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Dear Cathy, Thank you so much for your kind words! You will love all the inspiration you will get on this site--it makes my day! To answer your questions: I was diagnosed with breast cancer in my right breast in 1985. My sister died of it later that year, so it was really scary. She told me to go for a modified mastectomy, even though the cancer was very small. I did at once and also a subcutaneous mastectomy on the left side, (which was showing calcification), plus reconstruction on both sides. That is all that was done then, no chemo, no radiation or anything. 5 years later, in 1990, it moved to T9 & T10 vertebras. I studied psychonueroimunology or mind imaging with Carl Simonton, and as I was already a hypnotherapist, self-hypnosis was really easy and I was very diligent at using it many times a day to picture the cancer vanishing. I also received many spiritual blessings with my whole church congregation fasting and praying for me, plus the support of my husband and large family. I was put on tamoxifen, again no chemo or anything else. I did begin to modify my diet, but not as diligently as now. 14 years went by. I had stayed on tamoxifen for 5 years, got yearly MRI's for the first 10 years. The last report stated "healed metastatic cancer." I think I got too relaxed then, because I just kind of forgot the whole thing! I probably wouldn't have discovered the met to my lungs until it was too late, but I had a heart attack a year ago June, and in preparing for surgery (which has never been done), lung mets were discovered. It was 20 years from the first cancer. I tested for her2 and I started on femara and herceptin, plus navelbine for the first 6 months. I am now, a year later, on just femara and herceptin (twice a month). The lung mets are still small, no growth at all in a year. I had a bone scan recently because something is suspicious in T11 vertebra, haven't got the results yet, but I'm not too worried. I still do the imaging and prayer and so on, plus the diet now, and I feel great. We are following Dr. Robert Young's "pH Miracle diet", and I got a water purifier he recommends that filters and alkalizes tap water. I can give you more info on that if you wish. So that is the 20-year story! Best wishes! Tricia
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