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juliet · 12-10-2008, 01:27 PM

I am replying to david lee who wants hopeful stories of IBC. It will be 7 years from my diagnosis in another 2 weeks (December, 2001). I am cancer free! I had 3 chemos, radiation, Herceptin (on a trial back then, as it was only used for metastatic breat cancer). I had spread to the nodes (as I think we all have) and to my rib on the same side. So, I was technically stage 4, but my doctor listed my at 3C or I never would have gotten on the trial.
Yes, there are some of us whose cancer reacts well to the treatments. I was on tamoxifen for 2 years, now on Aromasin (an aromatase inhibitor) for five years (I have one year left). I feel great and am as active as I want to be.
Please feel free to write to me.

12-10-2008, 01:27 PM	#14
juliet Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ridgewood, NJ. Posts: 3	IBC Long Term Survivor I am replying to david lee who wants hopeful stories of IBC. It will be 7 years from my diagnosis in another 2 weeks (December, 2001). I am cancer free! I had 3 chemos, radiation, Herceptin (on a trial back then, as it was only used for metastatic breat cancer). I had spread to the nodes (as I think we all have) and to my rib on the same side. So, I was technically stage 4, but my doctor listed my at 3C or I never would have gotten on the trial. Yes, there are some of us whose cancer reacts well to the treatments. I was on tamoxifen for 2 years, now on Aromasin (an aromatase inhibitor) for five years (I have one year left). I feel great and am as active as I want to be. Please feel free to write to me.