Is it ‘have’ or ‘had’ breast cancer?
Im newly diagnosed and waiting on the results of an MRI before my surgeon finalises my plan going forward. As it stands now, I’ll be having a lumpectomy, followed by radiotherapy and then hormone the...
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SYLV1E I've pondered the same.
In my head I am certain that the cancer has been ejected from my body however I'll be on hormone therapy for many years to come so at the moment I think of it as "having treatment for".
It seems that some people get told by their medical team at some point along the way that there is No Evidence of Disease (NED). I'm looking forward to hearing that some day.
‘Having treatment for’ sounds right to me. Im still getting my head around ‘being that person with breast cancer’ so being told No Evidence of Disease will be amazing.
I’ve decided not to tell anyone (except my husband) until after I have the surgery and we know the game plan. Both of my girls have absolutely beautiful neuro-spicy kids, so I don’t want to add to their stress until we know the full picture.
