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Hi all! I guess I am a rarity? Lucky me! I am BRCA 1+ and HER 2+ ...BUT my FSH score was only 2.1. Initially they thought triple negative, but any FSH over a 2 is considered positve.

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Age 33 at dx - 9/15/06
L breast, Invasive solid DC w/ extensive DCIS, Grade 3, ER/PR negative/ HER2 neu positive (barely)
-AC DD, taxotere, taxol w/ herceptin
-Bi lat 1/18/07, multiple foci of IDC admixed with DCIS, IDC varied from 0.1, 0.5, and up to 1.6 cm, 1/19 + nodes
Expanders in place
Pregnant when dx
Mom to 4 beautiful kiddos (boys: 5 and 14 mos, girls: 17 and 3)

Recurrence in neck lymph node and 8mm spot in L breast above expander, herceptin stopped
BRCA 1 positive
Clinical trial since 7/23/07 (PARP INHIBITOR)-NED for 9 months, supraclavicle node popped back up,..so we cut it out! Full neck dissection - only 1 positive node ER/PR negative and now HER2 negative
Currently on Xeloda and NED

11-14-2007, 10:55 PM	#9
swanky Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bakersfield, CA Posts: 38	Hi all! I guess I am a rarity? Lucky me! I am BRCA 1+ and HER 2+ ...BUT my FSH score was only 2.1. Initially they thought triple negative, but any FSH over a 2 is considered positve. __________________ Age 33 at dx - 9/15/06 L breast, Invasive solid DC w/ extensive DCIS, Grade 3, ER/PR negative/ HER2 neu positive (barely) -AC DD, taxotere, taxol w/ herceptin -Bi lat 1/18/07, multiple foci of IDC admixed with DCIS, IDC varied from 0.1, 0.5, and up to 1.6 cm, 1/19 + nodes Expanders in place Pregnant when dx Mom to 4 beautiful kiddos (boys: 5 and 14 mos, girls: 17 and 3) Recurrence in neck lymph node and 8mm spot in L breast above expander, herceptin stopped BRCA 1 positive Clinical trial since 7/23/07 (PARP INHIBITOR)-NED for 9 months, supraclavicle node popped back up,..so we cut it out! Full neck dissection - only 1 positive node ER/PR negative and now HER2 negative Currently on Xeloda and NED