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Great article Jean, great post. I never realized you had to fight so hard for your herceptin.
I guess I was very lucky ONCE AGAIN. I was dx Oct 2006, just in time for the early stagers to get herceptin and my onco was on top of it all to have it tested in a timely manner.
Then just to be absolutely sure, I went for my 2nd opinion with Dr. Pegram.
I have been blessed so many times I have lost count....
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*** MARYANNE *** aka HARRIECANARIE
1993: right side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads
1999: left side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads, tamoxifen
2006:
BRCA 2 positive
Stage I, invasive DCIS (6mm x 5mm)
Grade: intermediate
sentinal node biopsy: neg
HER2/neu amplified 4.7
ER+/PR+
TOPO II neg
Oncotype dx 20
Bilat mastectomy with DIEP flap reconstruction
oophorectomy
2007:
6 cycles TCH (taxotere, carboplatin, herceptin)
finished 1 yr herceptin 05/07
Arimidex, stopped after almost 1 yr
Femara
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