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Old 09-20-2008, 11:26 AM   #4
BonnieR
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As they others have said, I find myself getting caught off guard and being tearful at unexpected times.
That speaker sounds like another variation of "blame the victim." He might be very well-meaning but it always ends up sounding (to US, anyway) like we did something "wrong"
It seems your co-workers were taken by suprise since you have such an upbeat attitude usually. So you have shown them another side of things...
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Post menopause
May 2007 Core biopsy, Rt breast
ER+, Pr-, HER2 +++, Grade 3
Ki-67: 90%
"suspicious area" left breast
Bilateral mastectomy, (NED on left) May 2007
Sentinel Node Neg
Stage 1, DCIS with microinvasion, 3 mm, mostly removed during the biopsy....
Femara (discontinued 7/07) Resumed 10/07
OncoType score 36 (July 07)
Began THC 7/26/07 (d/c taxol and carboplatin 10/07)
Began Herceptin alone 10/07
Finished Herceptin July /08
D/C Femara 4/10 (joint pain/trigger thumb!)
5/10 mistakenly dx with lung cancer. Middle rt lobe removed!
Aromasin started 5/10
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