I was 25 when I had cervical cancer and at 26 years old I received my first biopsy and every year after another biopsy or a lumpectomy. I still remember the day I was told the first time I had Breast Cancer and went on tamoxafin, I moved to another state and another doctor and had a ultrasound and the words came you have Breast Cancer and we need to do a mastectomy and I had no time to even adjust to those words given to me, within a month I had a double mastectomy with no reconstruction it was a recovery that was long and hard not realizing the out come after healing would be more devastating to me, 17 lymph nodes from left side and 12 from right side, I can not do alot because of the swollen, pain and I was very active I loved life and it took so much from me let alone to find out my doctor did a bad job, I can not even look at myself in the mirror or undress in front of my husband, I call them my hangers where I have skin hanging from the sides and under my arms, I use to lay on my stomach to sleep and can not do that at all ,I would love to find someone to show them what a women with my condition could sleep better because there is nothing out there. on top of all this I had no-one to help me through my recovery no family there for me my x sister-in-law would come and give my husband a brake. My husband had a 5 way by-pass and could not do alot,To this day it is hard very hard physical and mental for both my husband and me, we live on my disability while waiting now 3 years for him disability we have tried so hard to make it ,I am a fighter and I will always be a fighter and that is what all of you need to do FIGHT we will WIN THIS...I AM A SURVIVOR
Becky
Fraser, MI
