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Andrea Barnett Budin · 08-26-2013, 11:36 AM

You're so right on, Janis! We are all in this together! Here on the board, and in Life.

We are all here on this planet to love, to learn, grow, evolve, give, share... lift one another up and in the process feel elevated!

That's my take. I BELIEVE it with all my heart.

My Inner Voice tells me my biopsy results are good. This is my 2nd biopsy in 2 mnths. It occurred to me that this could be my future. The older we get, we get new (previously unseen) "things" and -- based on my medical history, they have to check it out.

Despite what my Inner Voice says.

Sigh. I'm being a good girl and doing the right thing. So far. But my resistance is rising. I'm alive and well. Move on to someone who actually needs your help please, docs/medical establishment. Thank you very much.

08-26-2013, 11:36 AM	#13
Andrea Barnett Budin Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: LAND OF YES! w/home in Boca Raton, Florida Orig from L.I., N.Y. Ever hovering IN THE NOW... Posts: 1,904	Re: Who's her2 and lobular...?? You're so right on, Janis! We are all in this together! Here on the board, and in Life. We are all here on this planet to love, to learn, grow, evolve, give, share... lift one another up and in the process feel elevated! That's my take. I BELIEVE it with all my heart. My Inner Voice tells me my biopsy results are good. This is my 2nd biopsy in 2 mnths. It occurred to me that this could be my future. The older we get, we get new (previously unseen) "things" and -- based on my medical history, they have to check it out. Despite what my Inner Voice says. Sigh. I'm being a good girl and doing the right thing. So far. But my resistance is rising. I'm alive and well. Move on to someone who actually needs your help please, docs/medical establishment. Thank you very much. __________________ Andi BB '95 post-meno dx Invasive LOBULAR w/9cm tumor! YIKES + 2/21 nodes. Clear mammo 10 mnths earlier. Mastec/tram flap reconst/PORT/8 mnths chemo (4Adria/8CMF). Borderline ER/PR. Tamoxifen 2 yrs. Felt BLESSED. I could walk and talk, feed and bathe myself! I KNEW I would survive... '98 -- multiple mets to liver. HER2+ 80%. ER/PR- Raging, highly aggressive tumors spreading fast. New PORT. 9 mnths Taxotere Fought fire w/fire! Pronounced in cautious remission 5/99. Taxotere weekly for 6 wks, 2 wks off -- for 9 mnths. TALK ABOUT GRUELING! (I believe they've altered that protocol since those days -- sure hope so!!) + good old Vit H wkly for 1st 3 yrs, then triple dosage ev 3 wks for 7 yrs more... The "easy" chemo, right?! Not a walk in the park, but not a freight train coming at 'ya either... Added Herceptin Nov '98 (6 wks after FDA fast-tracked it for met bc). Stayed w/Vit H till July '08! Now I AM FREE! Humbly and eternally grateful for this life-saving drug! NED since '99 and planning on keeping it that way. To hell w/poor prognosis and nasty stats! STOPPED VIT H JULY '08...! REMAIN STABLE... Eternally grateful...Yes is a world & in this world of yes live (skillfully curled) all worlds ... (e e cummings) EVERY DAY I BEAT MY PREVIOUS RECORD FOR # OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS I'VE STAYED ALIVE. Smile KNOWING you too can be a miracle. Up to me and God now...