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Old 09-21-2011, 11:36 AM   #10
Joanna J
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Re: I Need a Pep Talk...Very Discouraged Today

So sorry you are feeling discouraged, ,you have finished chemo(thats a great accomplishment).I think its normal to feel like you are feeling,But you got rid of your cancer,when you had surgery.
chemo & Herceptin just adds more insurance,that the cancer won't return,I too worried abt the 5 yr thingy,but look,we are not born with an expiration date,I appreciate life more than ever now,something I think the good Lord wanted me to learn,A lot of the feelings you are having will soon pass you will see,Herceptin was pretty easy for me & I hope this for you also,Keep Fighting,You are Tougher than You Think!!!!
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found susp.lump Feb 2009
DX Feb 2009 ...Her2+ stage IIa ER/PR- grade 3
partial mast. Right breast,clear margins
chemo (2) carboplatin & Taxotere
could not finish chemo (hospitalized because of infection)
37 rounds radiation
Herceptin (1 yr.)
No clinical trials
Jan.2011 BRAC 1/BRAC 2 Neg
Aug.2011 clear bone/catscan NED
Apr.2012 clear digital mammo
& ultra sound of breasts
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