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Re: Holiday Plans and Traditions.
Christmas in Australia is very different; Melbourne's weather is extremely variable but the temperature is likely to be about 30C! However it is still all about family, with the eve spent with my husband's (Italian heritage) family and this year my family for lunch the next day at my house. Hard work, but fun to all get together. We usually have lots of seafood, cold ham and turkey, but manage to eat the traditional Christmas pudding with brandy sauce! Then of course, the long summer holidays begin.....
I would never have dreamed nearly 5 years ago that I would still be around - life is good.
Best wishes to all....... Pam
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Diagnosed 2004: Lumpectomy - 2 tumours, both grade 1 infiltrating duct carcinoma, about 12mm. ER+,
C-erbB-2 status 3+.
Clear margins, no nodal involvement.
Radiotherapy, i year Tamoxifen, 4 years Arimidex.
Rediagnosed 2012: Multiple bone metastases.
3/12: began on Marianne trial - T-DM1 + Pertuzamab/Placebo.
5/12:Unexpected development of numerous bilateral liver mets. Came off trial.
Started Docetaxol/ Herceptin + Zometa.
8/12:Bones stable +major regression in liver (!)
9/12:Can't take any more Docetaxol! Start on Herceptin and Tamoxifen. Cross fingers!
Changed to Denosumab.
11/12: Scan shows stable - yay!
11/13: Still stable :-) !!!
1/16: All stable, but lowered calcium, so switched to Zometa 3 monthly.
2/19: Happily still stable on Herceptin, Letrozole and 3 monthly Zometa.
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