4th year of this battle with primary breast cancer

So glad that next month is my 4th mammogram since I was diagnosed with primary breast cancer. I passed the 3 mammograms once a year and all cleared. Keep finger cross this coming 21th of October my 4th will be cleared too. Finish my tamoxifen by January 2026. Hope everybody here are coping so well fight this terrible disease. Good luck  

  • Hi lagerlime2011, 

    That's fantastic news that the last 3 mammograms were all clear. Keeping everything crossed that the 4th one will be too! Keep us updated if you get a chance on how it all goes on the 21st. I hope it's all going well with the Tamoxifen - not long to go now until it's all finished. 

    We love hearing positive inspirational stories like yours. 

    Best wishes and best of luck for the 21st,

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

  • Hope it went well for you. I’ve  got my fifth mammogram since diagnosis tomorrow - feeling rather anxious

  • Hi Lagerlime,

    I hope that all went well for your mammogram this year and that you can now heave a sigh of relief until next year, I'm sure that you are keen to stop taking your Tamoxifen too and I am glad to see that you don't have much longer to go with this. I stopped taking my hormone therapy (Tamoxifen, then Letrozole) in 2017 and am now 14 years down the line, having had 2 bouts of breast cancer since I was first diagnosed. I still lead a busy and fulfilling life and I hope that you will too.

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

  • Hi Winnicent,

    A very warm welcome to our forum.

    This is always an anxious time, but I'm glad to hear that you have reached your fifth mammogram. Here's hoping that this one provides another good outcome. I shall be thinking of you tomorrow and wish you all the best,

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

  • Hello Jolamine.. Apologise for the late reply. I’m struggling to sign back in so I change my username. It’s me previous username Lagerlime2011

  • Hello Winnicent, hope you are well. 

    I was diagnosed with primary breast cancer 4 years ago.. passed the fourth mammogram and all cleared. Continue taking tamoxifen that ends next January.

    Best wishes,

    Inday-Tintin  

  • Hello Lucie, 

    thanks for the message and apologies for the late reply. Been awhile since the last time I  join the chat. 

    Done my fourth mammogram and all cleared. One more later this year and finishes taking tamoxifen on January 2026. Hopefully all is cleared.

     One of our church member been diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998. She had lumpectomy and no chemo only a couple of session of radiotherapy. (Like me)  After 5 years of taking tamoxifen, no more active cancer cells and  now she is generally healthy in her late 70’s. 

    Thank you. 
    Best regards, 

    Inday-Tintin

  • Hello Inday-Tintin,

    Thank you for the update and I'm glad to see that you have now managed to sign back in. I am delighted to hear that your mammogram was once again clear. I am sure that you will be glad to finish taking Tamoxifen next January and I sincerely hope that all continues to go well for you.

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

  • Thank you so much Jolamine  for keeping in touch with me. You are very supportive and I appreciate your gesture in helping others with your very kind words and that give us strength to carry on with our life.

    Yep! Looking forward to finish taking Tamoxifen next January and not sure what my oncologist suggest after this 5 years course of treatment. Waiting for the fifth mammogram later this year. If it is still clear maybe no medication needed. 

    Best wishes Xx