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Dance with NEDs

LVG
LVG CSN Member Posts: 128
edited March 2014 in Breast Cancer #1
.... Hello,
What is the meaning of this statement?
Thank you in advance.
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  • roseann4
    roseann4 CSN Member Posts: 992 Member
    #2
    No evidence of disease.
    Whenever we have testing done and they give us the verdict of "no evidence of disease", we say we are "Dancing With Ned". Medical professionals done use the term cured with bc so that's as good as it gets. Hope you're dancing, too.

    Roseann
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  • LVG
    LVG CSN Member Posts: 128
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    roseann4 said:

    No evidence of disease.
    Whenever we have testing done and they give us the verdict of "no evidence of disease", we say we are "Dancing With Ned". Medical professionals done use the term cured with bc so that's as good as it gets. Hope you're dancing, too.

    Roseann

    Roseann4 - thank you. I knew
    Roseann4 - thank you. I knew it sounded like a good thing, now I know it's a great thing. I'm looking forward to the dance!
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  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 CSN Member Posts: 6,583 Member
    #4
    does this count
    when mammo results come back good...or some other testing?

    just curious...
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  • Ritzy
    Ritzy CSN Member Posts: 4,381 Member
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    disneyfan2008 said:

    does this count
    when mammo results come back good...or some other testing?

    just curious...

    Yep!
    When you get a good mammo and/or ultrasound....you are Dancing with NED!


    Sue :)
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