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Re: 8 weeks, 8 new spots in Brain = 15 rounds WBR
Oh Jessica! What more can I say after all these words? You and CourtneyL going through WBR... Two amazing young women with beautiful lives being struck by this breast cancer monster. I don't know what to add to the above. I'm praying and thinking of you and hoping that you'll have the strength to pull this through and come out of this experience with hope.
I'm also angry that this disease chooses to attack us like this. I believe in the research that is being done but I'm mad that things don't move as fast as we'd like. Sometimes I wanna quit my job and go back to school to study biology and try to do some research myself. I feel so powerless.
I can't imagine how hard this must be for you. Hope that at least by being in this group and hearing our words you get some comfort, peace, and courage to keep fighting. We all believe in you.
Love,
Marcia
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ER+ (30%)/PR-/HER-2+, stage 3
Diagnosed on 02/18/09 at 38 with a huge 12x10 cm tumor, after a 6 month delay. Told I was too young and had no risk factors. Found swollen node during breastfeeding.
March-August 09: neo-adjuvant chemo, part of a trial at Stanford (4 DD A/C, 4 Taxotere with daily Tykerb), loading dose of Herceptin
08/12/09 - bye bye boobies (bilateral mastectomy)
08/24/09 - path report shows 100 % success in breast tissue (no cancer there, yay!), 98 % success in lymphatic invasion, and even though 11/13 nodes were still positive, > 95 % of the tumor in them was killed. Hoping for the best!
September-October 09: rads with daily Xeloda
02/25/10 - Cholecystectomy
05/27/10 - Bone scan clear
06/14/10 - CT scan clear, ovarian cyst found
07/27/10 - Done with Herceptin!
02/15/11 - MVA-BN HER-2 vaccine trial
03/15/11 - First CA 15-3: 12.7 and normal, yay!
10/01/11 - Bone scan and CT scan clear, fatty liver found
now on Tamoxifen and Aspirin
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