Re: Pregnancy and Herceptin
Laureen has 2 children post treatment and prior to breast cancer, she could never get pregnant. I don't believe she intended to but didn't think she could. Obviously, she did and then did again. We are all her kids "Her2 Aunties (or Uncles)". Lani said to her once that the chemo could have actually fixed her if her problem was an undiagnosed very low grade infection. One of the chemos she took has antibiotic effects. But as Steph says, she was not Stage 4.
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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"
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