Breast cancer-free anniversaries

All good suggestions. Thanks for sharing some of what you learned.

I say happy anniversary however on whichever date you pick to acknowledge :-).

Happy anniversaries everyone!

@jeaniebean would you mind sharing why not choosing oil and salt?

oil never breaks down and stays in your body. The fat you eat is the fat you wear. It is the only thing that clogs arteries and causes inflammation. You can eat nuts, and the body can process that. I thought I would miss it, but not at all. I use veggy broth for stir fry and any frying. Adds more flavor. It is hard at start as there is oil in EVERYTHING! Palm oil is the worst. Salt also adds to inflammation, and blood pressure, however, after 6 months my blood pressure has leveled to normal, used to be very high, and I can now add salt to my meals if I want. If you read the Starch Solution, it explains it in detail.

@jeaniebean fascinating! I have two friends who do the same thing. Plant based, no oil. I cannot give up oil yet. It feels that we need healthy fat from oil. Did you try flaxseed oil?

Did you do surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and hormone therapy?

No oil is good oil when it is processed and all oil is processed. Eat the nuts, it is pure. I did surgery on both breasts and radiation, 18 rounds. Did hormone therapy and my world turned upside down. Swollen, depressed, could not walk, hands like baseball mitts. I was allergic to the fillers in the pills, so my onco told me there was nothing to do but pray. Got off the drugs and all the natural treatments and used whole food. Never felt better in my whole life. Going to drop another 35 pounds and live each day to the fullest. Processed food is poison to the body. Best change I ever made. Miss the cheese once in a while so plant based cheese is a treat, maybe once a month. And it doesnt spoil. I get lots of iron from mt Dandyblend coffee, which is dandelion root and chicory. yum, get protein from nuts, pumpkin seeds. The drugs did me in. I still cant bend my fingers, but every other part works! Go for my third year mammo in 3 weeks.

I truly admire you and your commitment. Luckily I don't eat any processed foods besides avocado oils and sometimes olive oil. Had my surgery on November 14th and waiting for the Oncotype DX test. No radiation needed. Truly happy for you! I know people who do Gerson therapy which I find very hard when you cook everyday for your family.

I have been remiss and lazy and hadn't posted for a bit, for which apologies. I hope that everyone is still celebrating each and every anniversary of significance to them personally. An anniversary could be the 42nd day after finishing chemo or any other milestone that felt hard-earned or just plain joyful.

I am due for an 18th checkup - mammogram, ultrasound, blood work including tumor markers, and appointments with oncologist and post surgery physician in April. Since there's not a lot I can do to affect the outcome, I've kind of forgotten about cancer if that makes any sense except for following a much better diet with better quality nutrition in a minimum of processed foods of any kind. That might not affect cancer recurrence but it's making my cardiologist happy. And, as probably predicted but not quite believed by me, a better diet has a huge influence on energy and activity. So that part is something that gives me some comfort in attacking.

I think of so many of the people who post here and am sure that that's not uncommon. The point is that there are so many of us counting on each other's happy futures and hope that people know that. We are all in this alone together as the old slogan goes. Happy anniversary to all!

Congratulations! It is so strange to hear all the information women have today when theit tumor is discovered, and to hear the yearly celebrations, and discussions regarding treatment. I was 36 when I discovered a lump in my left breast. I was fortunate, in that I had a husband who insisted I see a doctor right away (and I also had worked for a doctor for a long time). Things were very different then, no x rays, Biopsy was done at the time of surgery. If Biopsy was positive the breast was removed. It was thought I might have a positive lymph node, so a radical breast removal was done. It was found later the node was negative. No chemo (none was given at that time) and radiation was given only if there were positive lymph nodes. I had the second breast removed two years later, due to the constant need for biopsies. (Biopsies were actual surgery no needle biopsies). No follow up medications. In some ways I think we were lucky, one major surgery and then on with life.

Today, I guess I would say I am celebrating my 56th anniversary, free of Breast Cancer. Think how much medicine has progressed. How wonderful it is, that breast cancer can be found so much earlier, treated to much quicker, and with such wonderful success, and the BIG ONE, without the need to remove a large portion of the female body.

God bless you, may you find joy, peace, and happiness all the rest of your life, and may your children always be aware of the Gift of life that was given to there mother.
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