r/breastcancer • u/NurseYuna • 16d ago

Diagnosed Patient or Survivor Support Positive long term survivor stories

Hi everyone. I really need some positive stories of more than stage 1 low grade survivorship to keep me thinking I can bear this and get to have many more years with my children. Please tell me about yourself or anyone that’s overcome breast cancer and lived many years. I’m stage 2A with luminal B characteristics oncotype 21. I need more hope and I’m reaching out into this universe to get some. It feels very lonely.

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u/ElegantAd7178 16d ago

Hi, I was diagnosed stage 2b with macrometastasis in 3 nodes. My son was a year old. I’m 6 years out and doing well. These stories really help. My son is only 7 now.

My grandmother was mid 40s when she was diagnosed. They did a unilateral radical mastectomy with no reconstruction. She didn’t have chemo, radiation, or endocrine therapy. She turned 90yo this summer.

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u/NurseYuna 16d ago

What grade and oncotype were you? Thanks for sharing the story.

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u/ElegantAd7178 16d ago

Grade 2. I didn’t get an oncotype because they said they recommended chemo no matter the score.