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Susan,
I would feel devasted, angry, lied to, defeated. HE IS WRONG. I have the same dx as you, only worse (3+ nodes), and my doc said "the odds were much in my favor, that I had a good prognosis (especially with Herceptin) and that I had an 80+% chance of beating this." Your prognosis would be even better. I don't blame you for feeling the way you do, and I would certainly feel the same. I would seriously think about your doc- you need a doc that has faith in you, that is up to date on the newest info. and that will fight and give you 110%. Thats the LEAST you deserve.
Love, Kelly
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dx'd 05/06, 37 years old
er/pr-, Her2+, grade 3
double mastectomy, immediate reconstruction- implants
Stage 2b, 2 tumors- 2.2 cm and 0.6 cm, 3/5 + nodes
all scans clear
genetic testing- negative
06/06 began dd A/C x 4, 12 weekly Taxols w/ Herceptin
30 rads
Herceptin weekly x 1 year
Herceptin completed 08/07
Port removed 12/26/07 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!
05/17/08 Two year anniversary NED
"We gain strength, courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... you must do the thing that you think you cannot do."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
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