5 year survivors, post your screen name here!

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  • dsgirl
    dsgirl Member Posts: 193
    edited February 2017

    Shanda1111. Congrats on the 14 years, but sad to read you are now having to do treatments again. Best wishes for NED or remission asap.

    dsgirl

  • Nash54
    Nash54 Member Posts: 699
    edited February 2017

    ruthbru....thanks. Was it your decision to only do 5 years or your Docs? I'm hoping to only do 5 but hear 10 might be recommended.

  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Member Posts: 47,682
    edited February 2017

    Nash, I will PM you.

  • QuinnCat
    QuinnCat Member Posts: 408
    edited February 2017

    Forgot to post here!

    Five years and a month from surgery. Five years and 3 months from diagnosis. Chemo 4 AC/T DD plus 5 weekly Carboplatin (because BRCA2+), Exemestane (5th year) BMX, PBSO

    ER+ PR (weakly positive) Her2- Luminal B IDC; 1.4 cm 0/1 node, no LVI, Grade 3, Oncoscore 39, BRCA2+, Stage 1A

    Ruthbru - I am interested in your answer too. Coming up on completing 5 years and my MO has given me no definitive answer on extending time on AI.

  • edwards750
    edwards750 Member Posts: 1,568
    edited February 2017

    5 years in August 2016. IDC, Stage 1b, Grade 1. Lumpectomy and 33 Rads treatments. Oncotype score was 11.Tamoxifen for 5 years. Oncologist said no extension on the Tamoxifen. Yea!

    Diane

  • dsgirl
    dsgirl Member Posts: 193
    edited February 2017

    Congratulations to QuinnCat and Edwards750 on the 5 years.

    Love to read the good news.

    dsgirl

  • jwilco
    jwilco Member Posts: 209
    edited February 2017

    I don't remember seeing this thread back in October when on October 11 I had my 5 yr! Seeing topics like this are what helped get me through the rough parts.

  • Vane
    Vane Member Posts: 1
    edited May 2017

    Iam glad that you are free cancer. That is a blessing, congrats. 😊🌸🌺Iam taking letrozole and before that I was with anastrazole. I am trying to not quiet but my body is very painful. I do not know if is better to change to Tamoxifen. I had a Doble mastectomy, because I was with a lump 1 cm in my right breast. BRCA2 gen and ER +. No quimo or radio. I want to know how yo deal with the medicine. Thank you. 😊🌸

  • Joanne_53
    Joanne_53 Member Posts: 714
    edited May 2017

    5 years out ... finished Tamoxifen one week ago and will start Letrozole on June 5 for 5 years ....have to admit I am feeling a bit scared with the thought of the s/e. I am feeling better already after one week without Tamoxifen

  • QuinnCat
    QuinnCat Member Posts: 408
    edited May 2017

    Saw my MO yesterday. She said the research says not much extra benefit for more than 5 years on AIs, though if one is a nervous Nelly like me, I might have a psychological benefit of staying on for another year (I have no evident SEs on exemestane except thinning hair on top which she did say would reverse once off the AI - really?). She did start me on Prolia shots, every 6 months, as they appear to help prevent bone mets.

  • balance
    balance Member Posts: 17
    edited May 2017

    Celebrating 5 years!

  • edwards750
    edwards750 Member Posts: 1,568
    edited May 2017

    Celebrated 5 years last August!

    Diane

  • keepmoving
    keepmoving Member Posts: 19
    edited May 2017

    Celebrating 5 years from dx today. So thankful to still be here!

    Happy

  • Candice-303
    Candice-303 Member Posts: 23
    edited May 2017

    celebrating 8 years breast 20 years Fallopian tube cancer

  • HoneyBeaw
    HoneyBeaw Member Posts: 150
    edited May 2017

    Ladies

    You all give us so much hope, While I have my weak moments I will not let BC take me down. I have 3 grandbabies I have every interntion to be around for .

  • moderators
    moderators Posts: 8,633
    edited May 2017

    You are all such a great inspiration! Big love to you all!

    --The Mods

  • Sharon1942
    Sharon1942 Member Posts: 96
    edited June 2017

    6 years in July! Hallelujah!

  • NWArtLady
    NWArtLady Member Posts: 239
    edited June 2017

    I'm here 6 years out! Doing well and exercising regularly. For those in the Northwest, check out Team Survivor Northwest for exercise groups of all levels and types of exercise!

    Team Survivor Northwest

  • Dianarose
    Dianarose Member Posts: 1,951
    edited June 2017

    Will be 13 years 10/19

  • lamuso
    lamuso Member Posts: 7
    edited June 2017

    9 years out this past week. Life is good and most days I don't think about breast cancer!

    Leslie

  • meow13
    meow13 Member Posts: 1,363
    edited June 2017

    Congratulations everyone, I am well into year 5, been off AI drugs for a while still have some residual side effects nothing too bad.

  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Member Posts: 47,682
    edited June 2017

    10 years this last February; doing great, feeling fantastic, and very, very, very grateful every single day!

  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,145
    edited June 2017

    5 years since Dx in Jan so half way into year 6 Nerdy

  • kathindc
    kathindc Member Posts: 1,667
    edited June 2017

    Five years today

  • HoneyBeaw
    HoneyBeaw Member Posts: 150
    edited June 2017

    Bumping this thread, we need to here from survivors its so important

  • Pipandor
    Pipandor Member Posts: 130
    edited June 2017

    Really thankful for all the posts here. Keep coming back! Wish more profiles included a diagnosis. My cancer was hormone negative and there doesn't seem to be many of those posting here.

  • meow13
    meow13 Member Posts: 1,363
    edited June 2017

    so nice to hear about all the people still NED.

  • toronto-girl
    toronto-girl Member Posts: 5
    edited June 2017

    5 years out on June 20th !! Really enjoying life, healthy and happy---LOVE this website, THANK-YOU ONE AND ALL

  • AliceS
    AliceS Member Posts: 74
    edited June 2017

    I agree, Pipandor, wish more -er/-pr Her2+ would post. 

  • Valstim52
    Valstim52 Member Posts: 833
    edited June 2017

    Same here Pinpandor. I'm triple negative. Would love to hear from some of those gals. Though I've been told that once most people get a couple of years under their belt, they tend to fall off of this sight. I'm at 19 months and counting.