[kcherub]

Hmmm...though I will never really "know" why I got/what caused my BC, here are some things that have crossed my mind:

1. Drinking 2 Red Bulls a day
2. Smoking
3. Poor Diet (see above, wink wink)
4. IVF
5. 2nd ectopic loss almost 2 years to the day of discovering my lump
6. Lump was in exact same place that my son used to pinch me ALL THE FRIGGIN' TIME while he was nursing
7. Pregnancy 6 years previously
8. Paternal grandmother had BC at age 70
9. Using too many Clorox wipes (I was OCD at one point, ya' know)
10. Lack of consistent, planned exercise
11. Luck of the draw

To be honest, I haven't really ever dwelled on "why" or "what"? I have to many other questions in my life that could be answered to linger on one that never will! It's the only thing I have been able to not obsess about during this whole thing.

BTW: even if IVF, pregnancy, or being pinched contributed, I wouldn't give them back for all the healthy breast tissue in the world.

Take care,