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I am a 32 year old mommy of 4 beautiful children.  My oldest is a girl age 6 years old, next is a boy 4 years old, next is another boy 3 years old and last is another boy 15 months old.  We were in the process of trying for our 5th child when I had to go in and get this lump checked out.  I first noticed something wrong in February (it was hurting at that time), went to the Urgent care and they thought it was Massitisis (sorry can't exactly spell it) because of nursing my littlest boy who was 6 months old at that time.  I was put on antibiotics for two weeks and the pain went away but not the little lump.  I went in and saw my family doctor and she thought maybe it was some clogged milk ducts and I just needed to try expressing milk to get in unclogged.  Well, that wasn't working and I figured it should go away once I get done nursing my son. I got done nursing him beginning of August, and by the end of August the lump had gotten much bigger.  I saw a doctor in September for my yearly check-up and she said she was sending me to have a mammagram, ultrasound and possible biospy done.  Well, I didn't get in to get it done until Oct 27th because that was my scheduled day off of work ( I run my own daycare) and then I got the news it was Breast Cancer.  I was there by myself because I was having my husband take our daughter to the dentist.  Needless to say I was devistated.

My mother lost her battle to breast cancer on May 14th, 2006 mother's day.  She was 50 years old and had been battling it for 12 years.  She was 38 years old when she was 1st diagnosis.

So, in a way I kind of expected to go through it but not this soon.  The doctors and medical team was all great.  They did the ultrasound, mammagram and biospy all that day.  I was sent to see a breast surgeon the next day (my husband did come with me to this appt).  She said she was scheduling my surgery for a masectomy for the left breast and complete lymph node disection on 11/5/08.  She noted that she did feel a couple of lymph nodes swollen and I did feel them too.

I had to let my daycare families know that I was going to be shut down for all of November and they all were very supportive and understanding.  I had my surgery, it went great, the next day my surgeon had great news that none of the lymph nodes had cancer cells in them, they were all clean!!!  They weren't done with the tumor yet and I got the results at home the next day.  There weren't any invasive cancer cells within the tumor!!!  The tumor was non-invasive cancer early stage, I also found out the tumor itself was 11 x 7 cm.  Quite large tumor.  My doctor said it is almost unheard of a tumor this large to have no invasive cancer cells in it.

So,  I do not have to have Chemo or radiation.  My tumor did test for hormone receptors so I will most likely have to go on hormone therapy pills.  I just praise God for stopping the tumor from spreading.  I have had so many people praying for me and my family and it has been wonderful.

Next year I will have to have the right breast removed and then they will do the recostructive surgery at the same time.

 I am so sorry you had to go through all of this but the good news is that everything is going to be okay!!!!  It is very nice to hear good news from someone once in awhile.  May God be good to you and your family. 

 Thank you for your reply.  That is one thing that is really helping me get through this is God!!  And I am hoping that I can be a great testimony for him because he has been so great to me and my family.

 Thank you so much for sharing this story.  It is so great that you got this taken care of and Praise God for the no node involvement and being able to remove the lump.  This all sounds so positive.  You certainly have your plate full with all the children and the daycare as well, so please just take care of yourself and have a great recovery.  God Bless you and your beautiful family.... bj

HI , GREAT NEWS ABOUT YOUR WINNING BATTLE, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. I WAS ALSO NEWLY DIAGNOSED IN SEPT, AND ON NOV 13, I UNDERWENT A LUMPECTOMY AND SENTINAL NODE BIOPSY WHICH I FOUND OUT YESTERDAY WAS THANK GOD, NEGATIVE. MY TUMOR WAS SMALL AND ALSO IN THE EARLY STAGES, BUT I THINK MY SURGEON WILL HAVE GO THROUGHT RADIATION TREATMENTS. BUT I ALSO FELT BLESSED, I'M A GRANDMOTHER OF 5, AND A NURSE SO I CAN CONTINUE GIVING BACK BUY CARING FOR MY PATIENTS. AGAIN MY CONGRATES,HUGS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY..LOVE ISSY

 That is wonderful news for you!  And I bet your family and grandchildren are very excited too!

 Happy to hear your good news. Be sure and do the follow up medication/hormone therapy.

 Please just hang in there for the sake of your wonderful children---they really need you very much.  My heart goes out to you and your precious children as you struggle with this devastating disease.  I have it too and am in the midst of having either a lumpectomy or masectomy done.  But I am 55, a mother, wife and grandmother and I have been around the block a little more than you and can't imagine having this illness while my son was a child.  But you are lucky they have found the cancer and hopefully with God's help you will soon be over this stage of your life.  Be strong and be well.  May God bless all of you.

 I was wondering if you had experience with the hormone therapy pills.  I am pretty sure I am going to have to go on it, but I don't know what to expect.  My husband and I were in the process of trying for our last child but now I don't know if that is going to be possible if I am on this.  I mean, I will be okay with it because we have talked about adopting a girl a little younger than our oldest child (who is a girl) so that she will have a sister.  But the thought of me being done having children is a bit sad.  Don't get me wrong, I know that I was blessed with 4 beautiful children and should be grateful, which I am, I still can;t help feeling a little sad.

So, I was wondering if you had any input.  I will be seeing the oncologist on Dec 5th and I just like to have some idea as to what to expect.

Thanks!

 I am so glad you are doing well and things are positive. You are in my prayers