What day is today? My fav! Today!!
WHAT DAY IS IT? MY FAVORITE. IT'S TODAY!
Phew! Still stable. Since '99. (Orig dx '95, recurred '98.) No Herceptin available till 1 mnth after my recurrence. If I had had it, maybe I'd never have recurred.
4th stage, lobular + 2 out of 21 lymph nodes to start with.
On Vitamin H for 10 years..........!! OFF OF VITAMIN H for 6 YEARS! And, with humble appreciation, I am still stable -- 15 years.
I offer myself up as inspiration to all my Sisters.
I waited for my June CTs, my June full blood work up and my mammo/US today. ALL GOOD. EXCELLENT in fact.
THANK YOU FOR MY LIFE.
EVERY DAY IS MY FAVORITE DAY.
Sending my love and healing energy to you all!
Andi
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Andi BB
'95 post-meno dx Invasive LOBULAR w/9cm tumor! YIKES + 2/21 nodes. Clear mammo 10 mnths earlier. Mastec/tram flap reconst/PORT/8 mnths chemo (4Adria/8CMF). Borderline ER/PR. Tamoxifen 2 yrs. Felt BLESSED. I could walk and talk, feed and bathe myself! I KNEW I would survive...
'98 -- multiple mets to liver. HER2+ 80%. ER/PR- Raging, highly aggressive tumors spreading fast. New PORT. 9 mnths Taxotere Fought fire w/fire! Pronounced in cautious remission 5/99. Taxotere weekly for 6 wks, 2 wks off -- for 9 mnths. TALK ABOUT GRUELING! (I believe they've altered that protocol since those days -- sure hope so!!)
+ good old Vit H wkly for 1st 3 yrs, then triple dosage ev 3 wks for 7 yrs more... The "easy" chemo, right?! Not a walk in the park, but not a freight train coming at 'ya either...
Added Herceptin Nov '98 (6 wks after FDA fast-tracked it for met bc). Stayed w/Vit H till July '08! Now I AM FREE! Humbly and eternally grateful for this life-saving drug! NED since '99 and planning on keeping it that way. To hell w/poor prognosis and nasty stats! STOPPED VIT H JULY '08...! REMAIN STABLE... Eternally grateful...Yes is a world & in this world of yes live (skillfully curled) all worlds ... (e e cummings) EVERY DAY I BEAT MY PREVIOUS RECORD FOR # OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS I'VE STAYED ALIVE. Smile KNOWING you too can be a miracle. Up to me and God now...
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