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Re: Stress Major Driver In Cancer Cells
I will toss in my 2 cents worth on this topic! I, too had none of the factors that put me at risk for cancer, in fact to this day I am still (knock on wood) the ONLY person in my family, going back many generations to have ever gotten cancer!! In 2004, the summer before my diagnosis, while on a cross country RV trip from FL to CA and WA), the RV caught FIRE!!! Phew. Survived that (heart...kathump kathump). Fixed up RV...2 weeks after arriving in WA our house (indeed more than that!) was hit by a HURRICANE!! oh no...flew back to FL next day, leaving all pets in the RV with a strange "petsitter". Community demolished, house half demolished. Packed all belongings and had them shipped to my son in WA. By the time we got back to our RV, 2 weeks later, it had sprung a major roof leak and all was flooded...enough detail...things went from bad to worse, until my mammo in Apr. showed a suspicious "spot". Now, I do not think that stress "caused" my cancer, I think it may have speeded up a process that was probably already underway. Stress is highly underrated in our society! Interestingly enough, when I finally convinced my GP to order the BRCA test ( my oncologist wouldnt do it) it came back positive!!! Go figure!!! I love the dialogue on this thread, it shows what a bunch of spunky kids we are!!!!
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 Suzan W.
age 54 at diagnosis
5/05 suspicious mammogram-left breast
5/05 biopsy-invasive lobular carcinoma with LCIS,8mm tumor,stage 1 grade 2, ER+ PR+ Her2+++
6/14/05 bilateral mastectomy, node neg. all scans neg.
Oncotype DX-high risk
8/05-10/05 4 rounds A/C
10/05 -10/06 1 yr. herceptin
arimidex-5 years
2/14/08 started daily self administered injections..FORTEO for severe osteoporosis
7/28/09 BRCA 1 negative BRCA2 POSITIVE
8/17/09 prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy
10/15/10 last FORTEOinjection
RECLAST infusion(ostoeporosis)
6/14/10 5 year cancerversary!
8/2010-18%increase in bone density!
no further treatments
Oncologist says, "Go do the Happy Dance"
I say,"What a long strange trip its been"
'One day at a time'
6-14-2015. 10 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!
7-16 to 9-16. Extensive (and expensive) dental work done to save teeth. Damage from osteoporosis and chemo and long term bisphosphonate use
6-14-16. 11 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!!
7-20-16 Prolia injection for severe osteoporosis
2 days later, massive hive outbreak. This led to an eventual dx of Chronic Ideopathic Urticaria, an auto-immune disease from HELL.
6-14-17 12 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!!
still suffering from CIU. 4 hospitilizations in the past year
as of today, 10-31-17 in remission from CIU and still, CANCER FREE!!!
6-14-18 13 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!! NED!!
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