Remission after IDC

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Newly59
Newly59 Member Posts: 4
edited May 2018 in IDC (Invasive Ductal Carcinoma)

Hello everyone!

I am a two time breast cancer survivor. I just wanted to say a few words about my diagnosis to encourage those who are recently diagnosed or in treatment.

I was diagnosed with Stage 2B in 2007 at age 47. My cancer was grade 3, ER PR positive, Her2 negative. I had extensive vascular and lymphatic involvement plus positive nodes. I had lumpectomy( mistake!) chemo, radiation and Arimidex. Right at 5 year mark, I had recurrance. Mammogram was negative and thankfully I insisted on getting an MRI,which showed the second cancer on the same breast. Grade 3 and this time triple negative. I had bilateral mastectomy, and I had to get another 6 rounds of chemo. I didn't think I would be able to complete it, but I did.

So here I am 10 and a half years later, doing fine and am cancer free despite having scary path reports. The journey has not been been easy, but it was doable and I did it. Hope my post will encourage those who are in a similar situation as I was. Take care and here's to many cancer free years!

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  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited April 2018

    Newly59, thank you very much for joining us and sharing your experience! Very inspirational! What helped you get through chemo? Please feel free to share more details of your story, and a photo and we can add it to our section here on Member Stories, if you would like: http://www.breastcancer.org/community/acknowledgin...

    If so, please send it to the Mods via Private Message

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  • Lexica
    Lexica Member Posts: 259
    edited April 2018

    Thank you for sharing!!!

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  • Meg101
    Meg101 Member Posts: 175
    edited April 2018

    Thanks Newly. Your story is an inspiration for the rest of us to never give up. Is there anything you would suggest to prevent a recurrence? From what I've read, it's really just a crap shoot. I'm looking forward to hearing more from you.

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  • wallan
    wallan Member Posts: 1,275
    edited April 2018

    Thanks Newly59!!

    You have inspired me. It was wonderful that you shared your history. Just wonderful!

    Hope to see you on the boards more.

    wallan


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  • LeesaD
    LeesaD Member Posts: 383
    edited April 2018
    Thank You for sharing Newly59! Your story is very encouraging. Best wishes and continued good health to you!
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  • Kanga_Roo
    Kanga_Roo Member Posts: 333
    edited April 2018

    Hi Newly, I’m recently diagnosed, so I love reading inspirational stories like yours. I’m interested to know why you thought your lumpectomy was a mistake - I have all this to look forward to

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  • Newly59
    Newly59 Member Posts: 4
    edited April 2018

    Hi Kanga roo!

    My cancer was high grade and as I said vascular and lymphatic involvement was extensive. Despite having aggressive treatment followed by Arimidex, it still came back around the same stop. Giving the charecterists of my tumor that was given. Never know, but I feellike I’d not have gone through it again if I had mastectomy.

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  • Newly59
    Newly59 Member Posts: 4
    edited April 2018

    Hi Meg 101

    I wish I had a good answer for you. I think getting an aggressive treatment, being your own health advocate(had I not insisted on an MRI, my outcome would not have been good), eating right, exercising and keeping STRESS down all help. Since I was ER + I also had oopheroctemy and per my surgeon’s advice, I had Zometa infusions for a year. She was one of the researchers and told me that Zometa may reduce cancer spread in patients like myself and I jumped on it ! Side effects were minima

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  • msphil
    msphil Member Posts: 1,536
    edited April 2018

    hello all I am a Survivor also here to Also Inspire others going thru idc stage2 0\3 nodes Lmast 3mo chemo before n after surgery got married (yes was making wedding plans 4 our 2nd marriage) rads for 7wks 5yrs on Tamoxifen was 42 at diagnosis 43 yr when complete treatment am now this month 24yr Survivor Praise God. May He Bless Us All.

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  • Opt4Life
    Opt4Life Member Posts: 191
    edited May 2018

    Boy I needed to read this today. I also had node-positive 2b BC and went with a lumpectomy (mistake), chemo and radiation. I had a and a recurrence a couple months ago that we thought would only require a BMX. Just learned that because of my oncotype score will need to do chemo again - although a different type.

    Newly, so glad to hear that you are doing well despite the 2 scary diagnosis

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