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24242
24242 Member Posts: 1,398 Member
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
Just wanted to reply to message you had on board. I am 9 years survivor of IDC stage 3 breast cancer with 11 out of 21 positive lymphnodes. I had a lump I had found in breast and then another lump that grew in armpit to size of golfball in just one week. No one had to tell me what I had. If you go to my person website you can read Living Well With Cancer a speech I gave to cancer conference.
I was her2 negative so no extra drugs to take at end of my treatments. I had huge hangover from all that was done to beat the disease of mine. My depression was always linked to the pain and ill health I was battling often ignored by doctors even though side effects from treatments. Who would of thought surgery would bring its own side effects something I had not thought of.
I now have learned to live a simpler life and never stop becoming the person I want to be. I have accepted that everything I have been through is just apart of who I am it doesn't have to define me, therefore the sky is the limit.
I just hope this can help you along the way, one reason I still come here.
Tara

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  • krkath
    krkath Member Posts: 72
    #2
    Thank-You Tara for your words and thoughts.
    For those of us (me: just a year and 2 months finishing chemo and rads) it is helpful, and I guess more comforting knowing there are those who have gone on so long! It is also acknowledging to hear that there are those who've had very little pain but like yourself, who I can relate with all my pain from surgery and chemo, etc., that even though we live with pain...we ARE survivors. And hearing 9 years, makes me BELIEVE, I can do it, too. You give me hope. I struggle daily to do ONLY, what I can, to treat my body gently. And not overdo anything.
    So, you give hope when you e-mail to this sight and I, for one, am Grateful, for your post.
    Thanks so much and HUGS to you, strong lady,
    Kathy
  • 24242
    24242 Member Posts: 1,398 Member
    #3
    krkath said:

    Thank-You Tara for your words and thoughts.
    For those of us (me: just a year and 2 months finishing chemo and rads) it is helpful, and I guess more comforting knowing there are those who have gone on so long! It is also acknowledging to hear that there are those who've had very little pain but like yourself, who I can relate with all my pain from surgery and chemo, etc., that even though we live with pain...we ARE survivors. And hearing 9 years, makes me BELIEVE, I can do it, too. You give me hope. I struggle daily to do ONLY, what I can, to treat my body gently. And not overdo anything.
    So, you give hope when you e-mail to this sight and I, for one, am Grateful, for your post.
    Thanks so much and HUGS to you, strong lady,
    Kathy

    I truly want you and everyone else to know that as much as you think I give here I get in return. My only wish and hope is that through communication and contact we are spared some of the termoil and pain that some like myself have been plagued with.
    During my fight for life it was hard thinking that I was going crazy since no one seemed to understand or even care about my plight. I read these posts constantly and feel sorry the stories still continue even though so much more is known about the sensativity some have to treatments.
    People who come here are advocates for another and that is the gift we all give. Just knowing we are not alone can make all the difference in the world, if we will let it.
    Good for you Kathy for being able to listen to your body and soul and give yourself the ability to heal and get through all you have to. Just getting up in the morning and doing simple things made me feel like I was OK and believe you me it could of been just cooking a meal or doing dishes.
    Accepting all that is helped me to face all I had to and fight hard to regain some sort of resemblence to good health. It HAS NOT BEEN EASY...
    Be good to yourself always,
    Tara

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