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I am going to share my breast cancer story and if it helps ONE woman than it's well worth it. My regular doctor had given me the "slip of paper" to get a mammogram and I pinned it on the bulletin board and ignored it. For over a year I continued to ignore it. During this period I had to see that same doctor 2 times for totally different reasons (like a sinus infection) and every time I saw him he would make some comment like, "I don't see the results of a mammogram here in your records." And I would feel kinda guilty until I left his office and then forget about it. I had an appointment with him coming up and I KNEW he would ask me again about the mammogram so ONLY TO GET HIM OFF MY BACK I scheduled the mammogram which detected my breast cancer. This was in the spring of 2003. So, I had my left breast removed and started chemo. Yes, I got bald and threw up and felt like shit but I'm alive!!! There were some pretty funny moments along with the depressing ones. You have to understand that I was a TRIPLE D gal. Those puppies were enormous. So, I had one chopped off and that creates a bit of lopsidedness. I got a fake boobie (grownups call them prothesis) for the left side so I could wear a bra and not look too strange. One day I was tearing aound the house looking for my prothesis yelling, "I can't find my boob." Being bald was kinda groovy in some ways. Shampooing and grooming were a breeze! And no hair on legs or armpits was great! No eyelashes and eyebrows was not so much fun! BUT it grew back folks!!! In 2004 I had a surgical procedure where a plastic surgeon took skin, fat, and muscle from my back and brought it around front and formed a new breast. (FYI it's technically called a "mound" but I call it my boob). Then another procedure about 3 months later to reduce the right one to match my new lefty. So, I have a road map of scars but I love my new boobs! I must say having been a BIG BOOB gal for almost 47 years (okay, not quite that long because I wasn't born with them!!!) I really like having my B cup size ones better!!! I met some wonderful people on my cancer/chemo journey who helped change my life. My family and friends were the absolute BEST. Breast cancer does not have to be a death sentence it can be the opening paragraph for the story of your life.