I turned 40 in May of 2008 and I thought life was pretty good - turning 40 wasn't that bad.
My mum was due to have a mammogram and so I thought that I would go and have one too, as my grandmother's doctor advised me to when I turned 40 because she was diagnosed with it.
So mum and I were booked in for the 4th June 2008 and we went along and I was thinking that it would be all ok, that there was going to be nothing to worry about as I never felt a lump or had any symptoms.
Then I got a letter saying that I needed to have a follow up examination as there was a concern with my right breast. And yes the results came back that I did, in fact, have breast cancer.
Well in less than a minute my life stopped. All I could say to the doctor was ‘Am I going to die?' I have 5 boys and my youngest is only 3 - I want to see them grow up.
I was then told that I would only have to have radiation and then go on hormone tablets. That didn't sound so bad - I thought that I could cope with that.
After the operation and some follow up tests I went back to get the results, and the doctor told me that they were successful with removing the tumour but due to my age and the grade of the tumour (grade 3), that they were going to treat me to four sessions of chemo.
BANG, there goes my confidence again. The first thing that came into my head was ‘I'm going to loose my hair', and that's all I was worried about.
During all of this I also developed depression and so I thought it was worse than it really was. Just before the first treatment I accepted that it was only hair, which would come back and that my life was more important than hair.
The next hurdle was how to tell my younger boys. They were only 5, 4 and 3. How do you make them understand? It wasn't so bad with my 2 older boys who were 20 and 15 - they understood. So I told them that mummy had a sore boobie and that the doctors had to fix it.
It's now been almost 12 months since I finished my treatment and I'm now on hormone tablets for the next 5 years. Although I've been cleared, I still live in fear that it may return.
But everyone tells me how lucky I am because I went for the mammogram when I did and even today my doctor wants to know how I knew to go and get tested, because I didn't have any symptoms and I didn't feel a lump. I just did it and I thank God everyday that I did.
It's still very, very hard to talk about it, but I thought it was time.
Mr. Oishi, 64, Private Entrepreneur, Kanagawa County
The Whole Family Was Thrown In Great Sorrow
On the morning of October 2, 1999, my father suddenly felt ill and vomited a basin of blood. He was rushed to the hospital and was diagnosed as suffering from stomach cancer, which had already metastasized to his liver and developed into the fourth stage. There was only one year to live! After his whole stomach was removed, it was found that the tumor in the center of his liver had grown to 7 cm and the two small ones at the sides measured 2 cm each. All the tumors could not be removed even surgically.
It seemed as if the whole family was thrown into the bottom of a deep pit. Our minds were totally blank and the only obsession was that we cannot let Father die of cancer. Advertisements in the newspapers never interested me before, but this time, I noticed the advertisements for Tian Xian liquid in my search for possible cure. I got the books about Tian Xian liquid as advertised in the newspapers. After reading, I gained confidence in the product and bought some for Father to try.
Father had continuous high fever the week after his first operation and he lost his appetite so much so that his weight dropped 10 kg. When the fever subsided, I urged Father to drink the Tian Xian liquid. In doubt, Father still began to take 6 bottles of Tian Xian liquid every day. His excretion started to improve and he gradually regained his vigor. Father was now encouraged to continue taking the Tian Xian liquid.
It was originally recommended that Father take anti-cancer drugs after his strength stabilized. In time for the coming of the New Year, however, Father was temporarily released from the hospital. During this span of time, Father was not taking any other medicine except Tian Xian liquid. Contrary to doctors’ prediction, his complexion became ruddy, and he obviously had more energy and strength.
Later on, due to the side effects of anti-cancer drugs, he was apprehensive of becoming weak again and having to lie on the bed the whole time. A friend told us about an anti-cancer drug that could be injected directly to the liver. This treatment was reported to have minimal side effects and the patient could continue working even while under treatment. We transferred to another hospital and availed of the said treatment, which Father is subjected to up to now. Besides drip-feeding injection, intake of Tian Xian liquid is continued.
It has been one year since Father was confirmed to be terminally ill. Although he had lost almost 20 kg by now, the cancer cells have not metastasized to other parts of his body and he could maintain a normal life. All this, we attribute to Tian Xian liquid.
The Whole Family Was Thrown In Great Sorrow
On the morning of October 2, 1999, my father suddenly felt ill and vomited a basin of blood. He was rushed to the hospital and was diagnosed as suffering from stomach cancer, which had already metastasized to his liver and developed into the fourth stage. There was only one year to live! After his whole stomach was removed, it was found that the tumor in the center of his liver had grown to 7 cm and the two small ones at the sides measured 2 cm each. All the tumors could not be removed even surgically.
It seemed as if the whole family was thrown into the bottom of a deep pit. Our minds were totally blank and the only obsession was that we cannot let Father die of cancer. Advertisements in the newspapers never interested me before, but this time, I noticed the advertisements for Tian Xian liquid in my search for possible cure. I got the books about Tian Xian liquid as advertised in the newspapers. After reading, I gained confidence in the product and bought some for Father to try.
Father had continuous high fever the week after his first operation and he lost his appetite so much so that his weight dropped 10 kg. When the fever subsided, I urged Father to drink the Tian Xian liquid. In doubt, Father still began to take 6 bottles of Tian Xian liquid every day. His excretion started to improve and he gradually regained his vigor. Father was now encouraged to continue taking the Tian Xian liquid.
It was originally recommended that Father take anti-cancer drugs after his strength stabilized. In time for the coming of the New Year, however, Father was temporarily released from the hospital. During this span of time, Father was not taking any other medicine except Tian Xian liquid. Contrary to doctors’ prediction, his complexion became ruddy, and he obviously had more energy and strength.
Later on, due to the side effects of anti-cancer drugs, he was apprehensive of becoming weak again and having to lie on the bed the whole time. A friend told us about an anti-cancer drug that could be injected directly to the liver. This treatment was reported to have minimal side effects and the patient could continue working even while under treatment. We transferred to another hospital and availed of the said treatment, which Father is subjected to up to now. Besides drip-feeding injection, intake of Tian Xian liquid is continued.
It has been one year since Father was confirmed to be terminally ill. Although he had lost almost 20 kg by now, the cancer cells have not metastasized to other parts of his body and he could maintain a normal life. All this, we attribute to Tian Xian liquid.
