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Cancerversary

QuiltingMama123
QuiltingMama123 CSN Member Posts: 124
in Breast Cancer #1
Question: What date do you consider your cancerversary? Is it the day you were diagnosd, the date of your surgery, the date you ended treatment...? I know this is a weird question, but I'm looking forward to calling myself a one year survivor. Thanks!
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  • pattimc
    pattimc CSN Member Posts: 431
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    Cancerversary
    Eveyone does something different, but I consider mine the day I was diagnosed....May 27, 2009. Two year survivor!!

    Congratulations on your one year!
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  • LoveBabyJesus
    LoveBabyJesus CSN Member Posts: 1,679 Member
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    I just wanted to say
    I just wanted to say congrats on your one year! And I mentioned this before - I LOVE your picture!!!!!!! :)
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  • EllenaMaria
    EllenaMaria CSN Member Posts: 69
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    My coworker uses her
    My coworker uses her diagnosis date. I prefer to use the day of my lumpectomy 2/10/2010 because that is when the tumor was removed. I also add that treatment ended 10/2010. Isn't it funny how those dates are so numerically intertwined?? Right now I refer to things as "it has been one year since lumpectomy, one year since first chemo", etc.
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  • new2me
    new2me CSN Member Posts: 177 Member
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    EllenaMaria said:

    My coworker uses her
    My coworker uses her diagnosis date. I prefer to use the day of my lumpectomy 2/10/2010 because that is when the tumor was removed. I also add that treatment ended 10/2010. Isn't it funny how those dates are so numerically intertwined?? Right now I refer to things as "it has been one year since lumpectomy, one year since first chemo", etc.

    I use the date I was diagnosed
    I use the date I was diagnosed to be my cancerversary - Infact my cancerversary was 4/26 - 1 year. My last herceptin treatment will me June 13th :)
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  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 CSN Member Posts: 6,583 Member
    #6
    For me it's the last day of treatment...
    I remember the dates for day of results, date of surgery etc..but the date I really remember is June 28, 08 my last day of radiation...so that is my anniversary date.
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  • cahjah75
    cahjah75 CSN Member Posts: 2,631
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    I am
    considering this week my one year cancerversary. I was dx one year ago on the 24th of May. June will be one year since mastectomies. Next Feb will one year finishing treatment. It's your choice.
    {{hugs}} Char
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  • CAchick
    CAchick CSN Member Posts: 277
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    cahjah75 said:

    I am
    considering this week my one year cancerversary. I was dx one year ago on the 24th of May. June will be one year since mastectomies. Next Feb will one year finishing treatment. It's your choice.
    {{hugs}} Char

    Day of diagnosis...when my whole life changed in a way...
    Hi all, I consider the day of my diagnosis as my cancerversary-JULY 28, 2009. That is when so many things in my life changed...How I view people, and life, and love. So, that is my day, although I felt excited when my chemo ended (Nov. 21, 2009) and when my radiation ended (March 3, 2010). Every day of being a SURVIVOR is precious! But, in my calculations, I am coming up on two years! YEAH!
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  • patti anne
    patti anne CSN Member Posts: 101
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    CAchick said:

    Day of diagnosis...when my whole life changed in a way...
    Hi all, I consider the day of my diagnosis as my cancerversary-JULY 28, 2009. That is when so many things in my life changed...How I view people, and life, and love. So, that is my day, although I felt excited when my chemo ended (Nov. 21, 2009) and when my radiation ended (March 3, 2010). Every day of being a SURVIVOR is precious! But, in my calculations, I am coming up on two years! YEAH!

    same
    I say the day of diagnosis as well. I could rattle off other dates without batting an eye also. Surgery, chemo, radiation...I think those dates will stay with me forever.

    Date of diagnosis was January 6, 2009.

    Patti Anne
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  • mrs gadget
    mrs gadget CSN Member Posts: 118
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    The day I was diagnosed
    I remember the day like it was yesterday..sitting in the doctor's office with my husband who was 4 months past a bone marrow transplant himself!! The doctor said "You have cancer" and once again our life went thru some changes. This July 15th will be one year for me.
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  • QuiltingMama123
    QuiltingMama123 CSN Member Posts: 124
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    mrs gadget said:

    The day I was diagnosed
    I remember the day like it was yesterday..sitting in the doctor's office with my husband who was 4 months past a bone marrow transplant himself!! The doctor said "You have cancer" and once again our life went thru some changes. This July 15th will be one year for me.

    Thanks, all!
    I think I will go with my diagnosis date - June 22. That is when I became a survivor!
    Anna
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  • Punkindo
    Punkindo CSN Member Posts: 113
    #12
    Cancerversary
    I celebrate them all!! :)
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  • bikercub
    bikercub CSN Member Posts: 2
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    cancerversary

    Congrats to all you survivors out there!  Today is my 21st cancerversary!  I consider my diagnosis date as my anniversary date and 21 years ago I was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) and basically given 2 years to live.  Well I proved them wrong!  Stay strong everyone and enjoy life to the fullest!

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