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Old 03-16-2008, 02:34 PM   #1
mke
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Congradulations on your graduation. Do you remember other graduations? I think I usually felt a bit happy and a bit scared. Perhaps every life change is a little scary.
I've had a couple BC shoes drop, and in my experience one deals with them as they come.

Now if I had the secret of how not to worry and could sell it - I'd be a wealthy woman. I think you should try to celebrate tomorrow. Buy yourself a green sweater or some nice green earrings or do some mildly extravagant thing. Have some fun.
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1998 left side ER/PR+, node-, lumpectomy and rads
2005 right side ER/PR-/HER2+, nodes+, neoadjuvant AC, taxol, lumpectomy, rads, 12 months herceptin
2008 back to the left, ER/PR+/HER2-, node-, bilateral mast.
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Old 03-16-2008, 03:08 PM   #2
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Isn't a 1.5cm tumor with no positive nodes, considered stage 1? Anyway, your cancer is considerered early, which is very good.

In time you should be able to relax some, knowing that your cancer was found early, and that the treatment you are receiving is currently concidered top notch, with Taxotere and Herceptin at the head of the class for Her2+ breast cancer.

One (well known) oncologist told me that because of the current treatment available for Her2+ breast cancer patients, most of those people in early stage 1 and stage 2, are not recurring.
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DX Oct 02 @ age 52 Stage 2B Grade 3 Mastectomy
"at least" 4.5 cm IDC 1+node ER+61% /PR-
Assiciated Intraductual component with Comedo Necrosis
Her2+ FISH8.6 IHC 2+
5 1/2 CEF Arimidex
Celebrex 400mg daily for 13 months
Prophylactic mastectomy
Estradiol #: 13
PTEN positive, "late" Herceptin (26 months after chemo)
Oct 05: Actonel for osteopenia from Arimidex.
May 08: Replaced Actonel with Zometa . Taking every 6
months.

Accepting the gift of life, I give thanks for it and live it in fullness.
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