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saleboat · 09-05-2007, 12:06 PM

That question used to give me pause as well. The media seems to suggest that if you catch 'it' early, you can be cured without too much trouble. It takes too much to explain the different stages to people whom I do not know well. Maybe a response like "Not early enough to avoid 16 months of treatment...but hopefully I can be cured" sums it up.

The thing that I began to understand, and it took a while, is that even though there is no stage between IIIC and IV, there is a world of difference between the two. I held on to the fact that I had a chance of being cured, even though I felt right on the edge a lot of time.

Good luck,
Jen

09-05-2007, 12:06 PM	#3
saleboat Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 250	That question used to give me pause as well. The media seems to suggest that if you catch 'it' early, you can be cured without too much trouble. It takes too much to explain the different stages to people whom I do not know well. Maybe a response like "Not early enough to avoid 16 months of treatment...but hopefully I can be cured" sums it up. The thing that I began to understand, and it took a while, is that even though there is no stage between IIIC and IV, there is a world of difference between the two. I held on to the fact that I had a chance of being cured, even though I felt right on the edge a lot of time. Good luck, Jen __________________ dx 4/05 @ 34 y.o. Stage IIIC, ER+ (90%)/PR+ (95%)/HER2+ (IHC 3+) lumpectomy-- 2.5 cm 15+/37 nodes (IVF in between surgery and chemo) tx dd A/C, followed by dd Taxol & Herceptin 30 rads (or was it 35?) Finished Herceptin on 7/24/06 Tamox livingcured.blogspot.com "Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow." -- Helen Keller