just thinking

annie16455
annie16455 Member Posts: 3 ✭
edited September 2013 in Day to day

I've just been sitting here thinking about my cancer history. Decided to put it in writing just to see how it looks so here goes.

1992 diagnosed with my first primary breast cancer, 3 surgeries, lumpectomy, lymph node removal and then mastectomy.

1994 diagnosed with my 2nd primary breast cancer, only the 1 surgery this time, told the doctor to take what he needed to get rid of it., had a mastectomy straight up.

2002 diagosed with primary ovarian cancer, stage 3c, major debulking as the surgeon called it, in other words he took out everything he could, some cancer cells left so had chemo afterwards.

So this is so many years later, my surgeon for the ovarian cancer didn't think that I would survive it but I have. So I thought I would put this on here and hopefully give others hope for the future.

:)

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  • annie16455
    annie16455 Member Posts: 3 ✭
    edited March 2015

    Hi Tonya

    Thank you for your kind comments, I appreciate them. I was 37 when I was first diagnosed and flipped out completely. All I wanted was to hear about other people who had survived more than 10 years, if it was 20 all the better. I'm pleased if my little blog has given you hope,it was what I had hoped for. If you want to talk at any time just send me a message and I'll be happy to reply.

    Regards

    Anne

  • Andir
    Andir Member Posts: 39 ✭
    edited March 2015
    I love hearing stories of how people have conquered cancer - well done! It gives me hope that I can do it too!
    Take care
    Andi x
  • mum2jj
    mum2jj Member Posts: 4,315 ✭
    edited March 2015
    What an inspiration you are. I have had two,bouts of breast cancer. Hoping I am done and dusted with it!!!
    Thanks for sharing and you have a beautiful smile :)
    Paula
  • annie16455
    annie16455 Member Posts: 3 ✭
    edited March 2015

    Wanted to say thank you to the ladies who have responded to my little blog "just thinking".  I found that having friends I could talk to about what I was going through really helped. It also gave me the chance to maybe help them as well, that they would have an understanding of how important regular checks are. If I have given someone else hope that they can survive long term after a diagnosis that's even better. I know when I was first diagnosed I just wanted to hear about the "good news" stories, the ones where it was 10, 20 or more years since the original diagnosis. I found that gave me a lot of hope for the future. Also I found that a positive mind helps, I know it's not possible to be positive 100% of the time but I tried to keep the negatives away from me, that included people. So once again, thank you ladies for your responses, keep smiling and just keep putting 1 foot after the other. It's surprising how fast the time seems to go. :)

  • Mich x
    Mich x Member Posts: 1,530 ✭
    edited March 2015

    Thank you Annie for sharing your story with us.  It is stories like yours that give us all HOPE so thank you.  It is good to hear you are doing well now and living a happy life.

    "HOPE is like the sun which as we journey towards it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us"  Samuel Smiles

    That quote is so true because as we travel our journey and move on we can leave that burden of cancer behind us.

    Lots of love today, tomorrow and always, Mich xoxoxoo

  • mgndam1603
    mgndam1603 Member Posts: 753 ✭
    edited March 2015

    so great to hear from a long term survivor, its spreads hope and we all need hope.

    cheers

    Donna

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