Seven years!
Hello!
Today is seven years since I first heard I had breast cancer. It turned out that I had Stage 3 breast cancer. Two tumors, one 1.5 cm, invasive ductal carcinoma, and one 0.9 cm, ductal carcinoma insitu. I also had 9 positive nodes. I had a mastectomy, with lymph node removal, reconstruction, chemo, radiation and I continue treatment with Femara. It's been a wild ride, but I am a survivor and I am still here! I will be 55 in 11 days!
Today is a great day: 11/11/11! I am grateful to Breastcancer.org discussion boards for saving my mental health when I was first diagnosed.
I wish those of you going through your treatment journey peace and health!
Love to all!
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Yay Rosie! I love hearing stories from people who are many years out from their Stage III diagnoses! Hope you had a super happy Cancerversary, and that you'll be celebrating many, many more!
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Congrats! Heres to a happy and healthy life!
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Way to go Rosie...congratulations! Thanks for posting and for the inspiration. I hope you have many more years.
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Rosie, so wonderful to hear from you on this SPECIAL day - you help me hope! I turned 55 this last February and now dare to think I could see 60 or beyond. Keep on lighting our way...
Julie
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A happy day indeed, Rosie. Congratulations on your seven year anniversary and thank you for coming here to encourage us all. We all need these positive stories!!!
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Rosie what a wonderful message from you. So happy for you
You are right this board is such a comfort and support to all of us. Take care and I wish always continued good health and happiness. Lois -
Thanks for checking in Rosie - hope you've done something nice for yourself to celebrate, you've made a lot of people happy today.
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Thanks for sharing your great news, rosieS! So glad to hear you are doing so well.
Wishing you many, many more years of health and happiness!
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Hi, Rosie So glad to hear about your 7 years. Happy that you are doing well, SharonH
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well...here's another Rosie checking in. It certainly does me a world of good to hear such positive stories from other stage 3 survivors. You rock, Rosie and I hope we both rock for years to come!
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Rosie, thank you for taking the time to post about this wonderful milestone. I was 48 at diagnosis last year and 55 seems a long way off for me. I hope to follow your example.
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Yay Rosie!!
Wonderful to hear!
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Congratulations Rosie! What a wonderful day for you! I remember we went through treatment at roughly the same time and i'm so glad you are doing so well! Wishing you many many more!!!
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Love to hear this! Congratulations, Rosie! Here's to many, many more!
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thanks for posting....great news rosie*
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Congrats Rosie!! Wishing you many happy healthy years ahead!
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Fantastic news Rosie! Congrats
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Thank-you for posting. It is wonderful to hear from fellow stage III's who are doing so well. It definitely provides comfort and inspiration.
Elizabeth
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Congratulations, am going to drink a couple of Knock You Naked Margarita's (a good celebratory beverage for all bc occasions when the salt is omitted) in your honor tonight.
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Congrats and thank you very much for posting!
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Congratulations!!!!!!!!!! I really needed to hear this news right now!! I've been having one big pity party. You made my day. Here's to 7x7x7 more NED years!
Rachel
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I am so happy to hear this Rosie. Such GREAT news. Celebrate BIG time.
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Way to go---best wishes for continued good health!
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Rosie,
Congrats on seven years!!! Its great to see us old timers doing so well. My five years was on the 10th!!!
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Rosie....7 years..,.that is cause for celebration...wishing you 7 years times many, many years of celebrating and dancing with NED.....
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Congratulations Rosie! Thanks for sending us all hope by sharing your great news!
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Wonderful news.Congrats...You brought soooo much hope to sooo many people.Thank you for sharing your good news.God bless you with many many many more NED years.
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Congraulations, and many many more happy days.
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Congrats, Rosie!! Awesome to see all those posts!
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Congrats, Rosie! This is such fantastic news to share!
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