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09-30-2018, 08:40 AM
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Still here
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chekmark
Still here
Eight years today and still NED. Life is good, never lose hope.
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her2group
07-19-2017, 07:48 AM
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when did you 'break up' with your onco?
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chekmark
Re: when did you 'break up' with your onco?
My oncologist released me this year, 6 yrs after dx. She said that some people need the extra reassurance and need to keep coming back but that she didn't feel that I needed that and it was my...
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her2group
07-20-2016, 05:30 PM
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Femara
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chekmark
Re: Femara
My story is a little different, my oncologist suggested that I stay on femara for 10 yrs, well she retired and my new oncologist which I really like said that 5 yrs was enough. I asked about the...
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her2group
06-28-2016, 06:14 PM
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Hello
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chekmark
Hello
I haven't been on for awhile and trying to catch up, sadly I see we lost a few warriors and sadly we have a lot of newbies but we have an enormous amount of survivors so to u newbies, never lose...
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her2group
06-28-2016, 05:48 PM
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Hello to my old friends and new friends
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chekmark
Re: Hello to my old friends and new friends
Fantastic news, never get tired of hearing it.
Oh, and by the way, I also can't download an avatar. Congrats again on the great news.
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her2group
07-04-2015, 03:09 AM
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Hearing loss after carboplatin
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chekmark
Re: Hearing loss after carboplatin
I also experienced hearing loss but only one ear, it was annoying cuz it was so muffled and I have always had extremely good hearing, my oncologist said it could happen and that it will most likely...
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her2group
03-14-2015, 01:58 PM
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Sometimes I just reminded
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chekmark
Sometimes I just need reminded
I haven't been on this sight much lately and when I see that we lost another warrior I am so saddened but although i try to live my life as if I never had cancer the reality of it is I did and this...
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her2group
09-24-2014, 07:00 PM
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Prayers needed... Scared
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chekmark
Re: Prayers needed... Scared
I also fall in that category, I too had a large ovarian cyst and that is exactly what is was, I had repeat ultrasounds, every 6 months for about 2 years now just once a year. I had pain in my side...
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her2group
08-09-2014, 04:17 PM
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Could I have bone mets?
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chekmark
Re: Could I have bone mets?
During and after treatment I had terrible bone and joint pain, it got worse when I was on the herceptin only and then I started Femara and holy cow just when I thought it couldn't get worse it did. I...
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her2group
06-19-2014, 05:52 AM
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9 years out & Goodbye Arimidex!
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chekmark
Re: 9 years out & Goodbye Arimidex!
Fantastic news, I never get bored with these stories, can't wait to be off of the femara but my oncologist is telling me 10 years, 7 to go, man that sounds like a lifetime but I plan on being here to...
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her2group
06-18-2014, 06:40 PM
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Newly diagnosed
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chekmark
Re: Newly diagnosed
I could be wrong but I was told that anything under 1.5 cm doesn't always require chemo, u may not need it although with her 2 I would try for the herceptin if that is still the case..I'm sure...
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her2group
06-04-2014, 06:17 PM
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Thyroid cancer after BC anyone?
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chekmark
Re: Thyroid cancer after BC anyone?
I have an enlarged thyroid since treatment, i have an ultrasound every year to monitor it. Of course my doctor always freaks me out when he examines it but it turns out to be just an enlarged thyroid...
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her2group
05-23-2014, 06:31 AM
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Just curious
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chekmark
Re: Just curious
Thanks Europa, I was beginning to think I was the only one.....
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her2group
05-20-2014, 06:13 AM
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halo hair?
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chekmark
Re: halo hair?
I found a baseball cap that had hair, was great for outdoors. The hair is at the bottom of the cap so the top is just cloth, comfortable and a lot less obvious, I even wore it to work one day but...
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her2group
05-20-2014, 06:09 AM
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Just curious
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chekmark
Just curious
Has anyone that has completed treatment noticed that they have developed allergies or allergic reaction to stuff? I have never had allergies and if I garden I get a rash, if I mow I feel like crap...
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her2group
05-17-2014, 07:49 PM
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8 years since diagnosis....so thankful
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chekmark
Re: 8 years since diagnosis....so thankful
Atta girl, that is fantastic. I never get tired of hearing about cancerversaries. Live on sister.
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her2group
05-17-2014, 07:46 PM
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Update From Ted (NEDenise)
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3,743
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chekmark
Re: Update From Ted (NEDenise)
Wow, so great that Ted checked in and gave us an update. Not a day goes by that I don't think about her. I have saved her PM's and read them often, her wit, her courage, her fight till the end. She...
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her2group
02-20-2014, 06:25 AM
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12 Years and Stage IV - No sign of my cancer
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chekmark
Re: 12 Years and Stage IV - No sign of my cancer
I never get tired of hearing such great news, I wish you many more years NED. Just fantastic news. Congrats.
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her2group
02-01-2014, 11:54 AM
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Implant recovery time?
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chekmark
Re: Implant recovery time?
I had my expander removed and implant placed on a Thursday and was at work on Monday. Really easy procedure, what a relief to get expander out and I have not missed a day of work since except...
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her2group
01-21-2014, 07:13 PM
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New Oncologoist needed - Final Straw
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chekmark
Re: New Oncologoist needed - Final Straw
Wow, I agree with Bonnie, staff may the problem. I have worked at hospitals and doctors offices for years and your records are yours no questions asked, u don't need to sign a release unless us are...
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her2group
12-04-2013, 04:23 PM
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Question
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Posted By
chekmark
Re: Question
I also go from the date the cancer was successfully removed but my oncologist said they start from date of diagnosis. For me it is only a week difference so I celebrate them both.
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her2group
11-30-2013, 10:51 AM
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mastectomy versus lumpectomy for HER2
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chekmark
Re: mastectomy versus lumpectomy for HER2
I agree with the others, it's a personal choice however I do want to point out one thing. Due to the location of my tumour I was told I would need recon anyway or that I would be horribly deformed. I...
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her2group
11-25-2013, 08:36 AM
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Memorial Service for Denise This Friday
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3,568
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chekmark
Re: Memorial Service for Denise This Friday
Leah,
I was really hoping to but I just looked it up and and its 6 1/2 hours for me. I would spend the entire day driving since I cant spend the night. Being Thanksgiving weekend, I will also be...
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her2group
11-22-2013, 03:21 PM
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189
NEDenise Has Died
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39,265
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chekmark
Re: NEDenise Has Died
I just had to post again. There is nothing good about having bc but if I had not gotten bc then I never would have met Denise. What a champ. Ted I want to say that she always said how great you were...
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her2group
11-21-2013, 06:41 AM
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189
NEDenise Has Died
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39,265
Posted By
chekmark
Re: NEDenise Has Died
No, this is just a bad dream. I am just sick. She was one of my first dear friends on here. Her spirit will live on, I will go back and reread all of her positive funny posts and cling on to all the...
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