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NanaJoni · 09-30-2011, 08:44 AM

Denise - took my bra off at bedtime on March 1, 2010. Stretched my arms and sort of scratched under my right breast and there it was. I knew immediately that it was malignant but was in my primary care doc's office at 9 am the next morning. She's a breast cancer suvivor, too, and was straight with me - she agreed that it was probably cancer. So I was off for an early mammogram (mine wasn't due til June), ultrasound, core biopsy, etc. Those tests not only confirmed breast cancer but discovered a second tumor that I couldn't feel. Got the "official" word on 3/9/10 and from there to the surgeon and the rest is in my signature. The two tumors were different - one triple negative and one er-/pr-/HER2+++. Weird. Could never have imagined last year (from March til December) that I would ever feel good again but I DO!!!! A challenging year but also filled with blessings.

09-30-2011, 08:44 AM	#26
NanaJoni Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Elizabethton, TN Posts: 418	Re: How was your HER2 BC first found? Denise - took my bra off at bedtime on March 1, 2010. Stretched my arms and sort of scratched under my right breast and there it was. I knew immediately that it was malignant but was in my primary care doc's office at 9 am the next morning. She's a breast cancer suvivor, too, and was straight with me - she agreed that it was probably cancer. So I was off for an early mammogram (mine wasn't due til June), ultrasound, core biopsy, etc. Those tests not only confirmed breast cancer but discovered a second tumor that I couldn't feel. Got the "official" word on 3/9/10 and from there to the surgeon and the rest is in my signature. The two tumors were different - one triple negative and one er-/pr-/HER2+++. Weird. Could never have imagined last year (from March til December) that I would ever feel good again but I DO!!!! A challenging year but also filled with blessings. __________________ Joni -64 yrs old - 3/01/10: found lump in rt.breast 3/12/10: mammogram/ultrasnd/biopsy-invasive bc & DCIS; 2 tumors (2cm er-/pr-/HER2-& 1.8 cm er-/pr-/HER2+); grade 3;poorly differentiated 3/24/10:sent.node biopsy clear 3/31/10:bi-lateral mx.;atypical ductal hyperplasia-lft side 4/21/10:wound revision-infection/scarring 4/28/10:seromas both sides 5/21/10:port installed,TCH chemo (6 x 3 wks); Herc,-1yr; 33 rad tx after chemo 07/2010: port not working-2nd port didnt'work;3rd port opposite side. 07/2010: 2 weeks after 3rd port surgery, threw 3 pulm. emboli-IVC filter installed; warfarin 08/2010: hospitalizations w/3 of chemos; decision to stop after 4th-on to radiation in Oct 2010;Herc cont. 12/03/2010 - finished 33 rads Hooray!! cont. Herc. every 3 wks 4/2011 - pneumonia ??? Nope-radiation pneumonitis. No more Herc. 5/2011 - NED!!! port out. 8/2011 - clean PET & CT scans.Still NED 7/2012 - Still NED/very blessed. 2/2013 - 6 mos checkup-all clear. CA2729 down frm 13 to 11.