Stage III Cancer Survivors...15+ years and out
Comments
-
IamElaine - A huge congratulations to you! Keep it going! I was originally stage 3 with a 5 cm tumor and no nodes, and hoping to make it to the 5 year group last June, but it didn't happen. Your original diagnosis sounds like it was a bit worse than mine was, but you have done spectacularly and are an inspiration for sure - even for someone like me who wound up crossing that dreaded line to stage 4. You show how a person should never give up hope because unexpected and amazing things really can happen! Thank you so much for posting.
2 -
IamElaine - Are there any things in particular that you think helped you all these years?
0 -
20 years, @iamelaine! What an amazing milestone. Here's to many, many more!
0 -
Hello ladies! Today is my 15-year cancerversary! It always gave me so much hope, more than anything else, to see other stage III long-term survivors' posts. So here is mine. Love to all!
7 -
@kimber3006 - A huge congratulations on your 15-year cancerversary! Thank you so much for sharing this here with all of us. Sending love and celebrating with you today! ❤️
The Mods
0 -
kimber3006, that is a huge milestone. Congratulations!
1 -
Kimber3006, thanks so much for sharing your huge anniversary! Congratulations!
0 -
19 plus years for me ! Life is wonderful!!
4 -
Congratulations lkc - I didn't make it, but I'm really glad for those who have! It still gives hope that getting through this disease is possible.
0 -
Grateful 15 year Stage III node positive survivor here! So very thankful to be celebrating this milestone!!! I remember how much hope and strength I found here in the early weeks, months, and then years of my cancer journey.
Early on I would seek out BC.ORG stories of long term survivors as a way of holding onto hope. By God’s grace I am still here. Hope Always ❤️
6 -
A big congratulations to you, Charlotteme! Wish I'd been as lucky; I only made 3.5 years and then crossed that dreaded line. You are absolutely an inspiration now - just like the ones you used to like to read about in your early years. Wishing you a very nice holiday season and many, many, many, more years ahead!
1 -
I haven't been here in years but wanted to pop in to say I hit my 20 year anniversary on Nov 4th. I had a huge 8cm tumor and many positive nodes. I can't remember the exact number anymore. I did neoadjuvant TAC x 6 followed by 35 radiation treatments. I then did about 8 years of Femara. I hope this post will give some others hope! I think my original username was SherriG but I'm not sure. LOL Happy Holidays!!
4 -
Thanks for popping by, @sherri2004, to share your incredible milestone and spread some inspiration!! Congrats to you and best wishes for many, many more healthy years ahead!
—The Mods
0 -
Thank you @sherri2004 and @charlotteme, so much. I’ve been feeling really depressed recently (coming up to 2 years since diagnosis soon), feeling like I’m on borrowed time and it’s gonna get me eventually so why bother… I am 41 years old and struggling to imagine myself being an old lady. Seeing you post has made a difference. Thank you ❤️
2 -
Hold onto hope Clars.
I found I improved mentally around 3 years out. Things feel 90-95% normal now, depending on how good a day I'm having.
Keep busy and keep on keeping on.
1 -
Hi all. I have survived 34 years since my stage 3
Binflammatory breast cancer diagnosis. Several rounds of chemo, surgery, more rounds of chemo , radioation and then an autologous stem cell transplant amounted to almost two years of therapies given. I lead a normal life now and am thankful everyday that I survived these decades..
7 -
Hi all. I have survived 34 years since my stage 3
Binflammatory breast cancer diagnosis. Several rounds of chemo, surgery, more rounds of chemo , radioation and then an autologous stem cell transplant amounted to almost two years of therapies given. I lead a normal life now and am thankful everyday that I survived these decades..
5 -
Katelynn50, that us an incredible milestone and story. Thanks so much for sharing, and congratulations!
0 -
Marked 19 years since I heard those horrid words on Monday. thankfully still living life with NEd in regards to BC
5 -
Diagnosed in 10/1995 so going on 30 years living my life trying to avoid doing anything that bores or annoys me. Eat and drink what ever I feel like consuming. Physically active but do not exercise. Attribute long term survival to the luck of my treatment regime being a good match for my Dx. No one who knows me describes me as sweet or compliant - still naturally crabby by nature at 75 - but have lots of friends and often wonder why.
9 -
21 years NED for me, still amazes me and very grateful!! I sent an email to the oncology nurses at my old hospital just to let them know and to feel free to share with any of their patients. Received return emails from a number of them saying it made their day.
5 -
17 years since my diagnosis. Lots of other health issues since then, but no more cancer! Getting old is my aim.
4 -
Such wonderful milestones here!
0 -
I think you may be my favourite poster 🫶🫶🫶
0 -
I am officially part of this group now! It’s a group I never thought I would see but here I am baby!! I have not been here in so long that I had to create a new login, I couldn’t remember my password or old email to reset. I would say it’s chemo brain but at this point it just might be old age too. 🫣 I was jennyboog now I’m jennyboog2.
I just wanted to stop by and post this milestone. It’s just a quiet little celebration just for me. I had no other party or big event, I just knew privately what July 28th was and I like it that way. Although I’m beyond excited that this day came I choose to move on and live my best life. BC is a passing thought now and doesn’t consume me like it once did. I now feel I could actually pass on from other things, that it might not even be BC anymore…as weird as that may sound to some. No, I’m not the person I was before BC, I am better. I listen, I understand and I feel deeper than ever before. I don’t stress the small details or get involved in drama. I appreciate it all now and thank God for every single day. Stay strong and encouraged, you will be ok. Love to all❤️7 -
Congratulations big time! It must be an indescribably wonderful feeling. (I had hopes of same, but they were not meant to be, apparently - just so glad that others are making it!)
0 -
Congratulations Jennyboog! It is always good to hear from long time survivors.
1 -
CONGRATULATIONS Jenny!!! I too had to create a new user ID and password because it had been years since I was here. I was SherriG originally. Anyway, again congratulations on your huge milestone!
1 -
I hit 15 years this past summer. Diagnosis 6/18/2010. My kids were 2 and 3. It is wonderful to see names like jennyboog who were back around that time too. I had hoped to live long enough my kids would remember me, and they are 17 and 18 now so I think I’ve got that in the bag!
6 -
Hy Jenny Boog and Outfield,
Happy to see you all.
Its so wonderful to see us old timers out there livin Large!
1
