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Ten Year Roller Coaster Ride
Today I celebrate my 10 years of cancer free survivorship.
It has been a wild ride with many ups and downs---but the goods far outweigh the bad. Most of my issues have been side effects from treatment.
My boys were 12 and 13 when I was diagnosed--they did a lot of fast growing up--but I 'm still here to see them graduate college and to help my oldest plan his wedding this May. Life is good.
I am awaiting word from Dr. Joseph Lane at HSS in New York to receive treatment for my non-healing bilateral Atypical Femure Fractures resulting from bisphosphonate use. The treatment is a Hernigou Procedure-basically a stem cell transplant from my hips to site of fracture to promote bone regeneration.
Fingers crossed.
Thanks to Joe and Christine and all the wonderful ladies and gentlemen who have contributed to this site over the years. May each of us and this site continue for many years to come.
My best to all,
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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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