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I have been reading some of your stories and now I don't feel so alone. I was

sure I was the only one. Thank You. I was convinced no one was having the

same side effects, problems with drs, etc. etc. With the very first thing I

read I felt I could relate. My family/friends are wonderful but you get that

look from them of not understanding. You know what I mean? Anyway I am so glad

you are out there. I need some positive with all this negative. I had a

mammogram in April 06 that was good. Late August I started having shooting pain

in my left breast with small lump next to my breast bone. It kept getting

bigger and pain became constant. My primary said you don't have a good

mammogram in April and BC in August. He sent me for diag mammo and ultra sound

which said I had cancer. Then went to surgeon with my results and she also said

it looks like cancer. Went for biopsy they took 5 samples from what was by now

a very large and painful lump. Results came back

NO CANCER. This was a result of Fibrocystic Breast Disease is what they told

me. So I went home de-stressed and decaffinated and waited for this monster to

go away. By the middle of October I was taking 800 mg of Ibuprofin every 4 hrs.

The surgeon agreed it needed to be removed. Which resulted in a very large

hematoma. Tumor was 5cm. The next day she gave me the news. Cancer stage III.

I have not had mastectomy yet. April 07. I am on 5 of 8 chemo trtmnts. Dr

doesn't know if I will need radiation. Don't know if I am doing reconst surg or

not. I am still researching all the pros and cons. I am 43 and I honestly

thought before I found this site that I was the yongest person with BC ever.

You can't believe how much you all have helped. If any one has had similar

experience or any good advice please let me know. I need everything I can get.

Thank You Tammy

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