Thanks for all the effort you went th', I think it is very kind, what a good idea. I also like the fact that he is in such agreement about the importance of diet (often not very recognised by Dr.).

But not sure I agree with his response on lack of results for Her2 vaccination! Although I agree past results have been very poor but perseverance is the name of the game.. I personally think that it is the future of cancer treatment, immunological response is a beginning..ability to target is being improved and tunned, Her2 cancer have a slight head start..(at least this is what I beleive)

Take care ands thanks again
Karina

Barbara, You went above and beyond the call of duty. lol :) Thank you so MUCH for going to all the trouble of putting together that webpage for all of us to read. That took some time and I so appreciate it. Very well done! You asked some great questions...and you asked the one I wanted to know about. Which was continuing on herceptin pass a year. He addressed that in your conversation. You managed to cover alot of ground with him.

Thanks a million...that was so nice of you to do for all of us.

Chelee

Reasurring news
 

Thank you so much Barbara for taking the time to post this for the Her2 ladies club. I sent it on to both of my daughters who are away at college to help reassure them that I have done, and will continue to do, everything I can to be around for them. One daughter is in Prague doing a study abroad, so she and I rely on the internet and weekly phone calls to catch up. She really appreciated hearing from a doctor that her mom has a great chance to be here when she graduates.
Thank you again,
Emelie

Thank you, too!
 

Thank you to all for your kind comments. I have gotten so much from this support group, and this was an opportunitiy to give something back. We all are here to learn and offer support to each other. Every time a post is made, it helps someone in someway.

When I was diagnosed in Oct of 02 our only child/son was a senior in high school. (I was teaching, but after surgery I never returned to the classroom.) By graduation day, chemo was behind me, but I was struggling terribly with chemo brain. Just being able to attend the graduation, though, was a huge blessing.

I later told my son, that my next goal would be to see him graduate from college. (With Her2+ breast cancer, I really wondered...) In one week, that's where I will be, once again counting my blessings. After that he plans to attend school for three more years... and I'll be setting goals.

Thank you,Thank you, Thank you.........
I am speechless, what a gift you have given
Darra

Barbara,

Thank you so much for sharing your consult information with the group. I know that some of the questions you asked really managed to put my mind at ease. You did a wonderful thing and thank you very much.

Barbara,
A great big thanks and huge hug from me to you!!! It was so imformative and reassuring! It's gonna be a great day!!

Great Reading
 

Thanks for posting. It was very informative.


Susan

Dear Barbara,

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!

Kim in CA

Hi Barbara,

Thank you so much for sharing your appt with us. It was very informative & encouraging, and will help me put things in proper perspective.

I especially liked Dr. Pegram's personal message to you, and as a result of your generosity, a message for all of us. Dr. Pegram: "You can sleep at night that you've done everything you could possibly do. And after you do everything, then you can stop worrying because at this point it's not going to be up for you to decide. Either you're going to be cured or not...prepare for both...But you have to be prepared for the fact that you might be disease free forever. You know, that's a good possibility."

WOW! It's just what I needed to hear!!

Barbara 2 and Dr. Mark Pegram
 

I had a nice chat with Dr. Pegram at the San Antonio BC Symposium and mentioned Barbara's post of her meeting with him. A smile came to his face as he remembered it quite well. I thought that I would rerun this post as it was one of the most viewed on our website and is extremely interesting and informative.

Regards
Christine and Joe

Thanks for taking the time to write all that down - it is very interesting as well as encouraging.

Barbara, Very awesome! I'm impressed with how organized you were. Thanks for taking the effort to transcript your meeting with Dr. Pegram. Joan

dearest barbra
what can i say to you that you have not already heared from these great friends. So from a newbie this was a true gift to me. I often feel stuck......downweighted.(in the not knowing)..i will be starting herceptin Tues, and your wonderful information has lifted my spirit. This was just what many of us need to hear. Validation!!!
thank you for extending this to all of us
suzanne

Everyone else has said but again A GREAT BIG THANK YOU :)

Barbara;

Thank you so much for putting this together for us. It answered many questions I had and I will bookmark it for re-reading. I know this sort of thing takes a lot of effort and I do really appreciate your time.

Cathy

Thank you!
 

Thank you Barbara for your post. So many of the questions were ones I had been wondering about. It was so nice of you to share. Nancy