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Australia Day Swim - I did it!
Hello my friends
I had to share that I completed the ocean swim today - it was hard and I had a wonderful friend support me all the way - I came last in my group but I finished and swam it about 5 mins faster than normal for me.
I'm tired tonight - I'm day 10 of my cycle - crazy huh?
I did the race with at least two other women with stage 4 BC - one another her2 warrior who continues to amaze - currently been NED for about 18 months - been stage 4 for 5 years and she is 34 - I am so proud to call her my friend and hero. I also raced with a friend who had cystic fibrosis and has had a double lung transplant - he is truly amazing.
This is my friend and I after the race.
May we all keep living fully.
Amanda x
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Amanda xx
40 year old Mum to three gorgeous kids - son 5 and daughters 8 and 11
Wife to my wonderfully supportive husband of 17 years!
22 February 2011 - Diagnosed Early Breast Cancer IDBC Stage2b (ER/PR -ve, Her2+ve +++) - 38 years old
(L) skin sparing mastectomy with tissue expander, axilla clearance (2/14 affected) clear margins.
Fec*3, Taxotere and herceptin*2 - stopped due to secondary diagnosis
June 24 2011 Stage IV - Skin met, axilla node, multiple lung lesions
Bolero3 trial - Navelbine, Hereptin weekly, daily Everolimus/Placebo
February 2012 - July 2012 Tykerb and Xeloda - skin mets resolved, Lungs initially dramatically reduced but growing again
August 2012 (turn 40!) tykerb and herceptin (denied compassionate use of TDM1) while holidaying in Italy!
September 2012 - January 2013 TDM1 as part of the Th3resa trial - lymph nodes resolved, lungs slowly progressing.
January 2013 - herceptin, carboplatin and Perjeta (compassionate access)
April 2013 - Some progression in lungs and lymph nodes - Abraxane, Herceptin and Perjeta
July 2013 - mixed response - dramatic reduction of most lung disease, progression of smaller lung nodules and cervical and hilar nodes - ? Add avastin.
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