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jaykay · 03-09-2013, 05:07 AM

I'm so sorry. I recurred after 12.5 years just 6 months ago. I know everyone is different but it was a major shock to me. Same pathology as first but in other breast and more aggressive.

You will cope and be wiser the second time around. Like me, you will probably drive the doctors and nurses crazy ;-). So many more tools in the arsenal these days.

I hate this horrible disease! But we are better than it

Best

Janis

03-09-2013, 05:07 AM	#3
jaykay Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 645	Re: Help its back! after 10 years I'm so sorry. I recurred after 12.5 years just 6 months ago. I know everyone is different but it was a major shock to me. Same pathology as first but in other breast and more aggressive. You will cope and be wiser the second time around. Like me, you will probably drive the doctors and nurses crazy ;-). So many more tools in the arsenal these days. I hate this horrible disease! But we are better than it Best Janis __________________ March, 2000: 48, Post menopausal (5 yrs HRT) Left breast, IDC 3mm/DCIS 1.6cm, ER+/PR-/Her2+++, mod differentiated, MIB low, lumpectomy, node neg via SNB, rads=33 Stage 1a June, 2000: Tamox 4.5 years,Femara for 5 years (end in Jan. 2010) Sept, 2012: 61, Via mamm, ultrasound, biopsy, right breast, 2.3cm tumor, ER+/PR-/Her2+++, poorly diff, KI67 60-70% BRCA 1 and 2 negative October, 2012: Bi Mast with tissue expanders, port placement Final Path: IDC 2.8cm, DCIS, 1/4 sentinal nodes positive (@#$%). Stage IIB Nov 29, 2012: Begin TCH/6x/every 3 wks, H for 1 year/every 3 weeks. March 14, 2013: Finished chemo April 9, 2013: Begin radiation 28x May 22, 2013: Finished rads June 1st, 2013: Started Aromasin for 5 yrs. July 15, 2013: Switched to Letrozole (Femara). Probably for the rest of my life October 16, 2013: Exchange surgery October 31, 2013: Finished Herceptin December 5, 2013: Port removed Glad this year is over!