Under 30 with BC ....

24242 said:

I think you have found a good place to begin. I too thought the same as you but soon found that sharing of experiences and being understood most important. I was 36 at the time I began getting sick and I realize that is more likely for women to find lumps and not have any ill feelings or pain. We are all different. I hope you are able to connect with what you are looking for hope to see you in chat sometime

Thanks for the welcome. I have put off looking for any type of support for some time now, but have finally realized that talking to other members of this club I never wanted to join may help the long term emotional strain. I am 33 now, a 4 year survivor. My bc was particularly aggressive, 4.0+ tumor size, 1-2 pos nodes, ER pos, HER 2+, blah blah blah ... I had 12 rounds of the delicious A/C cocktail which I chased with 5-FU each time. Then 7 weeks of radiation. My children, who were 9 and 3 at the time, were the only reasons I got up each morning and was able to survive the treatment. I was not even remotely sick until they started getting me well. I found the lump myself in the shower while bathing, I was not looking for it or doing a self check. By the grace of God, I found a surgeon willing to take it out. No one wanted to do anything because I was only 29 they said I positively could NOT have bc .... hmmmm .... guess I showed them, huh .. lol. All is well now, aside from the neverending recurrent pain at the site of the surgeries. They have since tried to tell me it's in my liver, lungs, bones, and ovaries ... further tests revealed no metastisis anywhere ... my onc is the greatest ... hates to scare me, but is always scared for me. Oh well, thanks for letting me vent! I think I needed it!