3rd Time Around 😞I was diagnosed Stage 2 in 2011. Treated with chemo, then lumpectomy along with 37 zaps of radiation. Was on Anastrazole when I was diagnosed with residual cancer in that... By BarbEBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Stage 4 ... Just Like ThatI was 10 years out from a bilateral mastectomy. Had lobular, pleomorphic type, Stage 1, left breast. Did 5 years of anastrozole. A year ago in May, I happened to... By GreenbeansBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
My Story - Stage 1 to MBCI was diagnosed with stage one breast cancer. Lumpectomy and radiation. Lymph nodes were negative. Everything was fine. Then, my tumor markers started going up. Fast forward to I have... By DebiBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Treated Differently After Her DiagnosisI'm answering for my wife since she's no longer living. When my wife was initially diagnosed, she was already at Stage 4. A PET scan revealed the breast cancer was... By scottpresnallBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
My Experience with RadiationFollowing a mastectomy due to Invasive Ductal CA that was found in my Lymph nodes -- I had 30 radiation treatments. I used Aphopor ointment the whole time, by the... By Sally PletzerBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
2nd time aroundI had breast cancer on my left side 12 yrs ago, and I had 25 radiation treatments. It came back to my right side this year. I’m going to receive... By CommunityMember306Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
The Four Stages of My Stage Four MBCOne night in July 2015, I went to sleep, and everything was fine. When I woke up, it was obvious that everything was not fine. My left breast was swollen... By LeanneBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Stage I to Stage IVIn 2010 I was diagnosed with high-grade DCIS in my left breast. I was successfully treated with a lumpectomy and radiation. I did not take the tamoxifen that was suggested... By DonnaBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Emotional Roller Coaster with MC Breast Cancer Beast!!My name is Tina. Ever since I was 21 or so I’ve been having cysts biopsied mainly in my left breast but some in my right. In 2008, at 41... By TpiserBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Still Infusing, Still ThrivingI submitted my diagnosis story in 2019. I want to talk about the last two years with metastatic breast cancer, No Evidence of Active Disease (NEAD). One reason is there... By angialiveBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Mari’s Fight Against Inflammatory breast cancer15 years ago my aunt fought her first battle with cancer. It was Lymphoma. Although the waiting list was extremely long she went through all the treatments needed and was... By Ashleigh MartinezBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Two wives. Two MBC diagnoses. Two tragic deaths.I married J, my first wife, in 1977. She was 20, and I was 22. Our 14-year-old daughter lost her mom three weeks before she entered her freshman year of... By scottpresnallBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
I never thought about breast cancer.It was back in 2013. I noticed my left breast was very swollen. I immediately went to my doctor. I was insistent that something was wrong. He referred me to... By moobsBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Living with MBCFirst, you need to know I was always an athlete. From the age of 4 all through adulthood. I was a vegetarian for many years. Didn’t do drugs and rarely... By Jacki R.Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
My Cancer is Beyond the BreastHi, I was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in 2013, then following a mastectomy a year of chemo, radiation, reconstruction, and 7 yrs of endocrine hormonal therapy. Now in... By Reshma bakhruBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Part 2: Be Your Own AdvocateThis is Part 2 of Be Your Own Advocate community story. To read Part 1, click here. I attended a Division Meeting and was, I’m sure, the most verbally negative... By Editorial TeamBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Part 1: Be Your Own AdvocateAll cancer patients face their own distinct journey. And while I hate my journey and wish I wasn’t on it, there’s one thing that I have learned during the last... By lcbobergBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Double MastectomyI had a double mastectomy in April 2020. I was diagnosed July 2019. Right breast had cancer and traveled to my right lymph nodes. I was scared. I started out... By Scooter1Bookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
A Positive Attitude To Get Through MBCI was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in November 2019. It spread to my lungs, chest and stomach. I went to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and they treated me... By janettaBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Not Having Insurance Was Scarier Than Finding The MassI had one of those periods so many of us have had. My breasts ached, and I did the physical manifestation of a grimace so many of us have done... By lizabethbBookmark for later Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
