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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Breast Cancer / July 20065 year mark
Hello all-- I have not posted in several years, but lurk and read all posts. Today I saw my oncologist - this was final every 6 month appointment- it has been 5 years after completing treatment for IDC. Yes! It was pretty anticlimactic- but that's OK. Friends and family are happy and supportive, but don't really get the impact this has for a woman diagnosed with breast cancer . I wanted to express my joy with a group that has helped me beyond description, and one that I know understands the significance of today. All I can say is thank you. Jeannette >Hello all-- I have not posted in several years, but lurk and read all posts. >Today I saw my oncologist - this was final every 6 month appointment- it has [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >description, and one that I know understands the significance of today. >All I can say is thank you. Wonderful news. Congratulations. I have to wait for another five years taking Arimidex before that happens to me. Happy for you. > Hello all-- I have not posted in several years, but lurk and read all > posts. > Today I saw my oncologist - this was final every 6 month appointment- it > has been 5 years after completing treatment for IDC. Yes! Good! > It was pretty anticlimactic- but that's OK. It is surprisingly anticlimactic, we look forward to it for such a long time and when it comes it's nothing special, no flags, no bells, no parties - unless we make our own. > Friends and family are happy and supportive, but don't really get the > impact this has for a woman diagnosed with breast cancer . I think they possibly do but they too have lived with it - with us - for five years. It's very difficult to think how it could be made special. Except by sharing with those of us who have been there - and remember those who didn't make it. > I wanted to express my joy with a group that has helped me beyond > description, and one that I know understands the significance of today. > All I can say is thank you. Thank you for posting. Don't leave it for another five years though :-) Open a bottle of champagne. And don't get complacent! Take care crossing the road :-) Good Health :-) Mary > Jeannette > Hello all-- I have not posted in several years, but lurk and read all posts. > Today I saw my oncologist - this was final every 6 month appointment- it has > been 5 years after completing treatment for IDC. Yes! ---------------- Thank you for coming back to post this. I long for the day when I can do the same (knock wood), and I'm sure I'm not alone. Eva >> Hello all-- I have not posted in several years, but lurk and read all > posts. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Thank you for coming back to post this. I long for the day when I can do > the same (knock wood), and I'm sure I'm not alone. Start planning for the celebration NOW! Be Prepared. Mary > Eva >>---------------- >>Thank you for coming back to post this. I long for the day when I can do [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Be Prepared. Heck, *have* the celebration now. Have another one then. Practice makes perfect! And even when life is long, life is short <grin>. Gotta wring every last bit of fun out of it, eh? Ann T. Remove 'dontsendspam' from address to reply by email >>>---------------- >>>Thank you for coming back to post this. I long for the day when I can [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Heck, *have* the celebration now. Have another one then. Practice makes > perfect! That's what I wanted to say but it might have been misunderstood :-) Have several rehearsals to make sure you get it right.. > And even when life is long, life is short <grin>. > > Gotta wring every last bit of fun out of it, eh? Absolutely! Mary I'm so happy for you - I wish the same for all of us! Tamara >>>>---------------- >>>>Thank you for coming back to post this. I long for the day when I can [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Mary > Hello all-- I have not posted in several years, but lurk and read all > posts. > Today I saw my oncologist - this was final every 6 month appointment- it > has been 5 years after completing treatment for IDC. Yes! > It was pretty anticlimactic- but that's OK. Jeanette - I'm going to have champagne this evening and drink a toast to your five years with the first glass! The second glass will be to your next five. The third .. um, perhaps I should drink to my last eight! Mary >> Hello all-- I have not posted in several years, but lurk and read all >> posts. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Mary Hic! Wonderful news and thanks for sharing...Alex > Hello all-- I have not posted in several years, but lurk and read all > posts. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > All I can say is thank you. > Jeannette All your responses have left me feeling very supported. Thank you. When I joined this group, I experienced hope, tears, anger , frustration, joy, and again, hope. That continues. Joining a club no one wants to join -- you can mope and feel bad (which I did) or get on with things (which I decided after a while). While I don't recommend cancer to anyone, it did shift my perspectives on pretty much everything the way that nothing else in the world can (I know everyone is nodding in agreement!) My life has changed for the better in many ways-I won't bore you with minutiae.One example though--After I finished my last chemo and felt better., I ended up meeting my fiancé via Match.com! We are happily living together and will marry one of these days. I would NEVER had done on-line dating before. We all could die tonight- cancer is just one of the factors. I miss the members who have been my role models-- Catherine Honeyman comes to mind, but not to dismiss anyone else. I wonder where Crosem is. Again thanks to all the group members. Jeannette P.S. Mary-- I am cheering you with a nice glass of chardonnay! You and Ann are also my role models! Congratulations Jeanette and thanks for the reminder. I'm 8 years on, like Mary, and tend to forget that life, with or without a cancer experience, should be a celebration. It's too easy to get bogged down again...keep celebrating and here's to the next five! Rachel Congratulations Jeanette and thanks for the reminder. I'm 8 years on, like Mary, and tend to forget that life, with or without a cancer experience, should be a celebration. It's too easy to get bogged down again...keep celebrating and here's to the next five! Rachel |
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