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The Truth About Cancer<br />
Shannon Knight: I went through that nightmare of getting diagnosed<br />
with it again. I had a recurrence in July, <strong>the</strong> same month, of 2010. And<br />
that was a difficult one too because I was misdiagnosed from October<br />
all <strong>the</strong> way through July—October 2009 to July of 2010 and I’ve got <strong>the</strong><br />
medical records that show that <strong>the</strong>y never gave me <strong>the</strong> scans but <strong>the</strong>y<br />
gave me <strong>the</strong> paperwork and said you’ve got costochondritis. You’ve got<br />
asthma. But <strong>the</strong>y had done this CAT scan and never gave me <strong>the</strong> report<br />
that said highly suspicious for metastatic breast <strong>cancer</strong>.<br />
Ty: Really So <strong>the</strong>y—that was on <strong>the</strong> report but<br />
Shannon Knight: They didn’t give that to me.<br />
Ty:<br />
<strong>the</strong>y didn’t give it to you.<br />
Shannon Knight: They didn’t give it to me.<br />
Ty: And <strong>the</strong>n did <strong>the</strong>y tell you <strong>about</strong> it<br />
Shannon Knight: No. Never. And <strong>the</strong>y gave me <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r paperwork<br />
that said you’ve got costochondritis and you’ve got asthma. Go back to<br />
work, don’t carry more than three to five pounds. I had to ask for that<br />
paperwork and take it to my oncologist when <strong>the</strong> lump in <strong>the</strong> center of<br />
my chest had advanced just so he could have my records. And when I<br />
saw it, my mo<strong>the</strong>r was sitting next to me, and <strong>the</strong>y said, oh my gosh, <strong>the</strong><br />
paperwork said it was suspicious of it. How could <strong>the</strong>y not tell me How<br />
could <strong>the</strong>y not say anything to me Not one word was mentioned.<br />
Ty: Now you mentioned that <strong>the</strong> <strong>cancer</strong> <strong>the</strong> second time it spread,<br />
spread to your sternum, lungs<br />
Shannon Knight: Sternum, all lobes of my lungs…<br />
Ty: What was <strong>the</strong> prognosis at that time and what did you do from<br />
<strong>the</strong>re<br />
Shannon Knight: Well, it had spread into my lungs and my lymph<br />
nodes. We have o<strong>the</strong>r lymph nodes around this area so it was<br />
underneath my collar bone in <strong>the</strong> bone, my ribs, behind my trachea. And<br />
<strong>the</strong> doctor told my family—we were all sitting in infusion chairs. We had<br />
an early appointment. My best friend flew out. And we had two<br />
appointments. I had to meet with a radiation oncologist and with my<br />
regular doctor. He was wonderful, very kind through everything, told me<br />
when asked how long does she have to live. Everyone was concerned.<br />
And he said, well, if she does treatment maybe a little bit longer but if<br />
she doesn’t three months, a year. Its an aggressive <strong>cancer</strong>.<br />
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