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Old 12-06-2010, 12:57 PM   #8
Joanna J
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Re: mastectomy or partial mastectomy?

Thank you Ladies for responding,I teared up,when I saw how many of you answered,so appreciative that people care.I guess we will always hope and wonder if we chose the best way for ourselves (probably natural) I have been questioning a lot of things lately;my 23 yr old niece;Tabatha had a double mastectomy last week,she also has cerebral palsy,the surgeon told her mother (my sis) that the biopsy showed it to be the very aggressive cancer,we will know more,when the full path comes back,puts me in mind of Her2...This is what most people refer to as The Aggressive B C ;but we just don't know yet,But I am haunted by cancer once again;(my older sister was dx'd in 09' as well; w/a non-aggressive kind in stage I...she only had radiation THANK GOD) I hate cancer & it can be so haunting,I was ok until this happened to my niece,Now I am thinking all these thoughts and bouncing off of the walls...keep me in your prayers,Joanna J
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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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