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Grace,
Don't put too much faith in tumor markers. When I was first diagnosed as Stage III my tumor marker was only 15.3 - well within the normal limit! I now have the Bayer Serum test done every 12 weeks. My first one was 10.1, second 9.5 and my last one 8.2. I'm half way through with my year of Herceptin and can't wait until June when I'm finished! I've been gaining weight, running nose, dry eyes, boen/joint pain, etc. I figure I've made it this far so I can make it to the finish line.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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