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My Beautiful Friend Mary
Dear Kriss,
I had a friend who had breast cancer first then considered oophorectomy, her doctor advised her against it.
She was a pediatrician herself but against her better judgement went along with her surgeon's recommendation. She was symptoms free of the breast cancer, but a couple of years later she got the ovarian cancer, she always said they were closely related - which metastasized.
She was a beautiful fearless spirited woman. Her vote is an emphatic: YES.
Though sad, hope this helps,
Odette
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May 18, 2006 Age 52,
Diagnosed infiltrating ductal carcinoma
er/pr- HER2 + 3.9 by FISH
June-August 2006 AC chemo
August-October 2006 Taxotere + Herceptin
November 18, 2006 Mastectomy 16 involved lymph nodes
Jan 2, 2007 start radiation
Stage IV, Jan 12, 2007 recurrence in cervical lymph nodes while on Herceptin, stopped Herceptin
Rad oncologist extended the radiation field, good response
Started Tykerb Xeloda on beginning of May 2007
Progression to lungs and conglomerate lymphadenopathy July 2007
Undecided about next treatment
'One does not get to choose one's adventures'
I'm experimenting with my diet, using green tea, flax seed curry and olive oil
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