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Post by KelleeM on Sept 28, 2018 16:36:54 GMT
I had a diagnostic mammogram this morning and the radiologist cleared me to go back to screening mammograms next year! I’m cancer free and feel great!
I had a biopsy, a lumpectomy, 16 rounds of chemo and 37 radiation treatments between July 2013 and April 2014. I was bald for months and suffered with horrible burns from radiation. I was out of work for four months. Going through it all was so difficult. I’ve said on the cancer thread here that sometimes it’s still too raw for me to read about what others are going through. I’m hoping that eventually it will be an easier memory. I’d like to be able to support and encourage others going through treatment. One thing I’ve just begun to learn about and experience to a degree is survivor’s guilt. 😕
For those in treatment now, know that there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Thankfully breast cancer is one of the most treatable cancers and there are effective protocols for treatment.
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Post by CarolinaGirl71 on Sept 28, 2018 16:38:37 GMT
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Post by mom on Sept 28, 2018 16:40:56 GMT
That is great news!!!! So happy for you!
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Post by sueg on Sept 28, 2018 16:41:34 GMT
I am so glad to read this Kellee - I remember back to when you were first diagnosed and how scary it seemed at that time. I hope that in 5 years time, I will be able to say the same thing!
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Post by scrappert on Sept 28, 2018 16:44:20 GMT
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Post by kristi521 on Sept 28, 2018 16:45:20 GMT
So happy for you!!! Celebrate the hell out of that!
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Post by anniebeth24 on Sept 28, 2018 16:47:05 GMT
Thanks for sharing that fabulous news.
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Post by CarefreeSadie on Sept 28, 2018 16:47:22 GMT
Congratulations on being cancer free.......how absolutely lovely that is! The survivor guilt is a hard thing to address, but we all have a little bit of survivor guilt about something that happened to someone else but not us.....why do we deserve to not have the outcome the other person had? Hugs for you and I am doing a happy dance your results are excellent.......
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Sept 28, 2018 16:47:52 GMT
That's wonderful news KelleeM !!!! So happy for you and healthy tatas! I needed some good news today, even if it wasn't my own. lol  |
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Post by malibou on Sept 28, 2018 16:49:03 GMT
Most excellent news.
Survivor guilt is hard.
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Post by scrapngranny on Sept 28, 2018 17:00:41 GMT
That is awesome news!! I hope you are able to but the bad memories behind you.
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Post by momto4kiddos on Sept 28, 2018 17:15:04 GMT
Great news! So glad that you are healthy!
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Post by papersilly on Sept 28, 2018 17:16:35 GMT
this is a great milestone! continued good health to you!
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Post by inkedup on Sept 28, 2018 17:18:00 GMT
Happy, happy day!
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Post by flanz on Sept 28, 2018 17:31:15 GMT
This!!! So happy to hear, Kellee!! |
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Post by craftykitten on Sept 28, 2018 17:33:37 GMT
SUCH GREAT NEWS!!
I'm so happy for you. Fantastic! And thank you for supporting us current cancer peas even though it's hard for you. 💕
Kate xx
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Post by jenjie on Sept 28, 2018 17:37:09 GMT
Kellee I am so happy for you! I wish you wouldn’t feel guilty. Can we flip it?
Think what an encouragement you are to those who are just entering or are in the middle of their own cancer journey. They’re scared. They’re feeling sick and weak and yucky. Their own light may seem very dim. But to look at you and see a beacon of hope!! Yes there are people who make it through to the other side. But not only that, Kellee is thriving!
Girlfriend you are a shining light for those who come behind! Let it shine! 😘
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Post by mikklynn on Sept 28, 2018 17:47:16 GMT
What a wonderful milestone! Congratulations, KelleeM.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2018 17:48:49 GMT
Congrats!  Hoping to read of many, many more pea success stories like yours. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Sept 28, 2018 17:50:17 GMT
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Post by pierkiss on Sept 28, 2018 17:51:26 GMT
You made it!!!! Hooray!!!! 😁😁😁😁❤️❤️❤️
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Post by Monica* on Sept 28, 2018 17:51:50 GMT
Wahoooo!!!!
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Post by tommygirl on Sept 28, 2018 17:53:30 GMT
Congrats! Great news!
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Post by vi on Sept 28, 2018 18:06:23 GMT
So happy for you that you are on the other side of your cancer ordeal. I'm sure you have many emotions but I hope your final emotion is of joy. Congratulations!!!
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Post by valincal on Sept 28, 2018 18:07:25 GMT
That’s wonderful! 😊
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Post by anniefb on Sept 28, 2018 18:10:55 GMT
That's wonderful news KelleeM! Celebrating with you. |
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Sept 28, 2018 18:11:00 GMT
Hugs and Kisses!!!  |
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Post by oh yvonne on Sept 28, 2018 18:15:35 GMT
Oh, I remember your fight, God bless you, what wonderful news! <hugs> I can imagine it takes time to get over the trauma of it all, if you ever do. Celebrating with you today!
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Post by marianne on Sept 28, 2018 18:34:46 GMT
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Post by elaine on Sept 28, 2018 18:45:16 GMT
I am so happy for you, Kellee. Cancer picked the wrong woman to mess with! Now, go party like it is 1999 and celebrate.  |
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