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Mz Pip

(28,409 posts)
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 04:05 PM Feb 11

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 Feb 11 OP
🫶🏽💐 blm Feb 11 #1
Woo hoo! SheltieLover Feb 11 #2
Congratulations. I've been cancer free, after Stage IV tonsil cancer, for 17 years (January 15th.). sinkingfeeling Feb 11 #3
Good news Dear_Prudence Feb 11 #4
Congratulations to you, Mz Pip! sheshe2 Feb 11 #5
Yay! LoisB Feb 11 #6
Congratulations, Mz Pip! brer cat Feb 11 #7
That is wonderful news, Mz Pip! Diamond_Dog Feb 11 #8
Wonderful! Solly Mack Feb 11 #9

sinkingfeeling

(57,577 posts)
3. Congratulations. I've been cancer free, after Stage IV tonsil cancer, for 17 years (January 15th.).
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 04:12 PM
Feb 11
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