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Terri, I think most of us gained weight. I will celebrate my 2 yr canceranniversary in Sept 08 (month of surgery). I finished herceptin in Nov. Only until recently have I had the energy to think about a diet. It will come. I gained 15, and I have lost close to 10. By the way, I come from a very short family and most of them were overweight so I joined Weight Watchers 20 years ago, and it is a great way to get it off. It is not always easy to eat healthy as I hated the taste of everything but ice cream while on chemo. I use to pork out on the Edy's Ice Cream and I was my own worst enemy when there was a 2 for 1 sale.
Last Thanksgiving one of my sisters told me I looked like "Mom." Well my mother was a little butterball. Only a sister can make such a comment and live to see tomorrow.
It's part of the journey, but this too will past.
Louise
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- Diagnosis 06/06 - Stage II-A BC; BC was 2.5 cm, grade 2; ER/PR negative & HER-2/neu positive;
- Mastectomy w/ reconstruction (implant) in 09/06;lymph nodes - negative;
- AC/Cytoxin combo - 4 treatments (dose dense);
- Taxol/Herceptin combo- 12 weekly treatments;
- Completed chemo - 2/07; completed restruction 02/07; reduction of left breast.
- BRCA 1 and 2 negative - 6/15/07;DX high risk for distant recurrence
- MRI, 08/02/07 - NED
- 1 year Anniversary - 09/07; completed Herceptin 11/07.
- Mammo 02/14/08 - NED; MRI - 08/2008 - NED
- 2 year Anniversary - 09/08
- Mammo 02/09 - NED; MRI - 08/09 - NED
- 3rd year Anniversary - 09/09
- 5th Annivery - 09/2011 - NED
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