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If you are a cancer survivor, what's a short version of your story?

Asked by gailcalled (54644points) October 13th, 2012

I was diagnosed with breast cancer with stage II node involvement in 1996. I had surgery, chemo, radiation and five years of tamoxifin. Once I got my bearings, I changed my eating habits, got religious about exercise, learned how to meditate and stay calm and finally, and best of all, adopted a cat.

So I have been in remission for 16 years.

That’s long enough to forget about the cancer and concentrate on osteoarthritic knees.

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Well…this doesn’t REALLY count, but, since nobody else has answered as of yet. .....

I had a cancerous mole removed from my stomach about 15 years ago that had not metastisized ( sp? )
. I was kept on red alert for any reformation of the mole or suspicious tissue, with another 6 month biopsy that was clean. I still watch the spot, but, so far, so good.

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(The question went to editing, where it sat overnight, because I misspelled “survivor. I have hopes for today’s mail.)

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