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Hello maggiejinx, I was diagnosed with stage 1 grade 3 ER+Her2- invasive pleomorphic lobular 2 years ago. I had a unilateral mastectomy, chemo, and have been taking Tamoxifen. I will be switching to Letrozole now that I am believed to be menopausal, and I am happy about that because it is better at preventing recurrence. I also had clear margins and a small amount of disease in 1 of 7 nodes that were removed. This is a scary type of breast cancer, but I try not to obsess about that. I took a Signatera test at the 1-year mark, and there was no sign of disease. That has given me a lot of peace of mind. I try to see the glass as half full, so the good that has come from this experience is that I started strength training, practicing daily meditation, eating a plant-based diet, made a career change, and have learned not to take all the good in my life for granted. I don't sweat the small stuff anymore. All of these things have made my life better, and now that my hair has grown back, I feel pretty normal again.

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Thank you so very much for sharing your story with me!! It really gives me hope and is so helpful to have some knowledge of what my treatment might be like. It sounds like your cancer is (was) practically identical to mine. I am not in menopause yet but I haven’t had a period since April so I’m making progress toward that. Did they ever suggest you have a mastectomy on the other side? I am hoping to avoid that only because the one side was so painful. How any rounds of chemo did you have? Was it through an IV? I am so happy for you that the cancer is gone and I love the lifestyle changes you have adopted. I definitely have goals of things that I would like to change and I feel like in the end I’ll be healthier than before. I feel like this is a wake up call to make a fresh start in a lot of ways. Please keep in touch and thank you so much again for taking the time to reply to me!! I wish you all the best!!