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Re: Good Advice?
I wish I had continued the regular self breast exams I did when I was younger. I also wish I had known that 80-85% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have NO family history! I had become complacent even though I did have my yearly momograms. I found my 3 cm lump 10 and 1/2 months after my last mamo. There was a burning sensation that night in my left breast and when I ran my hand over my breast I very easily found the lump.
If only I had been more aware, this devil could have been found MUCH earlier!
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Diagnosed: 7/25/08 ~ age 63, no family history
Surgery: 8/14/08 Bilateral mastectomy; tumor left breast, node dissection; right prophylactic with expanders: 1/12/10 latisimuss dorsi flap on left side: 9/22/10 implants in
Pathology Report: ER/PR-; HER2+ (3+); Grade 3, StageIII; 3cm tumor plus 21/21 lymph nodes positive; 5cm DCIS
Chemo: A/C; Taxol/Herceptin/Tykerb; phase II study at Mayo adding Tykerb for early stage
Radiation: 25 rads
Vaccine: Walter Reed GP2/AE37 vaccine study ~ last booster 9/17/2012
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