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12-16-2006, 01:53 PM
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Location: Newton, MA
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I am back!!!
Hi,
I just wanted to report that I am back from my surgery. All went well, and my surgeon said it still looks like necrosis. (radiaion effect) I will find out for sure when I see him next Friday. I am exhausted. I haven't slept in 4 days. The decadron is making me crazy. I do not tolerate it well. At least I have 2 weeks to rest, write report cards, celebrate the holidays, see friends, and get ready to be back at school. I will try to answer posts, when I can. Lisa has been in my thoughts.
Best wishes,
Barbara H.
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12-16-2006, 02:16 PM
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Graet news, Barbara. Have a great Holidays and Xmas.
Big hug,
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12-16-2006, 02:24 PM
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Location: The Hudson Valley, New York
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Barbara,
This is good news. We've been checking in to see how you are doing and we're glad to hear positive news. All the best.
---Kevin and Sue---
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12-16-2006, 02:53 PM
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Barbara, I am glad you have that behind you and things are sounding very encourging for you. This is perfect timing for good news so that you can relax and enjoy the Holidays. 
Many of us sure understand all to well about the side affects of decadron. It is impossible to sleep on that stuff. It made me misrable.
You take care...hang in there, & have a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year. Sending you warm healing thoughts and prayers.
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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12-16-2006, 05:28 PM
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Barbara
i wish you a speedy recovery and a happy Christmas with los of sleep and rest!
Tricia
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Dx July '05 IDC 1.9cm Triple positive 3/9 nodes positive
A/C X 4 ..Taxol/Herceptin x 12 wks then herceptin 1 yr
Rads x 36 ..oophorectomy August '06
Currently taking Arimidex..
June 2011 osteopenia/ zometa x1 yearly- stopped Zometa 2015 as Dexa show normal bone density.
Stopped Arimidex July 2014- Restarted Arimidex 2015 for a further two years on the advice of my Onc.
2014 Normal Dexa scan
2018 Mammo all clear, still NED!
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12-16-2006, 07:28 PM
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Barbara, Great news! Now perhaps you can relax a little (after the decadron wears off) and enjoy the Holidays. It's always refreshing to hear good news.
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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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12-16-2006, 10:00 PM
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great news...speedy recovery! decadron made me loopy too...I hated the stuff!!!
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age 54 at diagnosis
5/05 suspicious mammogram-left breast
5/05 biopsy-invasive lobular carcinoma with LCIS,8mm tumor,stage 1 grade 2, ER+ PR+ Her2+++
6/14/05 bilateral mastectomy, node neg. all scans neg.
Oncotype DX-high risk
8/05-10/05 4 rounds A/C
10/05 -10/06 1 yr. herceptin
arimidex-5 years
2/14/08 started daily self administered injections..FORTEO for severe osteoporosis
7/28/09 BRCA 1 negative BRCA2 POSITIVE
8/17/09 prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy
10/15/10 last FORTEOinjection
RECLAST infusion(ostoeporosis)
6/14/10 5 year cancerversary!
8/2010-18%increase in bone density!
no further treatments
Oncologist says, "Go do the Happy Dance"
I say,"What a long strange trip its been"
'One day at a time'
6-14-2015. 10 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!
7-16 to 9-16. Extensive (and expensive) dental work done to save teeth. Damage from osteoporosis and chemo and long term bisphosphonate use
6-14-16. 11 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!!
7-20-16 Prolia injection for severe osteoporosis
2 days later, massive hive outbreak. This led to an eventual dx of Chronic Ideopathic Urticaria, an auto-immune disease from HELL.
6-14-17 12 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!!
still suffering from CIU. 4 hospitilizations in the past year
as of today, 10-31-17 in remission from CIU and still, CANCER FREE!!!
6-14-18 13 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!! NED!!
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12-16-2006, 10:07 PM
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Location: Alexandria, VA
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Glad it's looking good. I was getting tired reading about everything you're planning on doing while recovering. Sleep some too OK? Always nice to hear something good. BB
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12-17-2006, 08:01 AM
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Barbara,
xoxoxox please, just rest/ sleep!
pattyz
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12-17-2006, 09:14 AM
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Location: Ft. Collins, Colorado
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sounds good Barbara
meaning your news of necrosis, not the dumb decadron. I'm wishing you rest and peace during your holiday break. You amaze me!
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with love and gratitude,
joy
dx stage I 2/2000*er/pr+; her- per IHC*lumpectomy*4 rounds A/C*30 rads*tamoxifen*dx stage 4 5/2002*huge mets to liver*tiny mets to lungs*stopped tamoxifen*5/02 taxotere/xeloda*her 2 checked with FiSH-her2+++herceptin *2/03 stopped chemo femara w/herceptin*zolodex*04 switched to aromasin w/herceptin*05 high estrogen tx*11/05taxol/carbo*7/06 stopped chemo; megace/herceptin*9/06navelbine/herceptin*5/07tykerb/xeloda great response*4/08 progression in liver; ooph/ faslodex /herceptin
6/08 began Herceptin DM-1
9/08 progression
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12-17-2006, 09:14 PM
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So glad the surgery went well, Barbara. Please do rest up as well as you can, and enjoy the holidays.
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12-17-2006, 10:54 PM
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so happy to hear all went well with surgery. i hope you have an easy recup and that things progress positively.
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Dx:3/06 had a lumpectomy April 19, 2006
Her2+ er/pr- Stage I Grade 3 tumor size 1.4 cm, node negative
AC 4 dense doses
34 radiation treatments including booster doses
receiving herceptin every 3 weeks since late August 2006 for 12 months
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12-18-2006, 02:54 AM
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Barbara news
Nice to hear your good news. Happy Holidays with all your loved ones!
LILI7
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