Sat -6 yrs since completed treament!!!!!!!!

disneyfan2008
disneyfan2008 Member Posts: 6,583 Member
edited June 2014 in Breast Cancer #1

June 28th is the only date I remember out of all the dates of Mammo, biopsy, surgery etc. I was a bit niveve (SP?) My last day I brought and ediable arrangment for staff at cancer ctr as a huge Thank you. I got my little dipolma and did the happy dance on the way out (IN MY head at least)

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PRIOR I said my good byes...duh-year later I got a call-time to come see us! I said I am done-I was told no you are never really ever done with us!

 

I then think of how crappy my job treated me (YES I still work for them-i need the medical and retirement) . MY last day of treatments was on the BIG END OF year event (work for schol) and it was about any hour away. I asked if I could skip it to go to MY LAST treatment-I was told NO manditory meeting-so I had to drive an hour (away) from treatment (ONLY 17 min from my home) and leave the meeting early to go to cancer center.
NO compassion at all , heartless to say the least.

 

Denise

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  • Wolfi
    Wolfi Member Posts: 425
    #2
    Congrats!

    Denise,

    Congrats on making it to six years. It seems strange to me that a lot of us keep track of our lives by the years without cancer.  

    Wolfi

     

  • Pixie Dust
    Pixie Dust Member Posts: 424 Member
    #3
    TIME TO DO THE HAPPY DANCE !!!!!!

    DENICE,   (CONGRATULATIONS)  It is always so good to hear about BC sisters hitting that 5 year mark, and better for you going for six. Whatever you are doing keep it up and many more years will come your way.  You deserve a BIG, BIG HUG!!!!!!!  Donna

  • GlowMore
    GlowMore Member Posts: 789 Member
    #4
    6 years Celebration :)

    Good for you girl   :)      I'm 11 years from end of chemo/radiation and happy about it too  :)    As for jobs treating you wrong?  I'm afraid a lot of them do that.  I remember when I was working part time during my treatment....the day I had my first radiation and went on into work....my boss asked me if I would be radioactive.   What a dumb jerk.    Oh well....that was then and this is now and we are blessed to still be here....   Congrats to you  :)

  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 Member Posts: 6,583 Member
    #5
    GlowMore said:

    6 years Celebration :)

    Good for you girl   :)      I'm 11 years from end of chemo/radiation and happy about it too  :)    As for jobs treating you wrong?  I'm afraid a lot of them do that.  I remember when I was working part time during my treatment....the day I had my first radiation and went on into work....my boss asked me if I would be radioactive.   What a dumb jerk.    Oh well....that was then and this is now and we are blessed to still be here....   Congrats to you  :)

    Glowmore-people are rude

    Maybe if a friend said that kidding around like haha but not boss/ work associate.

     

    at teh start of my cancer I was told DO WHAT YOU need to do, don't worry etc..

    after my surgery-then 3 days in to radiation I WAS called into the office and TOLD you can' leave (using LUNCH hour mind you) you must use your Sick days for treatments. I said that will wipe them all out-i must go daily for 6 wks-THEY DIDNT' CARE-I STARTED TO CRY and she said OH dont' cry-I DO NOT LIKE when people at mad/upset with ms. So not that my  life was in turmoil she didn't want me mad at her. UNREAL

     

    my cancer ctr changed my schudule to fit an hour they would ALLOW me to use my lunch hour to go. (only 10 mins drive to and from so it worked out)

    Denisd

  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 Member Posts: 6,583 Member
    #6
    GlowMore said:

    6 years Celebration :)

    Good for you girl   :)      I'm 11 years from end of chemo/radiation and happy about it too  :)    As for jobs treating you wrong?  I'm afraid a lot of them do that.  I remember when I was working part time during my treatment....the day I had my first radiation and went on into work....my boss asked me if I would be radioactive.   What a dumb jerk.    Oh well....that was then and this is now and we are blessed to still be here....   Congrats to you  :)

    11 yrs whoot whoot

    11 yrs whoot whoot

  • GlowMore
    GlowMore Member Posts: 789 Member
    #7
    disneyfan2008 said:

    11 yrs whoot whoot

    11 yrs whoot whoot

    Whoot Whoot :)

    Your Whoot Whoot gave me a big smile  disneyfan   :)          Just celebrated yesterday my survival by joining the YMCA and I'm going to go to the ZUMBA Dance Classes ...even thouogh I can only do the moves for about 5 minutes and the classes last 45 minutes  ...  :)     I may not have a lot of energy anylonger but it is good to get out and try at least  :)

  • WildernessGirl
    WildernessGirl Member Posts: 58 Member
    #8
    GlowMore said:

    Whoot Whoot :)

    Your Whoot Whoot gave me a big smile  disneyfan   :)          Just celebrated yesterday my survival by joining the YMCA and I'm going to go to the ZUMBA Dance Classes ...even thouogh I can only do the moves for about 5 minutes and the classes last 45 minutes  ...  :)     I may not have a lot of energy anylonger but it is good to get out and try at least  :)

    Awesome!

    Love hearing the good news!  6 yrs.  11 yrs.  cancer free - I am so happy for both of you and your families.  I pray that I will be able to say the same when my 1 yr. comes up, 2 yrs. and so on. 

  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 Member Posts: 6,583 Member
    #9
    GlowMore said:

    Whoot Whoot :)

    Your Whoot Whoot gave me a big smile  disneyfan   :)          Just celebrated yesterday my survival by joining the YMCA and I'm going to go to the ZUMBA Dance Classes ...even thouogh I can only do the moves for about 5 minutes and the classes last 45 minutes  ...  :)     I may not have a lot of energy anylonger but it is good to get out and try at least  :)

    Zumba..that's great...my only

    Zumba..that's great...my only excercise and is going up and down my steps!

     

    Denise

     

    My 3 grandkids live with us ages 10mths, 7 yrs & 9 yrs so dont' get to sit down much. (play kick ball, swim, wiffle ball, scooters, walks etc)

     

     

  • GlowMore
    GlowMore Member Posts: 789 Member
    #10
    disneyfan2008 said:

    Zumba..that's great...my only

    Zumba..that's great...my only excercise and is going up and down my steps!

     

    Denise

     

    My 3 grandkids live with us ages 10mths, 7 yrs & 9 yrs so dont' get to sit down much. (play kick ball, swim, wiffle ball, scooters, walks etc)

     

     

    Exercise

    Well since I joined about all I have been able to do is walk on the treadmill  and did do a little bit of zumba....but oh my....not enough energy yet.  But I'm gonna keep trying and maybe the energy will come back...or maybe not....  the mystery of all of this is not something we can understand.  Why me still here and not my sister?  Why one lives and not another?   Will it come back ?  Will the next Scan show something new?  It is too much to deal with and so I just try to take it day by day.   This board has had a lot of sad news lately....but we must continue trying to cope as  best we can.      Tomorrow I'm gonning to try an exercise class ...we will see.

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