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Posted by Susan B on 9/23/2007, 6:50 pm, in reply to "Three years with a scare"
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Three years ago I was in the midst of treatment. I had the "delux" package - 4 rounds of AC prior to surgery, bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction, 4 rounds of taxotere, and then 35 rad treatments. I am healthy, happy, and so thankful that I did everything I could to rid myself of the BC. My bloodwork continues to be good and I feel like I look back on that time as though it happened to someone else! But I am a survivor and so thankful for the blessings I received through prayers, friends, family, a fantastic husband, and work as a teacher that kept me going even when I was so incredibly exhausted during chemo. It was all worth it - my hair grew back, my new "boobs" are just fine, my life continued on despite the illness, and I am alive today!!!!! This spring and summer I was so fortunate to celebrate my youngest daughter's graduation from high school, my son's marriage, my older daughter's marriage, and now we are going to be grandparents and my youngest is happily living the college dorm life and loving it. Three years ago I just wanted to survive each day and now here I am 3 years later and had the summer of my life!!!!! To any of you reading this - be strong, it is difficult, but it do-able. There are no guarantees any time in life but it is so wonderful to know that so many of us survived the diagnosis, the treatment, the hair loss, the side-effects, and are here to tell our stories!!!!! I have not visited this site for over 2 years, but it was a major lifeline for me 3 years ago when I was going through everything. Today I spent an afternoon with a newly diagnosed friend, referred her to this site for info and decided to check it out myself to see if it was still up and running. It is and is still offering good information to people in all stages of the process. Congratulations to every woman who has been on this site, survived every stage of treatment and is here to celebrate today!!!!! Life is good!!!
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