Yes, how do they know???
Debra,-
Oh,- I so much agree with you!!
Like you, I'm so tired of being scared...
All my friends and family are very happy for me - they all think I'm cancer free-( because I look well they say..) and because I see my onc every 4 months. This is very comforting to them.
And who can blame them?
But really,- what does my onc do to me when I see him? Well, he feels my scar, and touches my armpit, and my throat. He tells me to do a mammographi. And then - he tells me that I'm well now. See you in january.
My family asks; what did he say?
I answer; He said I'm well, no evidence of disease.
My friends say: You must be so happy now!!!
I say: Yes, of course, I'm very happy....
But honestly (and this make me a little ashamed) I'm not very happy.
Because I wonder- how can my onc say I'm NED????
I hate cancer.
I hate cancer.
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Diagnosed Dec 06, tumor 1.3cm. 1/10 node. PR/ER-, Her2+, DCIS, Mascetomy right side. FEC100 x4, Taxol x4, 25 Radiations, Herceptin finished in June 08. Lymphedema right arm
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