Positive nodes with long term survival

karen1956

I see I posted a few years ago. Now, I'm at 19 years since I heard those horrid words. Thankfully still living life with NED. I do have other health issues including a second cancer that is not in remission but stable so treatment was stopped. Will resume treatment if and when needed. There is life after BC. I know many gals, most who I've met here on BCO who are 19 and 20 years post diagnosis. We can plan for the future.

piperdo71

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inthelight

I was diagnosed in 2010 with a large hormone positive tumor and 4/5 sentinel notes positive. I had a lumpectomy with iffy margins and there was still cancer after a post-chemo reexcision, so I had to have a mastectomy before my radiation. I was pretty sure I wasn't going to make it but I'm 15 years out this month.