Triple Negative
Hi there, I’m new to this site and to be honest very scared. I had surgery a week ago to have a cancer removed (lumpectomy). Results are in. Clear margins and clear nodes (that’s the good news) Grade ...
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Hi @Kellee,
sorry I missed this post. I was diagnosed with triple neg 9 years ago (yesterday) see recent post.
I had a 3cm aggressive tumor, and one positive lymph node. I went on and had a lumpectomy, chemo and radiation. Unfortunately I did have a recurrence 18mths later about 2cm from original lump. It was also 3cm. I am not telling you to scare you, but to let you know that even with this shitty diagnosis and treatment, there is hope, even after a recurrence. Sadly (at the time) I went on and had a mastectomy and then immediately more chemo. You know at the time, I was so scared the cancer would be elsewhere in my body, that when I found out it wasn’t I honestly didn’t worry too much about the mastectomy or even the chemo. I just wanted it out and treated...FAST.
No chemo wasn’t a barrel of laughs and having to do it twice in such a short interval was not ideal, but I did it, and here I am 9 years out from 1st diagnosis and 7 1/2 years out from second and I am here to tell the story.
sending you a huge virtual hug.
Paula xxx
sorry I missed this post. I was diagnosed with triple neg 9 years ago (yesterday) see recent post.
I had a 3cm aggressive tumor, and one positive lymph node. I went on and had a lumpectomy, chemo and radiation. Unfortunately I did have a recurrence 18mths later about 2cm from original lump. It was also 3cm. I am not telling you to scare you, but to let you know that even with this shitty diagnosis and treatment, there is hope, even after a recurrence. Sadly (at the time) I went on and had a mastectomy and then immediately more chemo. You know at the time, I was so scared the cancer would be elsewhere in my body, that when I found out it wasn’t I honestly didn’t worry too much about the mastectomy or even the chemo. I just wanted it out and treated...FAST.
No chemo wasn’t a barrel of laughs and having to do it twice in such a short interval was not ideal, but I did it, and here I am 9 years out from 1st diagnosis and 7 1/2 years out from second and I am here to tell the story.
sending you a huge virtual hug.
Paula xxx