hI NANCY! YOUR SITUTAION SOUNDS JUST LIKE MINE IN THAT i WAS DIAGNOSED JUST 6 MONTHS AFTER HAVING A CLEAN MAMMOGRAM. I'D NEVER EVER EVEN MISSED A MAMMOGRAM, BUT IT SURE MISSED ME! MY TUMOR WAS 1.7 CM, AND A 1 CM TUMOR IN THE FIRST LYMPH NODE, BUT ALL OTHER NODES CLEAR. THANK GOD! I FINISHED ALL TREATMENT BY 12/06, AND AM STILL CANCER FREE.
I DID NOT HAVE ALCOHOL DURING TREATMENT, BUT SINCE TREATMENT I CONTINUE TO ENJOY WINE IN MODERATION...IT IS A QUALITY OF LIFE THING FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO POUR A GLASS OF WINE AND STROLL THE GARDEN W/MY HUSBAND. I TAKE FOLIC ACID WHICH I'VE READ MITIGATES THE EFFECT OF THE ALCOHOL. RIGHT OR WRONG, I TRY TO EAT ESPECIALLY WELL, EXERCISE, SLEEP, REMOVE STRESS, TAKE MY VITAMINS, TRUST IN GOD, COME WHAT MAY. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU... LIFE GOES ON.
|