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Re: support for foregoing radiation?
Nora,
I skipped radiation treatment. I have 3/15 nodes and was stage IIb, multiples lesions, high grade, Pagets of the nipple, etc, etc, etc.
I had a mastectomy in January 2008 with immediate TRAM. Complications with the TRAM delayed my chemo 6 months, then did 6 treatments of Taxotere and 52 weekly treatments of Herceptin.
In January 2010 I joined one of the vaccine trials. In June 2010 started prescriptive exercise for cancer survivors. In June 2010 joined the ENERGY study and enrolled into training as a holistic health practitioner. I work to keep my stress levels low.
So I skipped radiation, but tried to incorporate 3 active strategies to keep my immune system strong and healthy.
In 4 days I will be celebrating 4 years since my cancer diagnosis and 3 1/2 years NED. Yeah.
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Diagnosed 2007
Stage IIb Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Pagets, 3 of 15 positive nodes
Traditional Treatment: Mastectomy and Axillary Node Dissection followed by Taxotere, 6 treatments and 1 year of Herceptin, no radiation
Former Chemo Ninja "Takizi Zukuchiri"
Additional treatments:
GP2 vaccine, San Antonio Med Ctr
Prescriptive Exercise for Cancer Patients
ENERGY Study, UCSD La Jolla
Reconstruction: TRAM flap, partial loss, Revision
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