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Old 03-13-2010, 02:16 PM   #11
Becky
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Re: Risk of Recurrent Disease in HER2-Positive Patients

It would be interesting to see what Dr. Slamon thinks on that because it is difficult to assess whether to stay on the AI longer than 5 yrs without it?! Thanks about the pix. I take horrible pictures so never really anything about putting up a current picture when I needed to retire the one from 5 years ago. I was at a company event last Monday and a photographer took my picture and showed it to me. It was a good one and I begged him to email it to me and he did. I wanted it just for this. Thanks - I miss you.

Rarebird - you should do some online research on Tamoxifen versus an AI in male bc patients. We only have had 2 other guys besides you on this board and I thought that men do not respond to an AI but they do respond to Tamoxifen. Another thing you could do is go on the main board and start a new Thread - the subject should be something like "Lani - Male Breast Cancer, Tamoxifen or AI". Lani really plummets the board with lots of research and data and she might just know (thus saving you the google time). I still have my memory but I think there was something to the Tamoxifen vs AI in men though.
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Found lump via BSE
Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45
1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side)
2 micromets to sentinel node
Stage 2A
left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg
lumpectomies 9/7/04
4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol
Used Leukine instead of Neulasta
35 rads on right side only
4/05 started Tamoxifen
Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to
trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations
Oophorectomy 8/05
Started Arimidex 9/05
Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06
Arimidex Only
Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia

NED 18 years!

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