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Pat,
My axillary nodes are positive and when I saw the surgeon 2 weeks ago the nodes still did not look good although the tumor was a bit smaller. I'm hopeful that after my 4 treatments of taxatore that the nodes will also improve. I'm still not sure if I will opt for a lumpectomy or masectomy. It's a very hard decision to make. Right now I'm leaning toward a masectomy or possibly a double masectomy as I really don't want to have to go through this again. I know that even with the masectomy there is no guarantee but there is a family history of breast cancer and I want to do everything I possibly can to beat this disease.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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