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Mz Pip

(28,392 posts)
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 04:05 PM 21 hrs ago

5 year milestone

In January of 2021 I had a routine mammogram that turned out not to be so routine after all. After a biopsy, ultra sound and MRI, I was diagnosed with an invasive form of breast cancer. The good news was it was caught early and had not spread. I opted for a mastectomy, radiation and a daily hormone suppressant medication. Fortunately, I didn’t need chemo.

My 5 year mammogram came back negative and I will graduate out of oncology in May. I’ll still do the annual mammograms but no further treatment will be necessary. Yay.

I did request genetic testing because I have 3 granddaughters and wanted them to know if I could pass it on to them. That came back negative, too.

So glad we live in the 21st century. The odds of survival get better and better.

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5 year milestone (Original Post) Mz Pip 21 hrs ago OP
🫶🏽💐 blm 21 hrs ago #1
Woo hoo! SheltieLover 21 hrs ago #2
Congratulations. I've been cancer free, after Stage IV tonsil cancer, for 17 years (January 15th.). sinkingfeeling 21 hrs ago #3
Good news Dear_Prudence 21 hrs ago #4
Congratulations to you, Mz Pip! sheshe2 21 hrs ago #5
Yay! LoisB 21 hrs ago #6
Congratulations, Mz Pip! brer cat 20 hrs ago #7
That is wonderful news, Mz Pip! Diamond_Dog 20 hrs ago #8
Wonderful! Solly Mack 19 hrs ago #9
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