5 year survivors, post your screen name here!

Five years for me--diagnosed in May 2008. So grateful for the wonderful women and men on this site who give so generously of their time, experience, and kindness. 

Where would we be without the kindness of strangers?

5 years from date of dx for me. At the end of September, I will be meeting 6 of my chemo sisters from the "Chemo in Sept 08" group. We have rented a cabin in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee for 6 days and will celebrate our 5 yr Cancerversary in person! Thank you BC.org for bringing these amazing women into my life!

Juli

Juli50, what a great way to celebrate. Congratulations!

Almost 5 years to the day, I received the news that the cancer had mets to liver and lung.

This is awsome! Reading this thread made me have hope to see my two beautiful kids (11 & 7 )grow up. Thank you ladies!

Nowheregirl,

Beautiful pics...And congrats on eight years an many more..

8 years for me with 3 positive nodes and a 4cm tumour!

Life is pretty good:)

Michele

Sometimes I wish we had a "LIKE" button!  Huge congrats to the 8-year gals, and thanks for posting!

Almost there - getting anxious about the upcoming 5-year check ups. Hope it's okay to post as I'm glad to see the support beyond this milestone. Keeping optimistic and positive.  

Diagnosed on April 20th, 2006 which happed to be my Birthday.♥ I am now 7 years and almost 3 months out.



My mother was diagnosed triple negative in September 1999 at age 69 years old....she is now 83 years old. She was stage 2a and had no lymph nodes involved. Had chemotherapy, radiation, and lumpectomy.

Over 5 years for me, and although I'm staying on Femara for another 5 years (which I'm 'happy' with), life is good again. Have seen 3 grandchildren born since dx, enjoying travelling (working thro' the places on my bucket list) and generally feeling good and enjoying life.

Still won't throw out the wig or hospital bag though! Don't want to tempt providence.

Good luck to those just dx. The treatment can be harsh but it's sooooooooo worth it.

5 years for me earlier this year (March 9th).  In some ways this after treatment time (I finished arimidex last October) is harder than the the last 5 years have been.  I don't really have a sense of what to expect, what the "usual" follow up is.  I suppose I'll adapt eventually. . . .

10 years, Stage IIIb. Almost 8 years, Stage IV. Can't believe I'm still here 18 years later, with what at the time, was a horrible prognosis. Very grateful to all the doctors who've made this possible and sticking my tongue out to the surgeon who told me to get my affairs in order in 1996.

Congrats Leggo!!! I'm happy to hear!!!