Never Lose Hope
April 18, 2009 · Posted in
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I was diagnosed with Stage III, Invasive Lobular BC right after turning 43. The tumor was 5.5 cm and I had 9 cancerous lymph nodes out of 16. I found the lump–the mammogram didn’t–and I was told to come back in a year. Something inside me wasn’t comfortable with that, so I called a surgeon myself. I had no history of breast cancer in my family. I never expected to hear the news I got. I opted for a double mastectomy, to give myself every possible chance to beat this disease. I had chemo and radiation as well. My 4 dogs and 2 cats (1 cat was a feral and appeared while I was going through treatment–getting her to trust me gave me something to focus on) were Godsends and still are. Their unconditional love can be compared to nothing else. No matter what your diagnosis is, never give up hope and remember NO test is 100%, and if you find a lump, don’t let the doctor talk you into playing the “wait-and-see” game. It’s YOUR life we’re talking about. My feral cat is a mommy’s girl and it’s been a little over 6 1/2 years since my diagnosis and I’m still doing great.
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