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 Debi1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 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 scottpresnall1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 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 Pletzer1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 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 CommunityMember3061 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 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 Leanne6 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 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 Donna2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 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 Tpiser6 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 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 angialive4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 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 Martinez1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 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 scottpresnall1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
I Never Thought About Breast CancerIt 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 moobs3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 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.2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 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 bakhru1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 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 Team 5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 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 lcboberg4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 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 Scooter11 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 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 janetta1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 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 lizabethb4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Ghosted by Adult SonI was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. Almost 5 years later, I was diagnosed with reoccurrence MBC Stage IV. A close friend stopped talking to me during first diagnosis... By yvonne1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Putting cancer on the shelfFor a few years, I always knew something was wrong but what's a person to do when they don't have health insurance. I don't know if you call this a... By Rachelle.Bheathain2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments