I am a 9 years breast cancer survivor..I was diagnosed as a stage 3....I had to have my breasts removed I went through 7 or 8 months of chemo therapy....the chemo started messing with my heart causing congestive heart failure ...so they took me off...trying to give my heart a chance to correct itself..... I had radiation everyday for 13 weeks after radiation I went through lymphedema... which is a chronic swelling of a limb..which ended my career as a letter carrier. ..I did end up with congestive heart failure. The chemotherapy caused my heart muscle to weaken and caused problems with two valves...this lead to open heart surgery to repair the two leaky valve heart....I thought surgery would fix my heart problems caused by chemo....I was broken hearted to find out that my heart is still weak... so I had the open heart surgery in January of 2014....I was given 6 months to rebuild my heart on my own with exercise and cardiovascular activities ..if it's not build up then I will get a pacemaker.. I suffer from bradycardia which is slow heart beat...so the pacemaker will correct the problem....I'll find out next Friday, October 31, 2014, if I need more surgery....I'm staying prayerful...Thanks you for allowing me to share my story.
Betty JonesCleveland, OH