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07-25-2013, 06:31 PM	#1
jaykay Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 646	Re: Avastin approved!! Way to go! __________________ March, 2000: 48, Post menopausal (5 yrs HRT) Left breast, IDC 3mm/DCIS 1.6cm, ER+/PR-/Her2+++, mod differentiated, MIB low, lumpectomy, node neg via SNB, rads=33 Stage 1a June, 2000: Tamox 4.5 years,Femara for 5 years (end in Jan. 2010) Sept, 2012: 61, Via mamm, ultrasound, biopsy, right breast, 2.3cm tumor, ER+/PR-/Her2+++, poorly diff, KI67 60-70% BRCA 1 and 2 negative October, 2012: Bi Mast with tissue expanders, port placement Final Path: IDC 2.8cm, DCIS, 1/4 sentinal nodes positive (@#$%). Stage IIB Nov 29, 2012: Begin TCH/6x/every 3 wks, H for 1 year/every 3 weeks. March 14, 2013: Finished chemo April 9, 2013: Begin radiation 28x May 22, 2013: Finished rads June 1st, 2013: Started Aromasin for 5 yrs. July 15, 2013: Switched to Letrozole (Femara). Probably for the rest of my life October 16, 2013: Exchange surgery October 31, 2013: Finished Herceptin December 5, 2013: Port removed Glad this year is over!

07-25-2013, 07:00 PM	#2
carlatte7 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 129	Re: Avastin approved!! Oh happy day! __________________ Age 54, married farm wife/school nurse/mom of 5 adult children...March 2012- found 2.5cm hard, non-painful mass on bse. It was not there, and then it was. Yikes. Biopsy- DCIS, IDC, er-/pr-/her2+++, grade3. 1 node suspicious on us. Biopsy +. Plan was for Neoadjuvant TCH x6, Herceptin q3w x a year. May1- first chemo. May 5- I could no longer feel the mass. Really. Neither could my oncologist. July 2- 4th TCH- Oncologist cancels last 2 tx due to "complete response" August6- lumpectomy with axillary node dissection. No disease present in breast. 1 out of 14 nodes + (4mm) MUGA #2- 72% Finished 30 rads Oct '12. Mild lymphedema noticed when I had 2 rads left. Continue Herceptin q3w until next May April '13- first mammo since surgery- calcium deposits that are " not concerning." Well, they are concerning to ME! Turned loose from surgeon for 6 months! One more Vit H, will make plans then for port removal. Oct '13- no change in calcium deposits. "See ya in 6 months!" Keeping port for now. March '14- oncologist says return in 6 mo. April '14- mammo unchanged. Surgeon will see me in 6 months but no mammo for a year unless something changes. Its getting easier, but oh, boydo i hate that scanxiety! Keeping port until 2 year anniversary of last Herceptin. Sept'14- bloodwork good, return to onco in 8 months. Oct'14- surgeon will see me in April '15. Moving on. May '15- mammo unchanged, keeping same schedule. Tumor markers soon and if all is well port comes out. July '15-tumor markers normal. See onco in a year. Appt. for port end of month. First grandchild born July 1st- for today, life is good.

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