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caya · 02-08-2009, 06:28 PM

Congrats Brenda - you and I are at just about the same stage - I had my 2 year cancerversary on Dec. 18, 2008 - I finished my last Herceptin 8 months ago. I had a check up with my onc. last week, and he graduated me to every 6 months (I was every 3 months until then).

I see the breast surgeon now once per year. I have alternating breast imaging - MRI, alternating every 6 months with digital mammo/ultrasound. I get the MRI because the mammo/ultrasound missed my BC due to very dense premenopausal breasts. My plastic surgeon found a tumour when he was doing my breast reduction surgery, 4 months later. The breast MRI pre-surgery detected the second tumour.

I wish you many more years of NED.

all the best
caya

02-08-2009, 06:28 PM	#8
caya Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Canada Posts: 2,320	Congrats Brenda - you and I are at just about the same stage - I had my 2 year cancerversary on Dec. 18, 2008 - I finished my last Herceptin 8 months ago. I had a check up with my onc. last week, and he graduated me to every 6 months (I was every 3 months until then). I see the breast surgeon now once per year. I have alternating breast imaging - MRI, alternating every 6 months with digital mammo/ultrasound. I get the MRI because the mammo/ultrasound missed my BC due to very dense premenopausal breasts. My plastic surgeon found a tumour when he was doing my breast reduction surgery, 4 months later. The breast MRI pre-surgery detected the second tumour. I wish you many more years of NED. all the best caya __________________ ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+ 1.7 cm and 1.0 cm. Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested) MRM Dec.18/06 3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08 Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012 BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so. Reclast infusion January 2012 Oopherectomy October 2013 15 Years NED!!