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    Posted: Nov 21 2008 at 3:53pm
Do you start counting from the day you were diagnosed or when you're done with all your treatments?
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Well, if you want to define NED as No Evidence of Disease, then I would say the first day that there is no evidence of the cancer.  For me, it was the day I had my lumpectomy and I had 4 years of it til my recurrence.
 
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Well now that makes sense CarynRose, hadn't ever thought of it like that but I like the way you think.Smile
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I started the day after my radiation finished. I also am making that my new birthday, August 27, 2008. Gosh, I'm a young chick!
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