5 year survivors, post your screen name here!
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Almost 10.5 years since diagnosis.......so far, so good.
I was one of the lucky ones - I took aromasin for 5 years and had no side effects, apart from some hair thinning.
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kpblog, go to the Hormonal Therapy Forum and check out the .Arimidex - Coping with the SE's' thread. We talk about all the anti-hormonals, not just Arimidex,
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Wow I luv all these posts that show we are ALIVE. I might not feel as peppy and good as I used to since bone mets..but im happy to be alive, enjoying my grandkids, having hobbies and spending time with my hubby, kids and friends. There is hope...and we are proof. Luv and hugs, Mazy
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It will be five years for me this July.
Who would have thought?
To all the newbies, keep on trucking and live every day to its fullest!
Hair grows back, scars heal, hormonals do end, and it looks like there are lots of "old timers" still kicking butt and enjoying life.
Onward! -
SoCalLisa,
11 years..
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Y O U L A D I E S A R E A M A Z I N G ! ! ! !
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Congrats to you all.. i love these post.
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Got the diagnosis on Dec 8, 2006...you never forget the date! Chemo ended July 5,2007, radiation ended Aug 31, 2007....started Femara then. Still on that and will be done with my next Onc appt in Feb 2013! Soooo 5 years, 4 months and 18 days! Keep on keeping on!
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Over 6 1/2 years ago...summer of 2005...Depressed me to the core and was so lost...Came to this place on regular basis when I had yet another scare re bad routine lung x-ray. Met so many kind and knowledgable women here...and like so many, have dodged many a bullet, yet am still here... albeit, still sleep with one eye open (comfortably)...and am always knocking on wood...and am always ready to return the favor of information and support to newbies...Thank you so much breastcancer.org....
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Over 7 years!!
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7.5 years from original diagnosis for me. Still considered NED after recurrence 1.5 yrs ago.
Annie
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8 year survivor
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Great thread! I'll have to come back in January 2013 at my 5 year cancerversary.
My grandmother died at the age of 85 ~ 28 years after her diagnosis
My best friends mom is working on 30 years of survival after a dx of Inflammatory BC and being told she only had 6 mo to a year. Go Jean! She's 87 b-t-w.
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Adding Sugarplum to the list ---- 6 years today!
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June 6 will be 6 years for me! I had a bad prognosis and 2 kids,15 &8, that I took every breath for.My daugter is 21 and getting married (YOOHOO) tommorrow and my son is almost 15!!! God answered my prayer that I live long enough to see them grown.Hope is a powerful thing.
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7 year survivor in June.
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7 year survivor this June, 2012. "marejo" is a very thankful woman!!
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screen name: caaclark
6 years for me-stage III when diagnosed in 2006, 6+nodes, extracapsular extension. 3 young children at the time who were ages 4, 6, and 8.
My children are now 10, 12 (almost 13) and 14(almost 15). I NEVER thought I would still be here-but I AM!
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Congrats to you all. Thank you for sharing your inspiring stories. I appreciate that..
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dlavelle10
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This IS encouraging! As a newbie i'm inspired! Bless you all!
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Dear Chachamom, I just saw your post. My son used to live in Ranco Cucamonga. We love this area. He did an internship at the Baseball Stadium. We retired and have moved to Torrance from IN. You will be a long time survivor as well. You are a survivor on the day of diagnosis!!!! Blessings to you!!!!
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Hi there, I am new to this site since sunday, i was diagnosed last year with grade three, Her positive ductal carcinoma, i had a lumpectomy and radiation therapy and now on Tamoxcifen for five years. What is it with the five year thing, everything is five years, do they not think that there is much chance after five years, or is it just a stepping stone that we have got thru?
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Just that it frightens me abit that we have a 5 year gap to get thru. I often wonder and a little timid in asking the doctors incase they tell me something i don't wanna hear. thanks
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midnight1327 ... the 5 year mark is really just used for statistical purposes. I don't read any meaning into it beyond that it is a statistical check point ... as is 10 years also.
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Thank you for that. It all gets overwhelming at times.
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(((((midnight))))))) Take it one day at a time. It really does get better.
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Hi I'm a 5 year survivor this past March.
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9 years on the 14th of this month.
Isabella.
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