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[sickbadthing]

In 1984, I was unpleasantly surprised with a diagnosis of breast cancer. I had no symptoms other than an almost overwhelming feeling that something was wrong in my body. This led me to have a mammogram, which showed calcification in an area of my breast. I was told by the radiologist to come back in six months for a follow-up. Luckily, I chose to immediately have another opinion which led to a biopsy, which led to finding a small noninvasive cancerous tumor in my breast. I chose to have a mastectomy with reconstruction done at the same time. Although my body will never be the same as it was prior to 1984, I am willing to tolerate non-perfection in exchange for life. So ladies, listen to your premonitions, check your bodies and get you to a reliable doctor who will listen to you and let you follow through on your instincts, or guidance from above, whichever you choose to believe in. My angel is still sitting right here with me.
Elaine Suhre, Alhambra, Illinois

I am one of the lucky ones! I was 47 years old and having my annual mammogram. My doctor, is also a survivor, found an area that she didn't like, so she did an office biopsy, which came back benign. We waited a few weeks and she then did a core needled biopsy (yuk). That also came back benign. She still didn't like how it looked, so a lumpectomy was scheduled -- it came back as Stage 1. Most doctors would have told me to "keep a watch on it" -- She truly saved my life!
Robin Conklin, Greensboro, North Carolina

At the age of 47, I felt what I would describe as a thin rope-like lump running from the 2:00 position of the right breast in a direction down toward the nipple. My first thought was that it could be an infected milk duct. I was scheduled for my annual mammogram anyway. I had absolutely no risk factors for getting breast cancer. None of the women in my mom's family or in my dad's family had ever had it. I did not have early onset menses or late onset menopause. I had my children before my 30s, and I breast fed them both. I was never on combined hormone replacement therapy. What I didn't realize is that the No. 1 risk factor for getting breast cancer is simply being a woman. I was Stage 1 (early) but Grade III (fastest growing cancer cells). After a lumpectomy, six rounds of chemo, seven weeks of daily radiation, five years of Tamoxifen, and finishing the first year of Femara, I am doing great. My strongest advice is this: (1) Know that all women are at risk of getting breast cancer. (2) Self-exam is imperative -- Do it twice a month (on the 1st and the 15th). (3) Get your mammogram every year. Early detection is the key!
Pat Partyka, Benton, Kentucky

I was diagnosed at the age of 23. At the time of diagnosis I was at the center of my life. College was about to begin, my photography lessons were going great, I was pursuing my modeling career, which was something that I always wanted to do but never had the confidence. I was one of those girls who "grew into her beauty," so I was at that extremely confident, on-top-of-the-world stage! I received a full mastectomy, full chemotherapy, lost my job, house, car, boyfriend, hair, dignity, confidence and much more. I have a story to tell. So much to say that I could not type it in a "comment" box. When people see me now, they tell me how beautiful I am, that I dress so nice, they love my curly hair (and ask), "Is that a perm?" When I tell them that I am a breast cancer survivor at the age of 25, they are shocked and astonished -- they cannot believe it. I have heard the phrase "but you're so pretty and young" way too many times! It's as if people think you have to be ugly and old to be diagnosed with breast cancer. Two weeks ago was my 25th birthday! I am a survivor!
Natalya Marie Campbell, Peoria, Illinois

I found a lump in my breast in October 1996, had a mammogram and was told that it was just fibroid tissue. Subsequently, in February 1997, I was told that the lump was cancer, was aggressive and already in Stage 2. My only child, my daughter, was 8 years old and in the second grade at the time. I knew I had to fight to live in order for her to have a mother! I had a mastectomy, followed by six months of chemotherapy, then major reconstructive surgery (tram flap procedure)in the fall of 1997 with another smaller surgery in March 1998. In May of 1998, the cancer spread to my right lung and I had that spot removed, only to discover that it had returned in August 1998 to my abdomen (on the scar from my tram flap procedure) and to my thorax. At this point, I was given 18-24 months to live. My oncologist consulted with other oncologists and was basically told that I was a lost cause. However, she did not give up. She suggested a stem cell transplant! I had the stem cell in November and December of 1998 -- a very grueling procedure. How I thank the good Lord for that procedure! I have been disease free since that time, and I am enjoying watching my daughter complete her senior year in high school and am active in helping her select her college. However, I was very disheartened to learn several years ago that stem cell transplants are no longer being performed on breast cancer patients. It seems that this procedure only helped about 15 percent of the time and it could not be determined for whom it would be a benefit. But for the grace of God and this procedure, I would not be here today. I hate that other women who have died may have benefitted from this transplant, yet it probably was not offered to them. I am eternally grateful to be alive and livin' in Tennessee!
Teresa Thompson, Franklin, Tennessee

My mom died of breast cancer (from HRT). I resent breast cancer being used as a Hallmark card by Blue Cross-Blue Shield in their commercials. These pink ribbon campaigns are exploitative. How many of these companies are really donating any significant amount of money to breast cancer research? I saw a toolkit with pink handles for sale, saying a portion would go to breast cancer research. How much? This misleads people into thinking they are doing something, when in some cases, they would have been better off making a donation to the American Cancer Society, etc.
Kim Smith, Boston, Massachusetts

I had cataract surgery three weeks ago, and when my new personal physician took a family history, which included my dad just passing and my sister being diagnosed on March 6 with lobular invasive carcinoma, she suggested that I not wait until August 2007 for my next mammogram. (I had just had one in August 2005). So I went and got the call a day later to come back in for more pictures and an ultrasound. Then came the news. I am now waiting to be scheduled for a minimally invasive breast biopsy. I have no masses or lumps, just clusters of little neon lights in my right breast. The chief of radiology feels it's been caught very early, but that still doesn't change the devastation and shock I am in. I'm at a point with all that has gone on this year in my life ... that I just can't take much more. While my younger sister (43 years old) has lobular and mine they believe is ductal, I never in a million expected this kind of news. My doctor has currently prescribed Xanax for me to just get through the days and nights.
Leslie Gallegos, Elk Grove, California

My nightmare began when I was just 48 years old. I had two grown children and a 1-year-old grandson. I cried. I wanted to see how my daughter would guide and nourish her son to adulthood. At the time I didn't think I'd see him even enter grade school. That was 14 years ago. Now Joey is completing admissions forms for boarding school next year to better help prepare him for college. Since 1992, when I was first diagnosed, I've had a mastectomy with immediate tram flap reconstruction and chemotherapy for six months (that took me over two years to recover from), I was diagnosed again five years ago and had a mastectomy with implant reconstruction. This time I did not need chemotherapy as it was caught very early. Within a week of my second surgery, one of my brothers had a mastectomy for breast cancer and began chemotherapy also. We knew immediately we wanted to get tested for the defective breast cancer gene. He has since had his other breast removed prophylactically! Of the total members in my family (I have four brothers) that were tested, seven out of eight were positive for BRACA2. My father is positive. One brother has chosen not to be tested, the other three are positive. My brother Paul who had the breast cancer has two daughters, the youngest tested positive. She had prophylactic bilateral mastectomies and reconstruction about two years ago. My daughter is going to undergo the same surgery next month (and has already had a hysterectomy and ovaries removed.) I know the "statistics" say it's a 50-50 chance to be positive as an offspring of a BRCA2 person but this is way out of proportion for an Irish Catholic family! We are all so aware and monitor our health as much as possible and try to be very proactive and aggressive against this awful disease. It is really a shame the disfigurement and pain we have all gone through and will always have to watch for for the rest of our lives. And now there is another generation coming up. Will Joey test positive? My nieces and nephews? We will all do all we can to promote breast cancer awareness and keep vigilant on our health!
Sally Dunn, Naples, Florida

I am a 61-year-old male breast cancer long-term survivor. Throughout my 24 years of being cancer-free, I have devoted a significant amount of my time to making men aware that they can and do get male breast cancer. I was so glad today to read the many reports on CNN online. Thank you for including men in your stories. It made me feel wonderful that you may be responsible for saving a man's life. About two months ago I had a stint placed in the lower descending left artery to my heart. My blood work was perfect and I am an avid exerciser and healthy eater. There is no evidence that treatment with radiation before 1990 for breast cancer can result decades later in damage to the left descending coronary artery from the heart. My doctor said he would not rule it out, or inflammation of the artery. The treatment that saved my life may have caused heart disease later in my life. Thank you again for hearing my story as a grateful long-term survivor of male breast cancer.
Thurston Murray, Orangeburg, South Carolina

You live life thinking that you have everything figured out ... and partly because you have left nothing to chance. But the diagnosis of breast cancer can change that, and not always in a bad way. I was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 30 on St. Patrick's Day 2005. Up to this point, I was pretty confident with where my life was headed and what I wanted from life. But breast cancer (along with any life-threatening disease) gives you the chance to step out of the rat race and focus on you again. What joy I found in this experience. Yes, there was pain, nausea, weight gain and hair loss. But I gained so much from what I went through. I came to learn just how much my family loved me. I was reawakened to the deep love my husband feels for me. I came to appreciate butterflies resting on flowers, green grass, new cucumbers growing in the garden. I had a chance to live even though I was fighting for my life. What a blessing it has been. No, I don't want to ever have cancer again and I do not wish this disease upon anyone, but it can change your life -- for the better. The old saying goes, "Take time to stop and smell the roses," but we seldom do. Cancer gave me the chance to do just that -- to savor all that life has to offer. If you are diagnosed, cry for a day and then just live. Enjoy all of your moments and do the things you want to do (with your oncologist's approval). I read all my old favorite childhood books, ate candy bars, lay in the green grass, and watched funny movies. Small things, sure, but enjoyable and rarely done anymore. Life is about living fully, and cancer has given me the ability to do this again!
Rebecca Carter, Pensacola, Florida

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