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  • ravdeb
    ravdeb Member Posts: 277
    edited November 2005

    The first coordinating nurse I met since I was diagnosed who works for the Israel Cancer society and works in the Breast Clinic in a Haifa hospital (Rambam)revealed to my husband and I at a meeting with her that she is a survivor of breast cancer for 23 years!!!! Wonderful. There are lots of success stories out there!

  • Sachi
    Sachi Member Posts: 63
    edited November 2005
    Back to the top with this thread!

    Barb
  • stacey2930
    stacey2930 Member Posts: 14
    edited November 2005

    My sister was diagnosed with at age 38 16 years ago. She had 2 positive nodes and is doing great!I was diagnosed last month and just hope I am as fortunate! Hugs. Stacey

  • Ceres
    Ceres Member Posts: 1
    edited November 2005

    My mum's friend had a mastectomy 15 yrs ago and refused chemo or any other treatment. She's alive with no recurrence. My friend's mum had a large tumor, mastectomy and axillary clearance also 15 yrs ago. No recurrence to date either. Another woman I know had a tumor the size of a walnut 13 yrs ago, grade 3 and no lymph nodes involved. Although she was only 32 she refused chemo. She only had Tamoxifen. She's alive with no recurrence.I don't know anyone personally who hasnt survived BC...Im going to live and grow old disgracefully as planned!!!

  • Unknown
    Unknown
    edited November 2005

    Well I hope to grow old too and this site is a definite inspiration for that. My tumor was the size of a baseball and I am already getting reconstruction a year later! I began exercise class at a local Curves and met a twenty year survivor - not only was she an inspriation for survival but exercise as well.

  • carmelle
    carmelle Member Posts: 134
    edited January 2006
    hoping to get back to thread? for newbies...
    michelle
  • Newbie21
    Newbie21 Member Posts: 10
    edited January 2006
    I love coming here...thanks for the positive stories. Please continue sharing.
    Keep it up!
  • Milica
    Milica Member Posts: 6
    edited January 2006
    My cousin -- fathers side -- dx BC at age of 62, 25 years ago. She had bi-mastectomy. I think she had chemo but not sure. She is now 88 yrs. old.

    My mom's neighbor dx BC at age of 75 or 76 ??- had bi-mastectomy -- 15 yrs ago --and refused to take chemo. She is now 90 or 92 ?? yrs old.
  • bjetal
    bjetal Member Posts: 1
    edited February 2006

    I know a woman who had a mastectomy at age 40 - she is now in her upper 70s, I think. She has done very well. She also had rads way back when. No recurrence, and no further problems.

  • carmelle
    carmelle Member Posts: 134
    edited February 2006

    more stories...

  • inspiewriter
    inspiewriter Member Posts: 54
    edited February 2006

    Thanks for posting these!

  • carmelle
    carmelle Member Posts: 134
    edited March 2006
    keep posting all the good stories.
    michelle
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Member Posts: 47
    edited March 2006
    It is so wonderful to hear " good news " as so much we hear is anything but that. I LOVE reading of people who have gone 10 or 15 or even more years with no recurrence and have even heard of one who is a survivor.....disease free after 46 years !!!

    love,light and luck to us all

    bump
  • andy2
    andy2 Member Posts: 1
    edited March 2006

    I agree!! This is a wonderful thread just what I need to read upon completely my treatment. Just wondering if anyone knows of any stories with ILC as the dx

  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Member Posts: 47
    edited March 2006

    Sure do like hearing of long time survivors !

  • jankay
    jankay Member Posts: 789
    edited March 2006
    i never really considered myself a success story but considering the fact that i will be a 7 yr bc survivoer in sept. i guess i am. also considering the fact that i have other traumatic health problems. When i was told in sept of 1999 that i had bc i was also battling a disease in which the doctors couldnt figure out. the one thing i would not wish on my worst enemy is the experience of a dr
    looking at them and saying "there is something wrong but i dont know what it is." After 10 years they decided it was parkinsons. So i started figjhting that. what i have learned is that your sense of humor and laughter are extremely important in fighting diseases. Your faith and positive thinking doesnt hurt either. take care fellow
    friends jankay
  • carmelle
    carmelle Member Posts: 134
    edited March 2006

    back to the tops for new people..

  • carmelle
    carmelle Member Posts: 134
    edited May 2006
    moving back up for newly dx.
    michelle
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Member Posts: 47
    edited May 2006
    Jankay,

    after all this time, I had not realised you were so far from you DX. Congrats !!!!!!

    gentle hugsssss
  • susanmcm
    susanmcm Member Posts: 699
    edited May 2006
    Great thread! Glad I finally saw it.

    Susan
  • Yazmin
    Yazmin Member Posts: 218
    edited May 2006
    Carmelle,
    This is possibly the best thread on this site! Fantastic idea, really. Now that I know about it, I will come back to it every single day. Also: if you make this into a booklet format and have it published, I will probably be one of the first ones to buy it, and I am pretty sure that I will be in excellent company.
    My success story happened to the mother of my Mom's best friend, who lived in Southern France. Like many, many others: she died more than 20 years after her diagnostic and mastectomy (no chemo). She was in her eighties. No recurrence.
  • lori1964
    lori1964 Member Posts: 2
    edited May 2006

    This thread makes me feel so much better about things. I am sure if all the ladies here read this thread it would brighten their day.

  • mandyjayne
    mandyjayne Member Posts: 4
    edited June 2006
    My Mom's Mom had a single masectomy 23 years ago. No chemo or rads. She is around and kickin' today, as dramatic as ever. I see her as an inspiration and she has helped me cope with some of my fears along the way.
    Mandy
  • mandyjayne
    mandyjayne Member Posts: 4
    edited June 2006
    Oh yeah, here's another one...Friend's (who got through bone cancer at age 13 and is now in late 20's) Mom was diagnosed with lung cancer. Before she could get tarted on tx's, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Got through both of those. Years later was diagnosed with brain cancer. Got through that. I just saw her at her son's wedding. Gave me a huge hug and told me to kick it's butt. So I am!
    Boy, and I think I have had it rough. What an inspiration, huh?
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 282
    edited June 2006
    **bumping**
    because I've found the last few days a little dispiriting..there have been so many new women joining who are recently diagnosed, there is understandable fear and worry which makes it all seem so hopeless. It's left me feeling that this beast knows no end, is never satisified, it's hunger keeps crying out for more -- the enemy that keeps calling new recruits from the trenches. But we fight on, we're stronger, we're more determined and we will beat this thing over the head once and for all. I needed to go back and read some of these stories to lift my spirit back to the top...hopefully some of the newly diagnosed will read these and take heart, knowing that there is hope, and those who have been on this path for awhile...we can always benefit from the reminder.
  • miracle7
    miracle7 Member Posts: 1
    edited June 2006

    I had a MRI Core Biopsy and was told I had Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. I realize that biopsies are not a fool proof method for determing cancer so I kept the faith and prayed for the best. I had my lumpectomy on June 2, 2006 followed by a Sentinel Node Dissection and did fine. I was told that the Lymph Nodes were clear and that I would hear from the doctor in 4 days. I got the most wonderful news on June 7 that my Tumor was Benign and that I'm cancer free. I am so happy and truly believe in miracles. My message for all women out there is to be pro-active and get as many opinions as you can. Don't elect to have your breat removed unless you had 3 or four opinions and even more.

  • marla13
    marla13 Member Posts: 100
    edited June 2006
    So thankful to hear these success stories! They inspire such hope and give us the determination and stamina we need to continue fighting...if we didn't believe the tx would work, why try? These are such fine examples of why we should all use EVERYTHING that is available, so we can know in our hearts that we have fought the good fight. We are SURVIVORS!

    Marla
  • marla13
    marla13 Member Posts: 100
    edited June 2006
    Would love to see some of the ladies who posted 3 years ago, or less even, update us on their stories!

    Marla
  • dunner1
    dunner1 Member Posts: 3
    edited June 2006
    Hi Marla- Just wanted to add my story of three + yrs ago (Feb.2003). Diagnosed Stage 3 (triple negative) and I am doing great. I was diagnosed five months after having my first child at 41. Went through chemo AC and Taxol (dose dense) and then had a mod. rad. mastectomy. To finish it all off I had 6 1/2 weeks of radiation. After my mast. they biopsed everything and couldn't find any cancer cells! I feel very blessed as too my maternal grandmother who had BC in her 60's and colon cancer and ONLY lived to 91:) . Oh yeah my mothers cousins daughter is 7+ yrs out from stage 3 and her mother has had BC twice and still kicking she's in her 70's. I could go on and on... Dunner
  • Sige
    Sige Member Posts: 334
    edited June 2006

    bump

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