typical round lump! Needless to say a lumpectomy a week after my 34th bday revealed a 5cm tumor, followed by a mastectomy to the left breast in september (2 out of 22 nodes +), 4ac,4 taxol starting late oct., and i am now starting my 4th week of radiation. I have posted on another board regarding the area; chest wall, under arm and super clav-4 areas total being treated. Funny to think i was excited to end nursing to have my smaller chest size back!

jax1961 · March 2006

I am 44 years young,but aged ten years in the last three months, I found my lump while getting ready to go out on the town NEW YEARS EVE. I never thought about BC before
I have never met any one with it or anyone who knew any one with it. My life has changed so much from the ops to
the fear, the crying, I am not allowed to go back to work as I work with children when I was kissing my husband at twelve o clock welcoming in the NEW YEAR, little did I know what I was letting myself in for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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