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Hi Tammy

I am nearly 2 years down the track from a 4.9 cm tumour  (grade 3) that had spread to one of my sentinel nodes. I had a lumpectomy followed by a mastectomy and axillary nodes taken (12 all negative) due to the margins not being clear. My tumour was ER+ so after the chemo and radiation I had the advantage(!) of being able to take tamoxifen. I have a friend in NZ who had BC a few months before me and she is/ was triple negative she had a lumpectomy, chemo and radiation and 2 years on is doing really well too. Her tumour was 3 cms I think. I thought that once you passed the 2 year mark with triple negative the out come was really good. Triple negative just means you have no oestrogen, progesterone or Her2 receptors in your tumour so after the radiation there is no more treatment other than regular monitoring by all your doctors.

It's a bummer getting BC and we all have different tumours and treatments but I can say that 2 years on I feel great and my life is very busy and active due a lot to the people I have met while recovering from BC. It's not a death sentance at all in fact it's a big wakeup to enjoy life and live it to the full! I thought the worst when given the pathology and scared myself by reading into it too much. Now I just live for every moment.

Good luck as you commence your journey of treatment wherever it may take you.

Sarah x