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Becky · 07-23-2009, 09:24 AM

My stats are almost 100% like yours but I still have my breasts (and although it is not a constant worry, a new bc is more of a worry than recurrence).

I will be a 5 yr survivor in a couple of weeks and Herceptin wasn't available to me at the time. I did have it though - 4 months after my last chemo (as a single agent only - never combined with chemo as it is now).

1.9 cm tumor, 1 positive node, ER+, PR neg and I am still here, doing well and no new breast cancers after 5 yrs. You can do it too (plus many, many more)

07-23-2009, 09:24 AM	#16
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	My stats are almost 100% like yours but I still have my breasts (and although it is not a constant worry, a new bc is more of a worry than recurrence). I will be a 5 yr survivor in a couple of weeks and Herceptin wasn't available to me at the time. I did have it though - 4 months after my last chemo (as a single agent only - never combined with chemo as it is now). 1.9 cm tumor, 1 positive node, ER+, PR neg and I am still here, doing well and no new breast cancers after 5 yrs. You can do it too (plus many, many more) __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"