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08-20-2007, 06:51 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: moved to Lancaster, Pa in June, 2010
Posts: 576
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Kate,
May god wrap his healing arms around you and rid you of your brain mets. There are always rainbows after the rain. Smile because you will have lots of tommorrows! Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.
Debbie
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Debbie in North Carolina
Diag 10/2006-high grade invasive ductal carcinoma- mastectomy L breast
2.5 cm tumor ER/PR pos-Her2+++
4 rounds A/C, 4 rounds Taxol
Herceptin every 3 weeks until Jan. 2008
6/18/07 prophylatic mastectomy R breast
8/2007 started aromasin/stopped arimidex (side effects)
12/07 stopped aromasin due to side effects (now what?)
Finished herceptin 1/8/08
started tamoxifen for 2 years then will switch to femera
allergic to tamoxifen started femera 4/2008
June 20, 2008 portacath removed
Learnig to live life to the fullest!
Stopped Femera due to side effects
July 28, 2008 start trial for breast cancer vaccine
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08-21-2007, 12:34 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Acworth, GA
Posts: 2,104
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CyberKnife Completed
First, I want to thank everyone for their prayers and support as I went through this procedure.
The CyberKnife procedure was a walk in the park. It took approximately one hour and my daughter took me. I had/have no pain and no other side effects. I even got pictures of my brain showing the nasty met and the beams of radiation that zapped it. Readiation oncologist feels it was a complete success. I will be scanned in about 3 months just to check things out. The procedue was not uncomfortable at all and I actually dozed off while laying there -- that could have been from the Ativan I took to calm my anxiety. I'm now better than new!
Thank you so much for your concern, prayers and support. You have no idea how much it means to me.
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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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08-21-2007, 02:52 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Posts: 1,516
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Awesome News!!!!
Prayers work. Take care and God bless.
Rhonda
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Rhonda
Dx 2/1/05, Stage 1, 0 nodes, Grade 3, ER/PR-, HER2+ (3.16 Fish)
2/7/05, Partial Mastectomy
5/18/05 Finished 6 rounds of dose dense TEC (Taxotere, Epirubicin and Cytoxan)
8/1/05 Finished 33 rads
8/18/05 Started Herceptin, every 3 weeks for a year (last one 8/10/06)
2/1/13...8 year Cancerversary and I am "perfect" (at least where cancer is concerned;)
" And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."- Abraham Lincoln
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08-21-2007, 05:57 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Sheboygan, WI
Posts: 2,582
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I'm VERY happy to read your post Kate and that all went well and you are feeling great. HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY! Isn't technology awesome??? Geez! Blows me away really.
Bye bye little met! Hope we never meet again.
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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08-21-2007, 06:29 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Canada
Posts: 2,193
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Great News
I am very happy that the procedure has been done
and it was physically an "easy" one. I, too, am amazed
at the technology -- to think they can zap something
in your body and you didn't feel a thing. Amazing! I
am happy for you that it went so well.
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PinkGirl
Dx Aug/05 at age 51
2cm. Stage 2A, Grade 3
ER+/PR-
Her2 +++
Sept 7/05 Mastectomy
4 FAC, 4 Taxol, no radiation
1 year of Herceptin
Tamoxifen for approx. 4 months,
Arimidex for 5 years
Prophylactic mastectomy June 22/09
" I yam what I yam." - Popeye
My Photo Album
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08-21-2007, 06:57 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 823
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Kate I am glad that all went well for you.
Praying for a good outcome. I just know this worked.
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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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08-21-2007, 07:12 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 306
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Kate, welcome to the CyberKnife "club"!
So glad your experience was so easy. I forgot that I'd drifted off from the Ativan, too. Loved that part!
With such a small brain met to begin with, that Mri in three months should show NOTHING in that spot anymore!
Still here (knock wood) five yrs and 24 brain mets later,
very best wishes to you,
with hugs,
pattyz
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08-21-2007, 10:49 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Poland Ohio just a little south of Youngstown.
Posts: 473
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When I got up today (really late, noon) I was thinking of you and hoping something would be posted. I thanked God when I saw your post. My best to you and I'm still keeping you in my prayers.
Hugs
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Susan
Age: 61
dx: 5/25/06
2 cm/ 0 nodes
Lumpectomy rt breast on 7/26/06
ER/PR- / Her2+++
A/C x 4
finished taxotere 2/07
finished 33 rads
Herceptin finished 12/07/07 Yippee!
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08-21-2007, 11:38 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Central Coast, CA
Posts: 3,207
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A Walk In The Park??????
WOW. Talk about the "JOY COLUMN". To think that not too many years ago brain mets would have been an automatic death sentence. Now you can walk in, walk out and in all likelihood not hear from THOSE particular nasties again.
I'm so glad this went well for you...and that your diligence enabled these to be found while so treatable.
You're amazing, amazon woman!
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Chris in Scotts Valley
June 2002 extensive hi grade DCIS (pre-cancer-stage 0, clean sentinal node) Mastectomy/implant - no chemo, rads. "cured?"
9/2004 Diag: Stage IV extensive liver mets (!) ER/PR- Her2+++
10/04-3/05 Weekly Taxol/Carboplatin/Herceptin , complete response!
04/05 - 4/07 Herception every 3 wks, Continue NED
04/07 - recurrence to liver - 2 spots, starting tykerb/avastin trial
06/07 8/07 10/07 Scans show stable, continue on Tykerb/Avastin
01/08 Progression in liver
02/08 Begin (TDM1) trial
08/08 NED! It's Working! Continue on TDM1
02/09 Continue NED
02/10 Continue NED. 5/10 9/10 Scans NED 10/10 Scans NED
12/10 Scans not clear....4/11 Scans suggest progression 6/11 progression confirmed in liver
07/11 - 11/11 Herceptin/Xeloda -not working:(
12/11 Begin MM302 Phase I trial - bust:(
03/12 3rd times the charm? AKT trial
5/12 Scan shows reduction! 7/12 More reduction!!!!
8/12 Whoops...progression...trying for Perjeta/Herceptin (plus some more nasty chemo!)
9/12 Start Perjeta/Herceptin, chemo on hold due to infection/wound in leg, added on cycle 2 &3
11/12 Poops! progression in liver, Stop Perjeta/Taxo/Herc
11/12 Navelbine/Herce[ptin - try for a 3 cycles, no go.
2/13 Gemzar/Carbo/Herceptin - no go.
3/13 TACE procedure
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08-21-2007, 05:39 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Hilton Head Island, SC
Posts: 279
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yahhoooo! Glad it went so easy Kate. Thanks for the update, you are my happy thought of the day.
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Kim
Diagnosed 7/05
Stage 3a er+(45%) pr+(68%) Her2+ (40%)
3.8 cm + .8cm multi focal - pleomorphic lobular tumors
high grade DCIS
7/20 nodes
BRCA 2 positive as of 5/07
surgeries: double mastectomy, hysterectomy (LAVH)
A/C,Herceptin for 1 year completed 11/06
femara
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08-21-2007, 05:43 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Lincoln, Rhode Island
Posts: 371
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Dear Kate,
I hope all went well and those nasty mets are gone forever! You are in my thoughts and prayers.
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Love and Hope
Karen
IDC
DX 1998 STAGE I ER+/ PR+
AC CHEMO TILL FEB 1999
Tamxofin till 2001
2001 exstensive liver mets and mets to lungs
Started weekly taxol
Jan 2002 found out I was strongly HER2POS+++ started herceptin continued with taxol and herceptin till June 2002 then from June 2002 till Jan 2005 just herceptin and Arimidex
2005 Navelbine herceptin had RFA Then back on taxol with herceptin
April 2006 progression again went on clinical trial with tykrerb/herceptin progressed on the started Xeloda/ herceptin
Feb 2007 started Doxil
August 2007 Taxotere,Carboplatin and Herceptin exstensive mets to liver and pancreas
October 2007 Had to stop Carboplatin due to sever allergic reaction
Jan 2008
Stopped Taxotere due to progression now on Gemzar and Herceptin
March 2008 Starting Carboplatin, Abraxane, and Herceptin.
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08-21-2007, 06:31 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 3,154
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Dear Kate,
Sending you all my positive energy for a zap and a blast to those mets.
Done and Gone! Know that you are loved!
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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08-21-2007, 06:35 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Northern Calif.
Posts: 981
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Kate,
That is such great news! I am thrilled that it was an easy procedure and even more thrilled that the docs are encouraging. Take that you nasty cancer! Don't come back either!
Hugs and Prayers,
Lexi
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08-21-2007, 06:43 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Southern, CA
Posts: 2,511
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Kate, I'm so glad to hear that having CyberKnife was much easier then expected. Thats pretty good that you actually nodded off while they blasted that little met into dust! I'm glad you now have this behind you...may NED be here to stay. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers aways.
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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08-21-2007, 07:50 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Mountains of Virginia
Posts: 2,267
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Yea Kate!
Back to Nothing! I'm hoping for the same. I have full CT with contrast and bone scan tomorrow (Wednesday) then muga on Friday.
Praying for nothing!
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WEB SHOWS
Last edited by sassy; 08-22-2011 at 09:27 AM..
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08-21-2007, 07:58 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Thornhill, Ontario
Canada
Posts: 2,320
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Great News Kate
Kate- so glad to hear that your procedure went well and the dr. is pleased. Hoping for clean scans soon and the dance with NED.
all the best
caya
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ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+
1.7 cm and 1.0 cm.
Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested)
MRM Dec.18/06
3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere
Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08
Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years
Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012
BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative
Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal
Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so.
Reclast infusion January 2012
Oopherectomy October 2013
15 Years NED!!
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08-21-2007, 10:02 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Houston, Texas
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I am hoping and praying that all went well for you on Monday. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
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