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Lukeperry

Joined: 07/14/2010

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I can't remember how long I've been coming to WebMD. For yrs. I was on the depression board, and for the last year, I've been on the cancer board. I got stage 3 breast cancer 3.5cm last June, had chemo for 9mo. , then a mastectomy, and then radiation everyday, for 6weeks. Rad ended 4mo. ago, and now my hair is growing back. And that makes me very Happy. Oh I forgot to say, I'm between 54 and 59 years old. I have 2 grown children. The cutie pie in the picture, is my daughter when she was 3.

The End Oh yes, I live in Florida

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Hi DWM, Your wife isn't going to die, if she's anything like me. I found a lump in my...

Posted by Lukeperry

Hi DWM,
Your wife isn't going to die, if she's anything like me. I found a lump in my breast, and went to see my gyno, He told me that is was probably nothing but a cyst. I went to a surgeon the next day, where he did a biopsy in his office. I had stage 3 breast cancer. It took them 3days to get my results back also.

Right now, your still in shock from hearing the words,"breast cancer." That's what happened to me, then your next feelings will be to fight! She will want to fight and with God by her side, she will be able to do anything.

The 1st thing for you to do is find a good breast cancer surgeon. At his office your wife will decide on her treatment, and the surgeon will tell you the name of a oncologist and plastic surgeon. Try to find all the doctors in one group. Where they work together and stay in communication with each other. The surgeon will give you books, and give you options. You have at least 2wks. to find the doctor that you like. That's what it said in my book. It said that it might seem like you have to run out and make instant decisions. You don't, you have a couple of weeks.

I had to have chemotherapy 1st, to shrink the tumor. So when he does the surgery, it will be very small. Then I had to have a mastectomy and radiation. I am cancer free right now! Everybody's cancer is different and so the treatments will be different. You have to wait until you go see you surgeon, then he can tell you what kind she has, and what the best treatment is for her.

Try to calm down and breath, she's going to be fine. They find new cancer treatment's almost on a monthly basis. God bless you both. Your job will be to just be there for her. To constantly reassure her, and let her cry when she feels like it. My husband was my rock, and he's the reason I was able to go through everything, without falling apart.

Write us back when ever you feel like talking. Take a list of the questions that your going to want to ask the surgeon. I did, because I knew that as soon as I got there, I'd forget them all, and I did.View Thread

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Hi Guys, Remember me, the one who got to move into Heavenly Apartments? I just finished...

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Hi Jenna, Before I got breast cancer, I don't think I was so positive and cheerie. It's...

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Marybeth, Thank you for your prayers and everybody else. All of you are so sweet, and...

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Thanks Rache, You learn about waiting, once you've had cancer. We all get use to it! I...

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Thank you everybody, Thanks for taking the time to write me. I found out that my new...

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Thanks Rachael, They don't know if it's benign or not. But, it wasn't there a year ago....

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I'm sorry that this sounds like some stupid fight. What you said is true, for cleaning...

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It's fine for you to disagree with me. Dr. Farber told you a number of incorrect...

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Sweetie, I'm so sorry that you have cancer. I had stage 3 breast cancer, and I had to...

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Sweetie, I'm so sorry that you have cancer. I had stage 3 breast cancer, and I had to have chemo, radiation, and in the end, a mastectomy.

You are acting like anybody, who just heard what you heard. First, there's shock, then there is a fear so bad, that you think you'll lose your mind.

When I heard the cancer word, I went home in shock. I lay on the bed with my husband thinking "Oh no God, I'm going to lose my mind right now, please help me." He all the sudden made me kind of leave my body for a few minutes, like you hear people say, that almost died.

Then almost instantly, a calmness came over me, I called my daughter to tell her the news, and the weird thing that just happened to me. That's when she said,(my sister already told her) that she was just praying for God to please let my brain be able to handle this.

The bottom line is, I asked God to please give me the strength, to handle what ever I was in for. And he did! I had no side effects, I never got sick, I had the nurses and doctors stumped! I laughed at that. I did get mouth sores, but he helped me through that also.

Your husband is lost right now, because he can't save you. Men think there job is to protect us ALWAYS. They have to think they are doing something, anything, to save you.

Your going to be fine, because they caught this so early. But your going to need your husband, so you are going to have to give him something special to do for you. Something that makes him feel he has some kind of control.

In my case, he wanted to cook for me and treat me like an invalid, so I let him. I never felt sick, but I pretended that I was some cripple or something. Plus it was GREAT! It made him think he had control over cancer, and I got served meals in bed!

Your going to be fine. Just ask God to please help you(to be strong) through this horrific thing that you have to go through. (for some reason, it's best for you) We never know what's down the road for us, but he does, and this is suppose to happen.(unfortunately) I'm praying for you, as we speak, so don't worry.

And tell your daughter! She is stronger then your giving her credit for.(my daughter is just like yours, so I thought the same thing) Mine became supper woman, and was my best help through the whole mess. God bless you!

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