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@myoga Thank you! I was super lucky to find it (although it did not feel that way at the time). In my case all the stars in the universe lined up. If I had a breast reconstruction immediately after surgery I would have never have seen the cancer (there was no plastic surgeons available). A new breast cancer team in a different province and 6 months of chemo later i had surgery to deal with that lump. There was 3.6 cm and 3 bad margins (posterior, inferior, and superior) - none of this was seen on the MRI. I had to lobby two tumor boards for surgery to clear those margins. One group of 7 in Edmonton Alberta Canada 🇨🇦 ordered me to skip the surgery and go straight to radiation. Thank God I left. The other group of 33 entertained my request due to a second pathologist who faught for me on the tumor board. Again the stars lined up in a critical moment. If the request for a second pathology review had gone to a different pathologist I would likely have never had been allowed another surgery to correct margins. Another big pocket of 1.2 billion cancer cells were removed. I also got super lucky with my oncologist. Right now I am fantastic but I shudder to think what would have happened if I never got involved. I am very appreciative of those people who played key roles at the time and literally saved my life. Also, as strange as it sounds, this experience has ignited in me a great love of science, and health and nutrition. 🥰

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Wow! Someone up there was looking out for you. Every turn seemed to be wrong at the time turn out to be the right turn. I admire your taking charge of your treatments and it turns out so well. Thank you for staying around to share your experience so we can all learn from it.
I’d like to thank all bc sisters who generously sharing experience and providing encouragement. I got through those days from reading those messages, though I was hesitant to join in. Happy Holidays sisters and mentors!