7 years ago...
I was told (officially) I have locally advanced breast cancer.In my heart,I knew it was cancer months before they diagnosed me properly...it was spreading like fire,how could I let it unnoticed?
I have never thought I would be here-cancer free-7 years later,but here I am,still NED as far as I know.
I have posted messages on this site very seldom,but I thought I would give hope to the newly diagnosed women by posting now.
I had a very aggressive and big tumor with lots of positive lymph nodes and some skin involvment and my prognosis was extremely poor,but I have survived for seven years.So will you,my sisters here,who have been affected by this ugly disease.
Marina
Comments
-
Thank you Marina. What else did you do to make sure you stayed clear of your cancer? I'm in the early stages of healing and it's nice to hear a positive outcome. Thanks for checking in :-)
-
Marina, thanks for stopping by and I hope you have many more years ahead of you.
-
What a hopeful post, marina! May you have many, many, many more Ned years!
Blessings
-
Thank you, thank you Marina!!! This is a wonderful post! So inspiring!
-
Thank you. Your story gives me hope.
-
Marina, what a generous heart you have. You have made me feel so much better and I'm sure you've lifted the spirits of everyone here. God bless you and may you be NED for decades more. This just proves how much uncertainty there is to this and every disease.
-
Thank you for coming back and posting! Congrats and best wishes for many, many more!
-
Marina thank you so much - i was told the same only ten months ago so you have given me heart thank you...
-
marina1963..congrats on living!!! Yeah for seven years and being a wonderful sister to us all who are behind you....by offering us HOPE!!!
-
Congrats, great to read something like this :-)
-
Congrats....wonderful x
-
woot* you are doing great*
-
Marina thanks for the hope. Wishing you many more years of NED.
-
Congratulations Marina and welcome to the seven years club. It's so wonderful keep adding new members! Enjoy
-
MArina.....congrats on 7 years.....I celebrated 7 years on 02/03/13......here's to growing old together!!!!!
-
Wonderful!! Congratulations!!!!
jackie
-
Wonderful!! Thank you for sharing!
-
I'm so glad you are doing well. It is encouraging. Thanks for sharing
-
I'm so happy to read that you are doing so well. Thank you for coming here to give us all hope. It means so much.
-
Hip hip hooray! congratulations! Have many many healthy and happy life Marina. We are so proud of you. You are giving us strength and hope. Thank you very much for a taking time to come back and posting a good news.
-
So happy for you! Thank you for coming back to share this news and to give us hope.
-
((((Marina)))) What a great way to start my day. CONGRATS on 7 years!!!!
Sharon
-
Marina,
So happy to read your post! I wish you many many more happy and healthy years ahead!!
Hugs,
Lexi
-
Yaaaayyyyy!!! I wish you the very best.
-
Congrats and thank you for coming back to post!!! Wishing you much health and happiness.
-
Congratulations! I'm just a month behind you and have the same kinds of feelings - it's amazing how the time has passed so quickly. My greatest challenge is still tryiing not to imagine scary things going on inside me. It's so important to focus on the NOW - thank you for helping me do that!
All the best,
Julie
Categories
- All Categories
- 679 Advocacy and Fund-Raising
- 289 Advocacy
- 68 I've Donated to Breastcancer.org in honor of....
- Test
- 322 Walks, Runs and Fundraising Events for Breastcancer.org
- 5.6K Community Connections
- 282 Middle Age 40-60(ish) Years Old With Breast Cancer
- 53 Australians and New Zealanders Affected by Breast Cancer
- 208 Black Women or Men With Breast Cancer
- 684 Canadians Affected by Breast Cancer
- 1.5K Caring for Someone with Breast cancer
- 455 Caring for Someone with Stage IV or Mets
- 260 High Risk of Recurrence or Second Breast Cancer
- 22 International, Non-English Speakers With Breast Cancer
- 16 Latinas/Hispanics With Breast Cancer
- 189 LGBTQA+ With Breast Cancer
- 152 May Their Memory Live On
- 85 Member Matchup & Virtual Support Meetups
- 375 Members by Location
- 291 Older Than 60 Years Old With Breast Cancer
- 177 Singles With Breast Cancer
- 869 Young With Breast Cancer
- 50.4K Connecting With Others Who Have a Similar Diagnosis
- 204 Breast Cancer with Another Diagnosis or Comorbidity
- 4K DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma In Situ)
- 79 DCIS plus HER2-positive Microinvasion
- 529 Genetic Testing
- 2.2K HER2+ (Positive) Breast Cancer
- 1.5K IBC (Inflammatory Breast Cancer)
- 3.4K IDC (Invasive Ductal Carcinoma)
- 1.5K ILC (Invasive Lobular Carcinoma)
- 999 Just Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastasis
- 652 LCIS (Lobular Carcinoma In Situ)
- 193 Less Common Types of Breast Cancer
- 252 Male Breast Cancer
- 86 Mixed Type Breast Cancer
- 3.1K Not Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastases but Concerned
- 189 Palliative Therapy/Hospice Care
- 488 Second or Third Breast Cancer
- 1.2K Stage I Breast Cancer
- 313 Stage II Breast Cancer
- 3.8K Stage III Breast Cancer
- 2.5K Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
- 13.1K Day-to-Day Matters
- 132 All things COVID-19 or coronavirus
- 87 BCO Free-Cycle: Give or Trade Items Related to Breast Cancer
- 5.9K Clinical Trials, Research News, Podcasts, and Study Results
- 86 Coping with Holidays, Special Days and Anniversaries
- 828 Employment, Insurance, and Other Financial Issues
- 101 Family and Family Planning Matters
- Family Issues for Those Who Have Breast Cancer
- 26 Furry friends
- 1.8K Humor and Games
- 1.6K Mental Health: Because Cancer Doesn't Just Affect Your Breasts
- 706 Recipe Swap for Healthy Living
- 704 Recommend Your Resources
- 171 Sex & Relationship Matters
- 9 The Political Corner
- 874 Working on Your Fitness
- 4.5K Moving On & Finding Inspiration After Breast Cancer
- 394 Bonded by Breast Cancer
- 3.1K Life After Breast Cancer
- 806 Prayers and Spiritual Support
- 285 Who or What Inspires You?
- 28.7K Not Diagnosed But Concerned
- 1K Benign Breast Conditions
- 2.3K High Risk for Breast Cancer
- 18K Not Diagnosed But Worried
- 7.4K Waiting for Test Results
- 603 Site News and Announcements
- 560 Comments, Suggestions, Feature Requests
- 39 Mod Announcements, Breastcancer.org News, Blog Entries, Podcasts
- 4 Survey, Interview and Participant Requests: Need your Help!
- 61.9K Tests, Treatments & Side Effects
- 586 Alternative Medicine
- 255 Bone Health and Bone Loss
- 11.4K Breast Reconstruction
- 7.9K Chemotherapy - Before, During, and After
- 2.7K Complementary and Holistic Medicine and Treatment
- 775 Diagnosed and Waiting for Test Results
- 7.8K Hormonal Therapy - Before, During, and After
- 50 Immunotherapy - Before, During, and After
- 7.4K Just Diagnosed
- 1.4K Living Without Reconstruction After a Mastectomy
- 5.2K Lymphedema
- 3.6K Managing Side Effects of Breast Cancer and Its Treatment
- 591 Pain
- 3.9K Radiation Therapy - Before, During, and After
- 8.4K Surgery - Before, During, and After
- 109 Welcome to Breastcancer.org
- 98 Acknowledging and honoring our Community
- 11 Info & Resources for New Patients & Members From the Team