Long term survivor examples.

All these survival stories are full of such wondeful promise & hope for those of us just starting this journey. My mom was just diagnosed with a Stage IV metastatic TNBC, lymph vascular invasion is present with a possible single bone met on her L4 pedicle. I saw a few amazing stories for Stage IV. Just wondering if there are any more out there?

Best & continued luck to all of you!

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I know I am late to this discussion but I wanted to share my experience. I was diagnosed with a triple negative stage 1 tumor in 1992 and went for 19 years without a recurrence. Then my mammogram picked up an even smaller lesion which turned out to be another triple negative tumor in the same breast. It's been three years since then. The first time around I had a lumpectomy, rads and chemo. Second time a BMX and chemo.

I'm just fine. I wonder if I had had a mx back in 1992 I would have avoided the second diagnosis. But I don't regret it. I was only 34 the first time around and got to keep my breast for 19 more years.

Back in 1992 they didn't even refer to it as triple negative. It has always been my understanding that the majority of women survive their triple negative cancers, even if it's at a slightly lower rate than women with ER/PR+ tumors. Hormonal treatments don't work against triple negatives, so if the tumor is larger than half a centimeter, it's usually off to chemo you go.

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Hi. I'd like to add my survivor story.  I am BRCA 1 positive, was dx with stage 2A Triple negative breast cancer in 2007 at the age of 39.  Underwent bilateral mastectomy, oophorectomy, chemo and radiation.  Just passed my 8 year anniversary and doing well!  I wish I had found stories of hope back then.  Best of health to you all and stay positive+++

I am not TN, but when I was first diagnosed, my mom got me in touch with a former coworker who she remembered had BC in her 30s. Sure enough, this woman had TNBC with node involvement when she was in her early 30s back in 1992. More than 20 years later, she is doing great!

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Hi Iza

Thanks a lot for stopping by and posting. You gave me all the inspiration I needed today.

Wish you all the best

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Not sure if I'd be considered a "long term" survivor at this point; but I intend to be one for years to come! I was diagnosed Triple Negative IDC, stage 1 grade 3 on February 1, 2013. I am also BRCA 2 positive. I did 4 rounds of ACT and 4 rounds of Taxol starting February 28, 2013 and ending June 14, 2013. I had a double Mastectomy with reconstruction (tissue expanders and eventually implants) on July 26, 2013. I am living a perfectly normal life, there are actually days that I forget everything I went through that year! I know I am one of the lucky ones, I had no complications, and my treatments went according to plan. I follow up with my oncologist every 6 months and my plastic surgeon once a year. I am loving my life and enjoying every single second of it!!!!

Placid...I sat here at work this morning and read your entire blog. You are a wonderful woman and I appreciate how you poured out your feelings...pretty much how I felt about things when I was undergoing treatment. My husband, like yours, is my ROCK and he encouraged me as well as would be there for every appointment, surgeries, treatments, and took care of me when I had my bout of "digestive problems". Like you, I wish I could thank his mother for raising such a wonderful man, but I did have an opportunity to relay that fact to his father. Your support group sounds wonderful.

You inspire me!!! I don't come here often anymore since having my revision surgery about a month ago. I am so trying to move beyond breast cancer, but I still lurk once in a while. So glad I came on board today,

I wish you many, many years of good health and nothing but the best for you as well as your family.

Hello All: I have had Breast Cancer twice, in 2001, I was Er/Pr + and then again in 2010, I was diagnosed with Triple negative, I had the chemo and radiation and here I am 5 years later doing rather well. I do not know if this is considered a long term survivor but I sure am happy about it...Its all how you look at things, If you change the way you look at things, things change. I think they have this triple negative thing under control....

So sorry Placid. I thought I was reading your blog. I'm gonna blame it on chemo brain.

Don't come here often anymore, but I'm coming up on seven years of freedom from TNBC. We all have to be vigilant, but so far, so good. Try to fit your lives back in when you can. Getting well takes a lot of time and effort, that is true. And when the fog clears and you can tap back into your own energy, Go For It! Live, my friends. As I've said before, love every sunrise and every sunset. Every birdsong. Every silly thing. Everything an old friend says that makes you laugh. Every hug. Every song you want to sing. All the things you thought to put off. Because so many of us just patiently wait our turn to have what we dream of. And in truth, we need to plan those things for ourselves. Much love to you all.