Misdiagnosed at First: Susan's 20-Year Breast Cancer Story

Misdiagnosed at First: Susan's 20-Year Breast Cancer Story | The Patient Story

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10 ай бұрын

Susan shares her deeply personal breast cancer journey of over 20 years. When Susan was 50, her husband, who is a physician, found a lump in her left breast. Susan then felt the hard, pea-sized lump. She then scheduled a fine needle aspiration biopsy. The doctor took 3 samples and incorrectly told Susan he didn't think it was anything. After they surgically removed what was thought to be a benign lump, a pathology report later showed it was indeed breast cancer. 10 years later, she was diagnosed for a second time.
In this story, she shares getting misdiagnosed at first, the multiple surgeries she went through, the different chemotherapy regimens, radiation, and the difficult side effects.
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@ThePatientStory 10 ай бұрын

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@bohochic2459 10 ай бұрын

Dear Susan, Thank you for sharing your story. It isn't easy to get behind a video and allow yourself to be so vulnerable. Bravo to you for surviving 3 different breast cancers, and also dealing with Parkinson's disease! Your positive and kind attitude is awe-inspiring! It gives me hope. I needed to watch your video tonight. It is clearly evident that you have such an appreciation for life. You are a beautiful woman with a beautiful spirit. Don't ever let anyone dim the bright light that shines within you. Sending many blessings your way. Heartfelt healing hugs and love. 🙏🏻✨️🫂✨️🦋✨️💖

@RestfulRoom 7 ай бұрын

One lovely comment, not mine: My husband had a stage 4 lung cancer, and doctor said he would only have few months to live. We have changed our live style together by changing our diet (Whole food plan base diet), exercise, and be in the sun for about 1 hr/day. To our surprise, his tumor in the brain shrink then disappear in just 2 short months. His doctor had no words on how we could reverse cancer naturally.

@RestfulRoom 7 ай бұрын

Please read the comment under Martina McBride's ' In My Daughter's Eyes' video: My mom recorded a cover of this song for me and it took years before I could listen to it. Then it took a long time for me to be able to listen without crying. She got H1N1 back in 2009 when there was a huge break out of it. She was hospitalized and pit in the ICU 6 weeks before my 6th birthday and my little sister was only 1 1/2 at the time. The doctors told my dad and my grandparents to start preparing for her funeral because they didn’t think she was going to make it. So we prayed. Then not long after that on my birthday (September 27) she slipped into a coma. So we continued to pray and a few days later our prayers were answered as she began to get better. About a week or two after that she was home and on the mend. It was a true miracle and I don’t have a doubt in my mind that God had heard our desperate cries and answered them. I don’t know what I would do if I didn’t have her today. Praise the Lord.

@RestfulRoom 7 ай бұрын

Please try gratitude. I've read one Jewish book about gratitude: people wrote about how they didn't have something, wanted it so much, and they started practicing gratitude for about half an hour/hour each day. And they got what they wanted! Heavens are very generous. Remember this please: 'Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.'

@jimhallandcindymorgan3545 12 күн бұрын

I also had 2 biopsies (vacuum assisted) in March, 2024, and my radiologist told me upfront that his goal was for this to be a pain-free procedure...and it was! He even put anesthetic on my skin before injecting the local anesthetic, so even that shot didn't hurt! I'm so sorry your doctor was so callous and uncaring.

@rebeccakarlsson1395 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your emotional story and for all of the good information and advice. You are an inspirational woman.

@29sagittarius51 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your story Susan!! ❤

@lisat9802 7 ай бұрын

Wow Susan, you have such a beautiful spirit and amazing attitude! Thank you for sharing your story ♥ I had hair down to my butt when I got my diagnosis. Yes the biopsy was horrible. I am glad that you had such a great care team and loving husband though all of these years.

@RestfulRoom 7 ай бұрын

@lelerussell3623 10 ай бұрын

Wishing you great health and happiness Susan! Thanks for sharing your story. I had right sided breast cancer that didn’t show on mammograms too. Take care sister🩷

@RestfulRoom 7 ай бұрын

@carolisherwood493 10 ай бұрын

Your wonderful personality is still there despite this gruelling assault on your body. You said you felt an attack on your femininity but Can I assure you that your femininity is alive and strong. I really hope you’re going to be ok now and you Can have some peace in your life. Thank you for sharing your story.🌹

@jennyeykamp3905 2 ай бұрын

What a really lovely lady. Wish I knew her, I just turned 70 and hate the way I look, I never thought I was beautiful but was OK with me. My husband saw me as beautiful so that was enough but now I cover mirrors in my bedroom so that I don't get shocked and can forget how I look. I have never spoken about this except to my gorgeous daughters.

@theresaswain6137 8 ай бұрын

What a beautiful woman inside and out. Thank you for sharing your story.

@monicalararodriguez2594 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your story, God bless you 🙏🏼🙌🏼

@user-xp3xu1mh4w 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Susan x

@RestfulRoom 7 ай бұрын

@richardhutchison3123 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for being so up front and honest about your true feelings. I have Acute Myeloid Leukemia and I lost my hair twice in 2022. And it's just hair! You look amazing even with the Parkinson's! You are blessed and I will pray for you Susan. Love from Nashville, TN!

@RestfulRoom 7 ай бұрын

@clairebeever3038 10 ай бұрын

I do hope your ok now . Thank you for sharing very similar to myself but was clear for 10 years but this time hormonal and had spread to my skin and lymph nodes . I don’t think people understand how hard the mastectomy bit is they just think about the cancer …. It’s awful your body is changed forever and it doesn’t look nice it’s a awful shock 😢 very hard mentally….. I’m sending lots of love 💕 to you ❤❤

@RestfulRoom 7 ай бұрын

@shelleyn2884 10 ай бұрын

wow what a story! thank you

@annrae1597 5 ай бұрын

You had a lousy doctor if you felt pain when you had your biopsy...I had 3 or 4 needles too and felt nothing..my doctor froze me and I didn't even feel that needle going in..I watched the needle going in on a screen and was so interested in what was happening..my Mom had a biopsy years before and the doctor was a sadist..she screamed multiple times and when he examined her later and saw a bruise that covered half her breast he said "Geez I really did a job on you " and later she spoke to other women about it and they said the same happened to them with that doctor and he said the same thing to them...he's dead now and so not hurting any more women..they should of taken him to court.I live in Canada and had the best doctors ever..had a lump out too and had very little pain,one aspirin fixed it.

@jballetmad 29 күн бұрын

I would like to add that I had five biopsies late last year, and cannot say I had any more than minor discomfort at the time the local anaesthetic was injected. After that, there was no pain at all. I hope this account doesn't frighten those about to have this important investigation! And, of course, we're all different...

@RestfulRoom 7 ай бұрын

@Ceerads 10 ай бұрын

As a long-time survivor of stage I, triple-positive breast cancer, I’m very surprised that she knew so little about her cancer. I’m assuming her tumor was HER2-positive, hence the need for chemo post-surgery. I’m being mean now by saying her laughing and willful ignorance really annoy me. And I’m surprised that MDA removed five lymph nodes, after the sentinel node was clear of cancer. For my SNB, MSC removed only the sentinel node after it tested benign.

@clairebeever3038 10 ай бұрын

Well said Susan it is a cruel unforgiving bitch 😅 be proud of yourself you really should be x

@leighannl6589 10 ай бұрын

Oh great now were afraid of biopsies

@cztober3085 9 ай бұрын

This woman is so privileged. How many times is she going to say her husband is a physician? I think she said it 7 times. She is lucky she got good fast care unlike so many otheres.

@angelaarmstrong1995 9 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing.

@terriberry67 4 ай бұрын

Because it mattered in her story

@funnybunnies1724 2 ай бұрын

Praise God her husband found it, was able to give her information and help her through it and she’s still here today.

@amberwall2234 Ай бұрын

How bitter do you have to be to say something like that? I'm so happy for her that her husband was a physician and that she got fast care. And by the way, this concept that privilege automatically makes you a villain is preposterous! Her husband earned his education - no one handed him a doctorate in medicine for fun - HE EARNED IT. I'm glad she got the care she did because she matters just as much as anyone else.

@RachelHarder-rp8io 13 күн бұрын

@@amberwall2234SAME!! So glad u said this !! what a petty ass comment. Some ppl are just miserable & gotta complain. this’s a video ab cancer too, it’s absurd anyone would be negative.

@californiadoll6273 10 ай бұрын

We get it YOUR HUSBAND IS A PHYSICIAN, no need to keep repeating it every 20seconds. 🙄

@Ceerads 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! Maybe if he weren’t a doctor she’d have explored more about her kind of breast cancer. As a bc survivor who knows many other survivors, I can’t get her ignorance about her illness.

@bohochic2459 10 ай бұрын

My goodness, where is your maturity and compassion? Have you no heart? After all that Susan so bravely shared, that's what you take from her video? Wow. I am ashamed and embarrassed for you. If you had even taken the time to listen properly, Susan also has Parkinson's disease. This horrid disease causes memory loss, brain fog, and forgetfulness and can make someone repeat things in a conversation. It can also cause dementia. I am familiar with this devastating disease, so please educate yourself before making such harsh comments and ignorant comments. Even if this is not the case for Susan, what is the big deal that she speaks fondly about her husband? It is refreshing to witness the respect and love that Susan has for her husband. It is baffling to me that you would take the time to be so petty after all that Susan has endured. It's very disturbing. Susan had three different types of breast cancer. Without a doubt, she has had to also live with chemo brain/brain fog. One's mind and memory are never the same after such treatments. Did you pause for even a minute to take in all this lovely woman has been through? No, you didn't. We, as women, should be lifting each other up, not putting each other down. It's called grace.

@bohochic2459 10 ай бұрын

@Ceerads - Susan was not ignorant about her cancer. She was clearly struggling to remember details, etc. I am mortified at the rude and disrespectful assumptions being made. Educate yourself on Parkinson's disease. Susan has survived so much! Instead of looking for trouble where there isn't any, show compassion and celebrate the fact that another woman has survived three different breast cancers and is living with Parkinson's disease! It must be nice to be so perfect. Wow.

@a.rosesrbleu9580 10 ай бұрын

@@bohochic2459I agree with all you said and I would like to add something else. When nervous, some people have a default mode where they laugh---not meaning to, but it just sometimes happens. Some people have been talking about horrible things happening to them and sometimes laugh or smile throughout telling the story. No, they are not happy about them. Sometimes it happens to people who aren't used to talking about bad things they've gone through, sometimes someone is on the autistic spectrum---especially women with Aspergers have what they term "inappropriate responses" like laughing during discussions of painful events in their lives. Not everybody is a KZbin influencer that can go on and on endlessly about themselves and "tell a good story"...some people are good listeners but seldom tell their own story. All the points made about chemo brain and her having brain surgery and Parkinson's are valid reasons for how she relayed the story...a story that spans over 20 years!!! I don't know how well most people could remember such events... Not everyone is as "functional" as the critics...but I will say this...Susan is brave and honest and true and I have gotten a lot out of her story as well as her after pics she shared. I appreciated her interview more than I can say! Susan, you are the real deal. A true lady in every sense of the word and I thank you for your story! I praise Jesus I was able to hear it! 🙏 😊❤❤❤❤❤❤

@jeanniesabol5410 2 ай бұрын

The laughing and giggling for such a serious situation is so annoying. Because her husband is a doctor, she likely received better treatment than what most women receive.