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by denise1962 on 4/17/2008 at 1:31 pm in Tell Your Story

Hi my name is denise and i had a mamogram done in november. the mamogram came back clean as a whistle. so i assumed i was cancer free. In febuary i had the flu found a lump in my right breast, thought it would turn out to be nothing because i had a mamogram done in november. I was wrong the lump turned out to be invasive ductal carcinoma. thankfully i found it early and had a masectomy done. I am now trying to recover from the surgery i had done on march 24th. the wound looks awful not healing right, and they say i have to have more surgery to have more lymph nodes removed as the first ones they removed had some cancer in them. On top of dealing with all this my boss fired due to the possible outcome. (long story) I find that if i can make jokes and stay ahead by reading as much as i can, most times i am ok. I find i am on an emotional roller coaster and i know i have a long road ahead of me, but i just want to be my old self and have my life back. i know i will done the road, but i am just at the beginning and this will not end until sometime in the future.

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It is for sure that all it takes is one day but it is awesome that you can find the strength to keep on trucking for the long hall. I am sorry about your surgery not healing right but everything happens for a reason and I hope that all in the future goes well as far as treatments are concerned.
Stay Strong,
Meg

by Meg Smith on 5/7/2008 at 9:27 pm

Hi u have got that right ( how one day can change your life) i also had ductal invasive and i had 3 out of 16 nods cancer and then two looked diff so they put die on them and they came out positive. I have had 4 a/c chemos one texeter and then had the mastactomy done with two layers of nods removed that was the easy part for me!! then i did 7 taxatole treatments now i am on my 8th radiation. I survived the hell and so will u...the chemo was the worse for me and not being able to be just me i felt i was under the ground looking for the light up above, it is a huge climb to get up this mountain but alot of us do it , take one day at a time and always ask questions i went and got the book breast cancer for dummies and that helped when i didnt understand what the hell the dr were talking about when i was in chemo land. Rem as well when u have Bc everyone in the family suffers as well. love and support Wanda

by Wanda on 4/30/2008 at 2:24 pm

hi denise
i had my mastectomy last friday and got the result that 4 of the 20 lymp nodes were cancer and today they told me theat i have invasive ductive carcinoma nottingham 2 they might as well be speaking japenese i don't have a clue what it means. I figure the good lord made those doctors smart enough for both of us. so i will just let them do there job and any trials that come along we will face together. i seem to be doing ok i like people and as long as people are around or i can type on this thing i am ok. good luck angela

by mother of 3boys on 4/18/2008 at 7:12 pm

Denise im with you all the way hun---got a double masectomy comeing up---the roaler coaster keeps going hun but im here if you nead me.Dont ya wanna put a sigh on the back of your head that says "breast cancer--DA!"--holler back hun

by crazyforcola on 4/17/2008 at 11:03 pm

Your comment about being on an emotional roller coaster is right on target. We need to believe we will have even better selves ahead of us when we work through whatever treatment is in store for us. I seem to be recovering from a left mastectomy done 3/28 OK but when I went to meet with an oncologist, it hit me that surgery is so small a part of the whole deal. I reminded myself to take a deep breath and stick to my o day at a time mantra. I will keep you in my prayers, I wish you calmness and peace.

by Marti on 4/17/2008 at 3:04 pm

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