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lkc Gumby · 10-19-2015, 08:24 AM

Ladies, all so good to see you.
Tricia , thank you for the meeting with dr s.
I was dxed in may 2005 with stage iiic bc, terrible prognosticators, and after my last surgery back then , no clear surgical margins. I remember they had to pry the newsweek magazine out of my hand while being wheeled into surgery. The front page article highlighted herceptin as a breakthrough. I just prayed i would be able to receive it.
I stayed on it for 6 years, while no mets detected, my docs thought i was too high risk to go off. ( was living outside of the u.s)
i am well and thankful every day.
Andy, i have followed you and think you are just fabulous.

10-19-2015, 08:24 AM	#38
lkc Gumby Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 437	Re: Invited to a talk by Dr Slamon. Ladies, all so good to see you. Tricia , thank you for the meeting with dr s. I was dxed in may 2005 with stage iiic bc, terrible prognosticators, and after my last surgery back then , no clear surgical margins. I remember they had to pry the newsweek magazine out of my hand while being wheeled into surgery. The front page article highlighted herceptin as a breakthrough. I just prayed i would be able to receive it. I stayed on it for 6 years, while no mets detected, my docs thought i was too high risk to go off. ( was living outside of the u.s) i am well and thankful every day. Andy, i have followed you and think you are just fabulous. __________________ Linda Dxed Stage IIIC May 05, 12 pos nodes er/pr -neg,Her -pos LVI Right partial mast & partial axillary dissection-June14,2005 Right modified mast-no clear margins- June 30, 2005 DD AC x4 Taxotere X4 with Herceptin Rads x 35( 5 fields ) Left prophylactive mast( atypia & hyperplasia found ), put on Tamoxifen x 1 yr; D/ced due to endometrial thickening bilateral recon (saline implants)May 06 Nipple recon July 06 metformin 2010 removal of implants due to severe encapsulation, insertion of gummies 2013 Reclast Q yr NED!!!