tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40643442869941542982011-11-15T12:18:25.092-08:00Help for cancer patients, friends and strangers. Cancer survivor shares story of knowing she was sick even when the doctors couldn't find it.Susan AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02852757942209467173noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064344286994154298.post-31398795812532155082010-03-17T15:58:00.001-07:002010-03-17T15:58:59.989-07:00I have made a successful re-entry to my life in Phoenix.&nbsp; The Dr Oz show with the segment on intuition will be airing on March 26th, Friday.&nbsp; Be sure to tune in!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4064344286994154298-3139879581253215508?l=iknewiwassick.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Susan AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02852757942209467173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4064344286994154298.post-26909932615699853532010-03-08T08:27:00.000-08:002010-03-08T08:59:53.651-08:00<div><strong>Greetings and welcome to my blog. I am hopeful that my journey will help others listen to their gut when they know something is wrong...and not stop searching until they have the answers. I invite anyone who has had a similar experience to share their story. Let's band together to help save lives!</strong></div> <br /><div><strong></strong> </div> <br /><div><strong>In 2003 my husband and I moved to a new home about 25 miles from our previous home. Within a few months I felt "not right" I was tired, had a general sense of being "not well"...My symptoms were vague and my husband chalked it up to "you're getting old...welcome to the club". I knew that was not it. I suspected a "sick house". Or perhaps the agriculture (our new home was in an area with more farming and open fields). Another bizarre symptom: I had itchy arms...not a little itchy...UNBEARABLE, wake-up-from-a-dead-sleep itchy. I tried everything including steroid creams (out of desperation as I try to use as few <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">presciption drugs</span> as possible). By 2005 I was certain I had cancer. Just knew it in my soul. I told several doctors (2 gp's, 3 dermatolgists). While none of them were completely dismissive they also did not take it very seriously. They ran extra blood-work, did pelvic ultra-sounds, asked me if I had annual mamograms (I did...and ultrasounds every other year). I visited many medical web sites and plugged in my symptoms...pick an illness...I fit into so many! I found an article about a plus-sized model who had itchy skin and was diagnosed with lymphoma...ran those tests...didn't have that! In 2008 my mamogram and ultrasound came back bad. I had a biopsy the next week and there it was: BREAST CANCER...had been growing fo 5-7 years...had gone undiagnosed for 5-7 years! Except I knew. I didn't know it was breast cancer but I knew. My first response was relief ...now I knew where it was. That was followed very quickly by the typical fear, shock and all the emotions that come with a cancer diagnosis. So, my goal here is to help others. I invite anyone who has had an experience like mine to share their story...If one person gets an earlier diagnosis we have done our job!</strong></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4064344286994154298-2690993261569985353?l=iknewiwassick.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Susan AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02852757942209467173noreply@blogger.com2