7 YEARS CANCER FREE TODAY! WOO-HOO!

GOD IS GOOD!

This story made my day, thanks for sharing.

Breast cancer survivors are the reason I started running, so I I could run a SBK race for the cure. Now running is my "thang" and I love it dearly.

You are my hero!

Thanks for sharing and congrats to you and all the other survivors who posted.

I had my first mammogram this month and was called back for a recheck. With every picture, the mammo tech showed me the very obvious blip on the scan. "Yup, there it is.". "There it is again". My knees were rattling. Then the radiologist sent me home... Normal tissue. I'm so glad I went to get that baseline!

Mammograms are uncomfortable, but so important. I know there are a lot of false alarms like mine that cause stress, but look at all these great women who caught their cancers early.

And for that matter, I'll add my own PSA... Get your Pap test done and request the HPV test. Especially if you have had any new partners since your last PAP. If you're human and you've had sex, chances are you have been or will be exposed to HPV. We almost all are exposed, and most of us will not have any issue... It will clear on its own. Unless you are exposed to an aggressive strain. Get your Pap done. And don't be embarrassed to ask for an STD test if you've had a new partner. Most STDs don't cause symptoms in women but can have serious consequences if left untreated.

(sorry, I used to work in the women's healthcare field and heard too many stories from OBGYNs. )

Congrats to you!! Such bravery ; } Curious if your eating habits and nutrition changed after your diagnosis....I will add here I did not read all 3 pages. Watching Ricki now and she has guests on that got me thinking I might prolong my life by diet alone.

For me, yes. I was diagnosed 2 years ago, had double mastectomy with reconstruction. No family history and 40 years old. We hear all the time how being overweight causes health problems. I guess I just never thought cancer would be one of them. It was the motivation I needed to lose, lost 41 pounds so far, and start taking care of my body. I don't eat perfectly, but I make sure to get in lots of fruits and vegetables and lean meats. I exercise almost every day. I figured there wasn't anything else I could do to prevent getting cancer again so I'm doing what I can control. Even my oncologist agreed!