I'm an eleven year survivor.
By Dixiemom
August 19, 2011 at 3:42 pm
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I was diagnosed 11 years ago. I had a lump but it wasn't palpaple. They did a stereotactic biopsy which came back negative. A few months later I felt a lump in that area but attributed it to scar tissue. Since I go yearly for a mammogram I wasn't in any hurry . At my annual check-up I told them about the lump. Sure enough it was on the mammogram big as life. I had a lumpectomy done and it came back stage 3. A week later I had a lymphectomy and that was negative. I did radiation and took Tamoxiphen. Now I am cancer free and go yearly for checkups. Every now and then I see the surgeon and he still can't get over the fact that this sophisticated test came back negative. Now he checks and double checks his patients.
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Infinity1956 September 8, 2011 at 9:53 pm2 Likes
God was and still is with you ,that's why we cannot put our trust in men or their simple tests.
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My2ndChance September 30, 2012 at 6:24 pm1 LikeEdited September 30, 2012 at 6:25 pm by My2ndChanceAmen!!! I believe that with all my heart. Infinity1956 Thank you fot sharing Dixie mom
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Infinity1956 September 8, 2011 at 9:55 pm1 Like
Hi 100 Acre Wood. Hope life is treating you well and the Dixiemom story is touching.
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100 Acre Woods September 11, 2011 at 10:26 pm1 LikeHi Infinity! I hope you have a joyous blessed week!
I Agree with you - Dixie Mom's story was heartwarming. I clicked on track
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Jeanette Terry August 25, 2011 at 2:44 pm0 LikesWow that is an amazing story. I am so glad you have found here at Breast Cancer Connect. We can all learn from your experiences.
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jeffrey9127 August 22, 2011 at 8:46 am0 LikesIt is amazing that sometimes tests do miss something that is cancer. You are very lucky that it was caught at your next checkup. No telling what might have happened if you waited much longer.
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Dixiemom August 22, 2011 at 4:33 pm0 LikesI am lucky because at the same time that I had breast cancer my husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer and his work partner was diagnosed with colon cancer. All 3 of us are survivors. Yearly check-ups are a must. And a good attitude. We were lucky, we had great family support and our church family was always praying. I firmly believe in the power of prayer. I am putting you on my prayer list too.
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Infinity1956 September 8, 2011 at 9:56 pm1 Like
Blessed is the word that magnify Christ because without him, we can do nothing within our own power.
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Infinity1956 September 8, 2011 at 9:57 pm0 Likes
Hi. Jeffrey, if you want just to talk sometimes jacjones937@aol.com
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