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Posted by Trish the Dish on 12/16/2006, 1:40 am I just wanted to re-post my story as it has been NINE years now since finding my lump while pregnant. I am now 44 years young!, and livin' large... I was 35 and 8 1/2 months pregnant when I found my lump. My mom had breast ca when I was 12 and ovarian ca when I was 28....so, in essence, cancer had been a part of my entire life in some way. When I found my lump, I knew it was cancer. As a nurse and an avid BSE woman, as soon as I hit that spot, I knew. And I also knew what cancer could steal away from a happy joyous occasion if you let it, so I didn't. I wanted my first (and probably last) child's birth to be just that - her birth. After 30 hours of fantastic () labor, we gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby girl, named Madison..."Maddie" for short. Then, after she was safely home, it was time to deal with the breast cancer. I had a Stage 2B, 3.8 cm invasive bc with 2 huge (4cm) juicy positive lymphnodes. It was ER & PR neg/Her2Neg/grade 3. I had a lumpectomy/axillary dissection/4 AC chemos/rads/4 taxol chemos. Our daughter is now half way through third grade, and we have truly treasured all that we have as a family. Like some of you, the fear crept in my head at night and I wondered if I would see her baptized, let alone turn NINE this December. So, remember to LAUGH....CRY when you need to....then LAUGH even harder! This board has and still is a God-send to me. Treasure it like a gift...and when you can, give back to the board as well. Thank you Elizabeth and David and all of the Administrators...as my daughter would say to you as a healthy THIRD grader - this board is SSSWWWEEEEEEEETTTT, Mom!!!! xoxo,
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Hello All, 
So, for all you newbies on the board, please put your fear in a box for a minute and read on....
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