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Jean · 04-23-2009, 04:16 PM

Thank you Lani, I appreciate your attention.

Hopeful,
I understand your thoughts - and in thinking about
the breast and the difference of hormonal levels in each one...like any other apendage of our body, such as our legs, one leg could have a cancer tumor while the other leg would not be involved. Maybe I am making it too simple in thought...but I have always felt that each breast is independent of the other in hormones, as I noticed when breast feeding there would be more available milk sometimes in one breast verses the other,
does this sound crazy?

jean

04-23-2009, 04:16 PM	#6
Jean Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,154	Thank you Lani, I appreciate your attention. Hopeful, I understand your thoughts - and in thinking about the breast and the difference of hormonal levels in each one...like any other apendage of our body, such as our legs, one leg could have a cancer tumor while the other leg would not be involved. Maybe I am making it too simple in thought...but I have always felt that each breast is independent of the other in hormones, as I noticed when breast feeding there would be more available milk sometimes in one breast verses the other, does this sound crazy? jean __________________ Stage 1, Grade 1, 3/30/05 Lumpectomy 4/15/05 - 6MM IDC Node Neg. (Sentinel node) ER+ 90% / PR-, Her2+++ by FISH Ki-67 40% Arimidex 5/05 Radiation 32 trt, 5/30/05 Oncotype DX test 4/17/06, 31% high risk TOPO 11 neg. 4/06 Stopped Arimidex 5/06 TCH 5/06, 6 treatments Herceptin 5/06 - for 1 yr. 9/06 Completed chemo Started Femara Sept. 2006