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All clear at last scans! 14 nodes removed during mastectomy, only 1 positive. So far so good, my first clear scan was just a few weeks ago- right after my first cancer anniversary.

Nobody cares about the back issue, one of my dearest friends is a OT and she told me I should be "fine" and that it was in no way disabling. Now that I've been out of chemo for a few months, my boyfriend wants me to look for work and I've been determined too healthy for disability.

Can you tell I'm struggling a little emotionally? Ha! It could always be worse, and I am so incredibly grateful it isn't.

How are you emotionally? I know being bed-ridden can make anyone go a little nuts, let alone the trauma of a massive car accident.

I don't want to misrepresent my pen-pal abilities. It's good when I can focus mentally and sit at the computer desk, but that isn't always possible. I am really excited to make your acquaintance, and certainly do wish to keep talking, though.

Oh, I am in complete agreement about that. Partially that's why I got so excited to see comments from others with both! I feel like so few people in my life understand even one of my many issues, let alone my two major physical problems. I also suffer from chronic migraine and life-long clinical depression.

My surgeon told me at one point while I was still in the hospital, that something like 70% of people with my exact injury never walk again. I hated him for telling me that! How terrifying. I walk just fine, thank you very much, man! I'm sure he was actually just pointing out what a wonderful job he did.

I have a posterior fusion of the T10-L2 due to a traumatic burst fracture of T12. I was the careless asshole in my story, although not driving. (I never risk anyone but myself, and luckily even those days seem over.) Four years after my injury/fusion surgery, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Handling that with the complications of my back "problems' has been incredibly difficult, but manageable. I definitely am excited to see this!