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hutchibk · 04-25-2006, 11:14 PM

dx: Nov '03 @ 43 years old
invasive ductal carcinoma w/ paget's disease of the nipple
Rt side mastectomy w/ reconstruction (simple implant)
10 nodes removed, 1 positive
stage 2B
Her2neu +
ER/PR +
6 treatments TAC, finished May '04
Tamoxifen for a year, then switched to Arimadex

Very early recurrance discovered Aug '05
7 mm spot on muscle under implant
Rice sized tumor in node under right arm
5 microscopic spots in chest nodes
3 microscopic spots in lungs
Aug '05 - discontinued Arimadex
Sept '05-Jan '06 Carbo/Taxol/Herceptin
Dec '05 - added Aromasin
Feb '06 - all scans clear
Mar '06 - tumor markers continued to drop on Herceptin only
Apr '06 - tumor markers at 12, staying steady

Currently on Herceptin every 3 weeks + Aromasin
No apparent Herceptin side effects
June '06 - next Muga and CT

04-25-2006, 11:14 PM	#52
hutchibk Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3,519	dx: Nov '03 @ 43 years old invasive ductal carcinoma w/ paget's disease of the nipple Rt side mastectomy w/ reconstruction (simple implant) 10 nodes removed, 1 positive stage 2B Her2neu + ER/PR + 6 treatments TAC, finished May '04 Tamoxifen for a year, then switched to Arimadex Very early recurrance discovered Aug '05 7 mm spot on muscle under implant Rice sized tumor in node under right arm 5 microscopic spots in chest nodes 3 microscopic spots in lungs Aug '05 - discontinued Arimadex Sept '05-Jan '06 Carbo/Taxol/Herceptin Dec '05 - added Aromasin Feb '06 - all scans clear Mar '06 - tumor markers continued to drop on Herceptin only Apr '06 - tumor markers at 12, staying steady Currently on Herceptin every 3 weeks + Aromasin No apparent Herceptin side effects June '06 - next Muga and CT Last edited by hutchibk; 04-25-2006 at 11:38 PM..