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Maybe you've read through the list by now, David.
If you're still looking for an 'encouraging' word:
I was dx'd with Inflammatory bc Jan. 2000. Coming up on eight yrs.
Inflammatory and Invasive. Two tumors in breast, 3.8cm / 1.9cm, 6+nodes of 26 taken. "Orange peel" effecting entire bottom half of breast up into nipple area.
Mets dx mid 2002. ER+ PR-Her2+++.
Navelbine/Herceptin for body mets successful, to this day.
Brain mets Sept. 2002. I've had two recurrances. A total of atleast 24 lesions, 16 treated successfully with focalized radiation sessions, no WBR. Living with active brain mets for just over two yrs. Treating with Xeloda/Temodar and now Tykerb.
No typos here, I dble checked!
I'm sure you don't like to hear about the mets diagnosis, but... I'm past that 'five yr' IBC survivor date by nearly three years... pass that on to your friend, please.
pattyz
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