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Re: I Need a Pep Talk...Very Discouraged Today
Hi Denise,
I am a stage IIIer out over 6 years and there are quite a few of us out there doing well.
There is a stage III forum on another discussion board that sometimes us "oldsters" visit.
I got the gloom and doom talk too( same sucky stats); Drs go by stats, but truly in reality there are no LONG term stats for us: Her2 positive no distant mets due to the advent of Herceptin. The playing field has changed for us , and there is so much hope now.
You will have sad moments, It's such an emotional time. It's Ok. It will get better!!!
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Linda
Dxed Stage IIIC May 05, 12 pos nodes
er/pr -neg,Her -pos
LVI
Right partial mast & partial axillary dissection-June14,2005
Right modified mast-no clear margins- June 30, 2005
DD AC x4
Taxotere X4 with Herceptin
Rads x 35( 5 fields )
Left prophylactive mast( atypia & hyperplasia found ),
put on Tamoxifen x 1 yr; D/ced due to endometrial thickening
bilateral recon (saline implants)May 06
Nipple recon July 06
metformin 2010
removal of implants due to severe encapsulation, insertion of gummies 2013
Reclast Q yr
NED!!!
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