Re: Hi, eveyone! I'm new here! - Barb

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Barb - as always - you are an inspiration! Thanks for being you!

Hugs!

Ellen

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> I was diagnosed in Feb 2006, eventually a mastectomy with triple

negative (no help from hormone or other treatment) and 10/12 nodes

positive. Although I know I'm Stage III (probably IIIc) I've always

looked at my treatment, my options as..... I'm either going to beat

it or I'm not, but I'm certainly not going down without a fight. I

finished treatment 4 months ago and realize that the next 2 years

are going to be rough but again, its not really in my hands, but

God's. I can look at the percentages, but haven't, basically because

no one knows which side of the percentages they are in. It's been

hard for me this Christmas when I was dwelling on whether or not I'd

get another Christmas.... until I realized, I'm here now. I could

have not gotten THIS Christmas and I am blessed to be here right

now! Each day is a blessing whether we have bc or some other illness

or NO illness!!! Just take it one day at a time. Consider all your

options, make your own choices and then enjoy EACH AND EVERY DAY!

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> Barb

> Michigan

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> Hi, eveyone! I'm new here!

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> I'm 51 years old and was diagnosed with breast cancer on Nov 17.

The

> lump was found on a routine mammogram. I had a lumpectomy and

lymph

> node dissection on 12/20. The tumor was infiltrating ductal. 1 x

2

> cm, ER negative, PR negative. The first 3 lymph nodes that were

> removed were positive, so the surgeon removed 10 or 11 more. I

will be

> seeing the surgeon tomorrow afternoon to get the final results.

In the

> meantime, I'm considering all the possibilities. I have a

tendency to

> dwell more on the worse outcomes than the good ones, but the

lack of

> factual information is making me uneasy. I know that I have a

lot of

> testing ahead as well as radiation and " maybe chemo " .

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