My mother Julia was diagnose with cancer stage 3 on January 2006. She initially felt a lump on June 2005 when to get checked she was told she had 'dead cells it will go away come back when your next mammogram is' which is in Sept. of the same year. August 2005 she had a life or death spinal cord and brain surgery due to this surgery she couldn't get her mammogram when due because she couldn't move.
While vacationing in Mexico in December 2005 she felt the lump on the same breast much bigger then before. She figured she would come back to the US and get checked.
Everything happen so fast. We didn't believe that the cancer was so advanced we went to get 3 different opinions sadly all doctors had the same diagnose. They gave her a 33% chance of living. This was devastating to all of us. She didn't believe it she couldn't and due to her positive attitude (and god) she is here with us now.
She went through 12 chemos 40 radiations and 8 more chemos before her radical mastectomy. Gained 40 lbs due to all the cortisone in her chemo treatments. They removed her right breast and 32 limphnoeds and 3 from her left. They were able to save her left breast.
My mother is amazing! She has been in remission since April 24 2008. My father was in a car accident and lost his life April 25 2009. My father her rock. Now i feel i am loosing her. She has lost 50 lbs in the time of his death till now. She is strong i know she has it in her some where. I am afraid with all her pain this 'cancer' might come back. Please keep us in your prayers.
Los Angeles, CA