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Old 10-11-2009, 02:59 PM   #47
tricia keegan
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Re: Good Advice?

In Ireland women are only screened from age 50 also so I had no mammo before I found the lump.
It really did seem to appear within days if not weeks, it makes me wonder just how fast a her2+ tumour grows??
Most Dr's still say bc has been growing for years!
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Dx July '05 IDC 1.9cm Triple positive 3/9 nodes positive
A/C X 4 ..Taxol/Herceptin x 12 wks then herceptin 1 yr
Rads x 36 ..oophorectomy August '06
Currently taking Arimidex..
June 2011 osteopenia/ zometa x1 yearly- stopped Zometa 2015 as Dexa show normal bone density.
Stopped Arimidex July 2014- Restarted Arimidex 2015 for a further two years on the advice of my Onc.
2014 Normal Dexa scan
2018 Mammo all clear, still NED!
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