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Andrea Barnett Budin · 10-15-2015, 10:39 AM

Back in the day he said 5 yrs is as good as 10. Nowadays he's saying 3 yrs. I am very cautious. Overly so. I felt good, it's the "easy" chemo (lol) and doable and I loved STABLE STABLE STABLE.

Remember I had the mindset that I would be on longterm chemotherapy for the rest of my life -- bleak!!! The stats were even drabber. So I tossed them aside and decided I would be in the 15% that survived. SOMEONE HAD TO BE IN THAT GROUP? Why not me?

I meditated, did mantras, took my supplements, prayed, lived with Love, Joy, Compassion, Gratitude, Kindness, Generosity -- and that all comes right back at you!!! Karma is for real.

The Life Channel movie about Herceptin and Slamon -- I cried. Loved the story. Lived the story.

10-15-2015, 10:39 AM	#31
Andrea Barnett Budin Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: LAND OF YES! w/home in Boca Raton, Florida Orig from L.I., N.Y. Ever hovering IN THE NOW... Posts: 1,904	Re: Invited to a talk by Dr Slamon. Back in the day he said 5 yrs is as good as 10. Nowadays he's saying 3 yrs. I am very cautious. Overly so. I felt good, it's the "easy" chemo (lol) and doable and I loved STABLE STABLE STABLE. Remember I had the mindset that I would be on longterm chemotherapy for the rest of my life -- bleak!!! The stats were even drabber. So I tossed them aside and decided I would be in the 15% that survived. SOMEONE HAD TO BE IN THAT GROUP? Why not me? I meditated, did mantras, took my supplements, prayed, lived with Love, Joy, Compassion, Gratitude, Kindness, Generosity -- and that all comes right back at you!!! Karma is for real. The Life Channel movie about Herceptin and Slamon -- I cried. Loved the story. Lived the story. __________________ Andi BB '95 post-meno dx Invasive LOBULAR w/9cm tumor! YIKES + 2/21 nodes. Clear mammo 10 mnths earlier. Mastec/tram flap reconst/PORT/8 mnths chemo (4Adria/8CMF). Borderline ER/PR. Tamoxifen 2 yrs. Felt BLESSED. I could walk and talk, feed and bathe myself! I KNEW I would survive... '98 -- multiple mets to liver. HER2+ 80%. ER/PR- Raging, highly aggressive tumors spreading fast. New PORT. 9 mnths Taxotere Fought fire w/fire! Pronounced in cautious remission 5/99. Taxotere weekly for 6 wks, 2 wks off -- for 9 mnths. TALK ABOUT GRUELING! (I believe they've altered that protocol since those days -- sure hope so!!) + good old Vit H wkly for 1st 3 yrs, then triple dosage ev 3 wks for 7 yrs more... The "easy" chemo, right?! Not a walk in the park, but not a freight train coming at 'ya either... Added Herceptin Nov '98 (6 wks after FDA fast-tracked it for met bc). Stayed w/Vit H till July '08! Now I AM FREE! Humbly and eternally grateful for this life-saving drug! NED since '99 and planning on keeping it that way. To hell w/poor prognosis and nasty stats! STOPPED VIT H JULY '08...! REMAIN STABLE... Eternally grateful...Yes is a world & in this world of yes live (skillfully curled) all worlds ... (e e cummings) EVERY DAY I BEAT MY PREVIOUS RECORD FOR # OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS I'VE STAYED ALIVE. Smile KNOWING you too can be a miracle. Up to me and God now...