NOT SURE !

December 22, 2006

I have been on this website since Oct. and have been scared to talk to anyone !

I was diagnosed with BC in Oct. 2003, my mother and 1st cousin died from it

around ther early sixtys, I got it at 46 (my birthday actually) It started with

a routine mammo. second set mammo. and then biopsy. I went in for a lumpectomy,

and the doctor said there was so much in there if they took any more out I

would have no breast, so I went back in and had a masectomy. My doctor was so

amazed that I was so full of cancer and it had not spread. He even used me in

one of his lectures. I've never needed chemo or any type of meds. They didn't

even have to take my lymph. My mother was not that lucky, and I realize that so

many other women aren't either. Thats why I have been scared to talk to anyone,

because I haven't gone through even a quarter of what most women have through.

I don't even feel worthy to be here. I love and admire all you women who have

fought this fight, and for anyone who

is newly diagnosed, try not to be scared it's not always bad news. The only

thing I've had to worry about is how to get my reconstructive surgery finished.

I'm half done, but that's nothing!!! Not considerd what other women have gone

through. I salute you!!! Love You All !!!!

DING

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December 22, 2006

Hi Ding,

welcome to the group that no one voluntarily joins :-)

I'm glad you're doing well. Did you have genetic testing since you have

relatives with bc?

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Ding Mancuso wrote on 12/22/2006, 5:04 AM:

> I have been on this website since Oct. and have been scared to talk to

> anyone ! I was diagnosed with BC in Oct. 2003, my mother and 1st

> cousin died from it around ther early sixtys, I got it at 46 (my

> birthday actually) It started with a routine mammo. second set mammo.

> and then biopsy. I went in for a lumpectomy, and the doctor said

> there was so much in there if they took any more out I would have no

> breast, so I went back in and had a masectomy. My doctor was so

> amazed that I was so full of cancer and it had not spread. He even

> used me in one of his lectures. I've never needed chemo or any type of

> meds. They didn't even have to take my lymph. My mother was not that

> lucky, and I realize that so many other women aren't either. Thats

> why I have been scared to talk to anyone, because I haven't gone

> through even a quarter of what most women have through. I don't even

> feel worthy to be here. I love and admire all you women who have

> fought this fight, and for anyone who

> is newly diagnosed, try not to be scared it's not always bad news. The

> only thing I've had to worry about is how to get my reconstructive

> surgery finished. I'm half done, but that's nothing!!! Not considerd

> what other women have gone through. I salute you!!! Love You All !!!!

>

> DING

>

December 22, 2006

Welcome to the group. Did he say why they didn't take any lymph nodes and why no

chemo or anything? Normally unless your breast cancer is DCIS you always have

either chemo and radiation, or just chemo or just radiation.

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NOT SURE !

I have been on this website since Oct. and have been scared to talk to anyone

! I was diagnosed with BC in Oct. 2003, my mother and 1st cousin died from it

around ther early sixtys, I got it at 46 (my birthday actually) It started with

a routine mammo. second set mammo. and then biopsy. I went in for a lumpectomy,

and the doctor said there was so much in there if they took any more out I would

have no breast, so I went back in and had a masectomy. My doctor was so amazed

that I was so full of cancer and it had not spread. He even used me in one of

his lectures. I've never needed chemo or any type of meds. They didn't even have

to take my lymph. My mother was not that lucky, and I realize that so many other

women aren't either. Thats why I have been scared to talk to anyone, because I

haven't gone through even a quarter of what most women have through. I don't

even feel worthy to be here. I love and admire all you women who have fought

this fight, and for anyone who

is newly diagnosed, try not to be scared it's not always bad news. The only

thing I've had to worry about is how to get my reconstructive surgery finished.

I'm half done, but that's nothing!!! Not considerd what other women have gone

through. I salute you!!! Love You All !!!!

DING

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December 22, 2006

Hi Ding, I know exactly how you feel. I had a bilateral mastectomy for ILC this

year and had 2 nodes removed (sentinal nodes) that were clear so I didn't have

chemo or radiation either. It does make you feel like your experience is

nothing compared to what you read here. There are some very courageous and

inspiring women here. But as one of the ladies at the cancer library told me

that no matter what my personal experience was I was still a survivor and not to

belittle myself by thinking otherwise. So you remember that too, we are all

survivors!