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Great Idea ..... I was 49 when diagnosised .... Have been married to my high school boyfriend since 1971 ..... ( had a 2 1/2 yr divorce and remarried ) ..Life had been going much better these last several years then I was told I had incurable BC ... a month later my husband became legally blind ( had been treating glaucoma for years ) .. So not only did I have to re-adjust my life, my entire way of living changed ... I have always worked full time and continue to do so ... I work for an ASI distributor in Alexandria, VA .. I currently do graphics for special orders as well as purchasing, billing, etc.... have been with this company for 15 years ....I have one son who is 34, married and trying now to start a family .. this would be great since he lives fairly close to me ....My husband is on disability and trys to make my life as easy as possible at home ...Also, have a 15 month old puppy shepherd, Jackson and two Russian turtles Mendel and Sampson....
Although our plans for the future did change once we had these health issues I am trying to stay positive and put it in God's Hand..I did just get back from a weekend to at NYC to see the Christmas Spectacular-Rockettes with my sister ... had a great time, weather great, was able to walk much further than I expected ... Will continue to plan short get-aways when feeling good ... I have always lived in Alexandria but have visited a lot of areas in the USA... Am grateful I have acomplished what I have because my life could have turned out very different ...
Thank you all for sharing, it is very interesting to know more about all of you..
God Bless,
Debbie
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dx stage 4 ... 11/04
3.2 cm mass breast & liver mets..
her2 +++ ; er- ; pr -;
11/04 treated with hercp, taxol & carboplatin - every 3 wks
3/05 ned - stopped chemo; hercp only
5/05 reoccurence left breast
6/05 added navelbiene w/ hercp every other wk
7/05 mascetomy
12/05 ned ; same regiment- every 3 wks
3/06 & 7/06 ned
9/06 stopped navelbiene.. hercp only.. every 3 wks;
10/06 pet scan shows positive lymph node in pec
12/06 PET no change;
4/07 scan showed 4 abnormal nodes in right pec area ... these have increased in activity since last scan... will start back on weekly navelbeine & hercp
7/07 PET done ..this time it showed new nodules in both right & left lung area as well as increased activity in pec area..
8/07 started Taxol & Carboplatin with Hercp every 3 wks
10/07 PET done ...Great Report ... NED ....
11/07 continue with Hercp every 3 wks & do Taxol & Carboplatin every 6 wks
4/09 still on same regiment; 1 positive node in left lung and right pec area
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