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Stephanie,
I'm glad you found out it was not cancer but a bulging disc. I have had back problems most of my life. My cervical spine is fused due to herniated discs and my lumbar spine is fused from L3-S-1 due to herniated or bulging discs. Even after the surgery I still have problems. I currently have a herniated (bulging) disc above where my lumbar fusion is. Doctor wanted to operate and I said "no way." Physical therapy will help some. If I were you I'd try anything to prevent having surgery - especially on the lumbar spine.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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