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10-17-2007, 05:53 PM
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All finished..........
Well colonoscopy is finished. The "end" (haha) result was that 4 polyps were removed. One of them was attached tightly to colon wall so when it was pulled and snipped some moderate bleeding occured. Clips were put their to control the bleeding HOWEVER I will now have to have another follow up colonoscopy in 3 - 6 months so she can make sure "no residual tissue" from the polyp is still their. With the bleeding she didn't want to snip anymore for fear of causing a hole. So, will have another one in 3 months.
I questioned her over and over and over again on if she thought any of these polyps could be cancer and she continued to reassure me that she didn't fear that all. So.........................she told me not worry (which I will) and said it went well.
So, good thing I went through with this.
Mary Jo
Oh ya, the moderate sedation (demerol and versed(not sure if that's how that one is spelled) caused me to vomit a few times when it was over.
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"Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10
Dx. 6/24/05 age 45 Right Breast IDC ER/PR. Neg., - Her2+++ RB Mast. - 7/28/05 - 4 cm. tumor Margins clear - 1 microscopic cell 1 sent. node No Vasucular Invasion 4 DD A/C - 4 DD Taxol & Herceptin 1 full year of Herceptin received every 3 weeks 28 rads prophylactic Mast. 3/2/06
17 Years NED
<>< Romans 8:28
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10-17-2007, 05:59 PM
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Dear Mary Jo
Thankfully all is well - usually they do so many of these they can tell just by looking at the polyp that it is ok. God is looking out for you in that you really were into getting all the systems a get up and go certificate. I am so glad you got this done and hopefully any of our sisters out there will take heed and get theirs done too now.
Sorry you didn't feel well. It may have had more to do with the fact that you did get more done than just the scope. You never tend to feel well when one has their digestive system messed with (even though it is the end of the line).
I will still pray but I know those polyops are A-ok!
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Kind regards
Becky
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!
Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"
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10-17-2007, 06:19 PM
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MareJo
Glad today is behind you, no pun intended...you are in my prayers that those polyps are just that....good thing you had it done...I would bet the nausea is from the Demerol, and lack of food! Rest good tonight...sweet dreams!
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"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
Hugs & Blessings
Sheila
Diagnosed at age 49.99999 2/21/2002 via Mammography (Calcifications)
Core Biopsy 2/22/02
L. Mastectomy 2/25/2002
Stage 1, 0.7cm IDC, Node Neg from 19 nodes Her2+++ ER PR Neg
6/2003 Reconstruction W/ Tissue Expander, Silicone Implant
9/2003 Stage IV with Mets to Supraclavicular nodes
9/2003 Began Herceptin every 3 weeks
3/2006 Xeloda 2500mg/Herceptin for recurrence to neck nodes
3/2007 Added back the Xeloda with Herceptin for continued mets to nodes
5/2007 Taken Off Xeloda, no longer working
6/14/07 Taxol/Herceptin/Avastin
3/26 - 5/28/08 Taxol Holiday Whopeeeeeeeee
5/29 2008 Back on Taxol w Herceptin q 2 weeks
4/2009 Progression on Taxol & Paralyzed L Vocal Cord from Nodes Pressing on Nerve
5/2009 Begin Rx with Navelbine/Herceptin
11/09 Progression on Navelbine
Fought for and started Tykerb/Herceptin...nodes are melting!!!!!
2/2010 Back to Avastin/Herceptin
5/2010 Switched to Metronomic Chemo with Herceptin...Cytoxan and Methotrexate
Pericardial Window Surgery to Drain Pericardial Effusion
7/2010 Back to walking a mile a day...YEAH!!!!
9/2010 Nodes are back with a vengence in neck
Qualified for TDM-1 EAP
10/6/10 Begin my miracle drug, TDM-1
Mixed response, shrinking internal nodes, progression skin mets after 3 treatments
12/6/10 Started Halaven (Eribulen) /Herceptin excellent results in 2 treatments
2/2011 I CELEBRATE my 9 YEAR MARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7/5/11 begin Gemzar /Herceptin for node progression
2/8/2012 Gemzar stopped, Continue Herceptin
2/20/2012 Begin Tomo Radiation to Neck Nodes
2/21/2012 I CELEBRATE 10 YEARS
5/12/2012 BeganTaxotere/ Herceptin is my next miracle for new node progression
6/28/12 Stopped Taxotere due to pregression, Started Perjeta/Herceptin
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10-17-2007, 07:04 PM
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Location: Greendale, WI
just outside Milwaukee
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Marejo, Glad they snipped those raskles off before they could develop into something nasty. My mother and her mother both died from colon CA. I have had 2 scopes and both were negative. Just so you don't scare anyone away from having the colonoscopy - If you are prone to getting nauseated, ask your GI doc to give you a preprocedure antiemetic. I never had any problem w/ the demerol & versed combo and I tell them to "snow me" just keep me breathing. I don't care to remember anything about the procedure. Take Care. Karen
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04/05 Onset 49, DCIS, solid, Hist 2/3, Nucl 2/3, 7cm R Brst
04/05 E & P + HER2+++
05/05 Mediport
05/05 Cytoxan & Adriamycin every 3wk x4
08/05 Taxol every 2wk x 4, Herceptin every wk x1yr
10/05 Bilat Mast - my Choice
10/05 3/19 lymph nodes Pos, Stage IIIa
11/05 Rad x 37 Rx, R Brst & Axcilla
02/06 Herceptin stopped (L vent HF 40)
03/06 Started & Stoped Arimidex after 2 mos.-QOL side effects
05/06 Started Tamoxafin
06/06 Bilat Free Flap Reconstruction
12/06 Cardiomyopathy reversed-HF normal
01/07 Bilat Saline Implants
07/07 CA 27-29 steadily rising from 28 in 12/06 to 46 in 7/07
07/07 PET Scan NED, but inflamation at prev surg site.
09/07 Started Femara
10/07 CA 27-29 down to 39
06/08 CA 27-29 down to 32
09/08 Lg joint pain & QOL side effects from Femara, will live w/ to keep CA markers within normal range.
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10-17-2007, 07:27 PM
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Glad that every thing went well, except for the hard snip.
I had 6 polyps removed last year. It took two day's after they were sent off to pathlogy to get result's, All were negative.
Sorry your tummy doesn't feel well. I always ask for anti nausea med's before anything since I have such a sensitive tummy.
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Vicki
Texas
Biopsy Dx'd 3-23-05 Age 48
MRM 4-5-05 w/ 2 tumor's 5cm, and 6 cm (right side)
IDC (poorly differentiated infiltrating ductual carcinoma)
5+/16 nodes
Stage III A
Grade 3
ER/PR-, Her2/neu ++
Ki67 78%
Begin Chemo 5-2-05 4XAC Dose Dense , 4X Abraxane Dose Dense (ended August 05)
28 Rad's ended October 13 2005
Started Herceptin Weekly August 2005 for one year
Had a Simple mastectomy left side after Mamo showed incresed micro-calcifications. Jan. 17 2006.
Brain MRI Feb.2006--All Clear
August 28, 2006 Last Weekly Herceptin.
October 2006--Colonoscopy, 6 Polyp's removed--all B9
PET Scan July 2007
Abdominal MRI Oct. 2007---2 Right Kidney Cysts
Core Biopsy-- Lump on Scar Line 1-10-08---B9
Brain MRI 6-2008--All Clear
PET/CT Scan 6-2008
Sept. 8 2008, 4CM area removed from mastectomy scar line. Proved to be B9.
PET/CT Scan-- July 2009 --All clear
August 17,2009 ---Had Port Removed
6 Years NED -- April 5,2011
DX'd with Melanoma left arm 10-10-2011
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10-17-2007, 07:40 PM
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I'm next!
Mary Jo,
I've been checking in all day to see if you posted. I was hoping you would say your day had been uneventful. Sorry to hear that you had a few surprises along the way. However, I'm sure that you are so glad that you had this done. It sounds like everything was caught early and snipped away. The biggest bummer is that you have to do this again in a few months - what fun!
I'm in the 'cleansing' stages right now. I'm surprised that I am really not that hungry. How could I be after drinking that HUGE jug of delightfully flavored concoction! Hopefully I will be 'done' soon and will get a good nights rest. Thankfully my appointment is early in the morning.
Okay ladies, those of you who have been putting this off need to make that appointment. This is very important!
Wish me luck!
P.S. Sure hope we hear from Brenda. She's probably out eating that enchilada.
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Gerri
Dx: 11/23/05, Lumpectomy 12/12/05
Tumor 2.2 cm, Stage II, Grade 3, Sentinel Node biopsy negative
ER+ (30%) /PR+ (50%), HER2+++
AC X 4 dose dense, Taxol X 4 dose dense
Herceptin started with 2nd Taxol, given weekly until chemo done
then given every 3 weeks for one year ending on March 16, 2007
Radiation 30 treatments
Tamoxifen - 2 yrs (pre-menopausal)
May 2008 - Feb 2012 Femara
Aug 2008 - Feb 2012 Zometa every 6 months
March 2012 - Stop Femara, now Evista for bone strengthening
********** Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. - Robert Brault
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10-17-2007, 08:02 PM
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So glad to hear your procedure went well, sorry about the extra nip, tuck and the vomiting. What a relief to know everything went well. I am sorry that you have to repeat in couple of months. Good luck.
Gerri, here is hoping that your procedure goes well, also. I hope you both get to eat something you enjoy afterward!!!!!!!
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10-17-2007, 08:29 PM
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Glad this is behind you, and I'm sure all your tests will be clear. Best of luck!
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Rhonda (Sassy)
dx age 45
DX 2/15/05 Stage IIb (at surgery)restaged IIIa
Left mast .9cm tumor 5 of 14 nodes
Triple Positive
4 DD A/C
12 Taxol/Herceptin
33Rads
Strange infect mast site one year aft surg, hosp 1 wk
Herceptin for total of 18 months
Lupron Monthly 4 yrs
Neurontin for aches, pains and hot flashes(It works!)
Ovaries removed 11/09 stop Lupron and Neurontin
Arimidex 6 yrs (tried Femara, no SE improvement)
Tried Exemestane-hips got so bad could hardly walk
Back to Arimidex for year seven
Zometa 2X Annual for 7years, Lasix
Stop Arimidex 5/13
Stop Zometa 7/13-Bi-lateral Stress Fractures in Femurs from Zometa
5/14 Start Tamoxifen
3/15 Stem cell transplant to stimulate femur bone growth/healing
5/15 Complete fracture of right femur/Titanium rods both femurs
9/16 Start Evista stopTamoxifen
3/17 Stop Evista--unwelcome side effects!
NED and no meds.......
14 YEARS NED!
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10-18-2007, 07:41 AM
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I am so glad you are so pro active. I'm sure the surgeon knows what she is talking about. There is nothing to worry about ( not that you won't) But let us know as soon as you hear. Will be thinking about you until then.
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DX IDC AT 42 12/7/06
2.2CM STAGE I GRADE 2
NODE NEG
PARTIAL 12/18/06
HER2+ /ER+(75%) PR+(5%)
4 DD AC CHEMO STARTING 1/10/07
4 DD Taxol Starting 3/5/07
1year weekly Herceptin starting 3/5/07
finished 2/18/08
changed to every 3 weeks 4/23/07
completed 33 radiation treatments 7/6/07
TAH and BSO 9/24/07
start Femarra 10/8/07
Started Neritinib trial 12/14/09
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10-18-2007, 09:19 AM
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Good job
Whew! I bet that you are gllad to have that "behind" you. Great news that all is good. That is a scan I keep putting off. I guess I shouldn't as I am 48. Thanks for the update.
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Leslie's Sister (Lisa)
Diagnosed 5/17/06
Left breast Stage II
5 cm. Her2Neu+++, ER-, PR-
1 positive node out of six,
double mastectomy 6/9/06;
TCH started 7/12/06
last chemo 10/25/06
herceptin ended 6-11-07
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10-18-2007, 10:29 AM
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MaryJo
I hope this will help you to relax - I had 4 polyps removed also
They were benign. Often times just looking at them the dr. 's have
a good idea of what they are dealing with, it is a great sign that your
dr. thought it was nothing. But to be sure they must be tested.
You will hear good news I am sure....
I am glad that you had the test...especially since you did have polyps,
which are nothing when removed early. For any other sisters out there
who are due to go for this check up...please do not wait...the prep
is really the most challenging part of the test. Colon polyps are a concern
because they can transform in time to colon cancer.
Like Nikie says, "JUST DO IT"
remember early detection is the key.
Jean
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Stage 1, Grade 1, 3/30/05
Lumpectomy 4/15/05 - 6MM IDC
Node Neg. (Sentinel node)
ER+ 90% / PR-, Her2+++ by FISH
Ki-67 40%
Arimidex 5/05
Radiation 32 trt, 5/30/05
Oncotype DX test 4/17/06, 31% high risk
TOPO 11 neg. 4/06
Stopped Arimidex 5/06
TCH 5/06, 6 treatments
Herceptin 5/06 - for 1 yr.
9/06 Completed chemo
Started Femara Sept. 2006
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10-18-2007, 10:50 AM
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Mary Jo -
I am glad that is over for you! Certainly not a fun thing to have done although very necessary! Only good thoughts for a good report!
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Debra
Diag. 11/05 at age 40 triple positive
3.8 cm tumor and 9 mm tumor
Stage IIb/SN positive(no other nodes)Grade 3
Bilat. mastect. 12/05 (Rt.prophylactic) followed with AC/taxol/Herceptin/tamoxifen then switched to arimidex after hysterectomy in 12/06. August 07 switched to Aromasin due to severe jt. pain from Arimidex. Nov. 2011 No more meds and NED!
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10-18-2007, 12:57 PM
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Thank you Jean for sharing your "4 polyp story" with me. Yes, that does put my mind at ease a bit. Can I share something funny with you - a little naughty :-) but funny, funny, funny.
My husband and I have a joke around here about me being perfect. You see one time (actually twice) my oncologist told me after examining me "you're perfect!" I said, "well thank you - and I'm happy my husband was here to hear you say that. I've been trying to tell the man that for years." Well yesterday, after the exam was all done, my husband says..........................well, I guess you aren't the "perfect" asshole after all." Hahahahahahahahahahahah! Chaulk one up for Mark.
:-) :-)
Mary Jo
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"Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10
Dx. 6/24/05 age 45 Right Breast IDC ER/PR. Neg., - Her2+++ RB Mast. - 7/28/05 - 4 cm. tumor Margins clear - 1 microscopic cell 1 sent. node No Vasucular Invasion 4 DD A/C - 4 DD Taxol & Herceptin 1 full year of Herceptin received every 3 weeks 28 rads prophylactic Mast. 3/2/06
17 Years NED
<>< Romans 8:28
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10-18-2007, 11:39 PM
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MareJo,
Love the humor!! Glad to hear the test is over and the polyps are removed. I'm sure pathology report will come back great!
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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