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edited February 2023 in Acknowledging and Honoring our Community

Seeing this will inspire our newbies! 

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  • 2FriedEggs
    2FriedEggs Member Posts: 324
    edited April 2012

    Wow I'm glad to see this thread is only 12 minutes old- this Newbie was concerned when I didn't see anyone posted- lol

  • gsg
    gsg Member Posts: 1,700
    edited April 2012

    hello!  6 years and counting!

  • sheila888
    sheila888 Member Posts: 9,611
    edited April 2012

    7 years 12 days and counting

    Smile

  • smithlme
    smithlme Member Posts: 383
    edited April 2012

    5 years from my first diagnosis of triple negative breast cancer! 5 YEARS BABY!!!

  • sushanna1
    sushanna1 Member Posts: 61
    edited April 2012

    Makes me nervous to say it but May 2 will be 10 years since diagnosis.  Stage IIB, 1 positive node, ER/PR positive.

  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Member Posts: 47,785
    edited April 2012

    Just over the five year mark.

  • JoanQuilts
    JoanQuilts Member Posts: 265
    edited April 2012

    I was 19 years out from a Stage 1 diagnosis until I had another new primary a few months ago.  But it was found even earlier than the 1st one!

  • Bren-2007
    Bren-2007 Member Posts: 842
    edited April 2012

    BinVA .. aka Bren ... 5 years out on March 30, 2012!

  • china
    china Member Posts: 56
    edited April 2012

    5 years metastatic at the get go and counting! Dawn

  • bonnieandcleo
    bonnieandcleo Member Posts: 9
    edited April 2012

    27 yrs ago and looking for another 27 yrs ...that sounds pretty selfish didnt mean that but started in 1984 and doing ok came back in 2005 and on first chemo every two weeks since this time last year avastin and navelbine ...had scan last week and all stable

  • Wabbit
    Wabbit Member Posts: 68
    edited April 2012

    Good idea mods!  6 years ago for me. 

  • cp418
    cp418 Member Posts: 359
    edited April 2012

    dx 4/18/2006

  • weesa
    weesa Member Posts: 78
    edited April 2012

    I am almost ten years out!

  • karen1956
    karen1956 Member Posts: 4,638
    edited April 2012

    6 years for me...Dx 02/03/2006

  • Mazy1959
    Mazy1959 Member Posts: 254
    edited April 2012

    9 years and counting here. Started with stage 2B ILC and bone mets almost 4 yr later. My cancer is considered in active. Luv seeing all these survivors. Hugs, Mazy

  • celia088
    celia088 Member Posts: 975
    edited April 2012

    7 1/2 years. 

    DX: 10/31/04

  • AnneW
    AnneW Member Posts: 612
    edited April 2012

    10 years for one side, almost 5 for the other.

  • deborye
    deborye Member Posts: 2,441
    edited April 2012

    5 years ago March 27th I got the call.

  • suzfive
    suzfive Member Posts: 126
    edited April 2012

    6 years, 4 months and 13 days since diagnosis -got the call on December 7, 2005 . So far so good.

  • Caya
    Caya Member Posts: 46
    edited April 2012

    5 1/2 years since I was diagnosed, triple positive.  Will take my last Femara pill in July 2012, then I am done treatment!

  • pip57
    pip57 Member Posts: 7,080
    edited April 2012

    Officially 5 years for me.  Stage III with lots of +nodes.  Yeah!

  • 5graces
    5graces Member Posts: 12
    edited August 2017

    6 years out for me! Feb, 14 2006.....

  • prayrv
    prayrv Member Posts: 362
    edited April 2012

    5 years for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • ck55
    ck55 Member Posts: 28
    edited April 2012

    5 1/2 years for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • candie1971
    candie1971 Member Posts: 2,467
    edited April 2012

    5 years 11 months ..looking forward to my 6 year anniversary on May 26th!!

    Thank you Moderators for this wonderful website......I still continue to be a regular here.....God bless you!!!

  • AnnNYC
    AnnNYC Member Posts: 236
    edited April 2012

    5 years and 41 days since dx, 5 years and 5 days since mx!!!!!  And so glad I found BCO !!!!!

  • marina1963
    marina1963 Member Posts: 3
    edited April 2012

    6 years for me!! Diagnosed 03/2006 with locally advanced cancer with a huge tumor and lots of lymph nodes.

  • beesie.is.out-of-office
    beesie.is.out-of-office Member Posts: 1,435
    edited April 2012

    6 1/2 years for me.  Dx 09/15/2005.

  • agapornis
    agapornis Member Posts: 27
    edited April 2012

    Almost 15 and a half years.

  • jenni__ca
    jenni__ca Member Posts: 77
    edited April 2012

    june will be 8 years ( got to love my onc - saw him last week and he said "who would have thought" ... gosh doc ! me me me i thought !)

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