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I was receintly diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma with a tumer of 5.1 cm I missed two years of mamograms. I did not have any pain but I had a lot of burning and itching. I did not think about it as I thought burning just meant an inflamation. My last mamogtam in 2007 in which they did an ultra sound said it was a begine cyst so I also ignorred this . I had always been real faithful getting my mamograms every year since 1992 when I was diagnosed with a turmer that looked to be malignent but the surgiall biopsy showed it did not look anything like the mamogram this was at the 3:oo position but my mamograms always came back abnormal every year. the laster one waw at the 6:00 position and went from 6:00 to 9:00. I was also diagnosed with triple negative breat cancer which their are less weapons for them to use. I am not your tipical triple negative breast cancer as I am 70 years old and the only options I have is chemo and radiation. My mastectomy came out good my sentinal lymph nodes were clear and my margins were clear so I guess that is a positive for me. I try to keep a positive attitude and my family and friend are very suportive. I just went for my 2nd chemo session today but my hair started falling out just befor my appointment. If there are any people who have been diagnossed with triple negative breast cancer I would like to hear from them.
Thank you. I am now all through with my chemo and radiation. and mostly I feel pretty good. I have had a lot of trouble with my potassium levers being way down and a lot of neck and back pain and have been going for some physical theraph for that and they have increased my potassium to 40 mEq 3 x's a day. I am not sure what I do next other than to keep my appointments every three months. I guess that is when I ask if my treatments were successful. Other than that there is nothing that a triple negative patient can do unless it returns and I hope that does not happen. I gues ending up a stage 2 is a good thing. Anyway thank you again and take care.
The time after treatment can be stressful as realization of the permanence of your losses starts to sink in. For triple negative patients or others who are not eligible for any follow-up medications, it is also hard not doing anything to fight cancer. Exercise has been shown to be a factor in reducing the chance of recurrence. Although the research on diet is less conclusive, many doctors believe that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables can also help. So try to live a healthy life style and put cancer behind you as much as possible. Stay healthy!
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Breast Cancer can come back, months, years after treatments are finished,this 5 years really do not work for B.C; we have to make sure we continue with all the follow ups that we need to have, tell doctors whenever you feel your body diferent.
A person can get a reccurance even if the cancer was small.
A doctor on TV was comenting that when B.C. comes back is like having Diabetes! We do not need to be treated like Barbies,we need to be taken seriously, I even heard "It is only Breast Cancer"
I am alive in spite of my doctors because I was misdiagnosed twice.