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02-20-2008, 06:15 AM	#21
Sheila Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Morris, IL Posts: 3,507	Sassy I must have missed your post when I was out of the loop....CONGRATULATIONS on a big milestone...these days are true reasons to celebrate, may you be blessed with many many more. __________________ "Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle." Hugs & Blessings Sheila Diagnosed at age 49.99999 2/21/2002 via Mammography (Calcifications) Core Biopsy 2/22/02 L. Mastectomy 2/25/2002 Stage 1, 0.7cm IDC, Node Neg from 19 nodes Her2+++ ER PR Neg 6/2003 Reconstruction W/ Tissue Expander, Silicone Implant 9/2003 Stage IV with Mets to Supraclavicular nodes 9/2003 Began Herceptin every 3 weeks 3/2006 Xeloda 2500mg/Herceptin for recurrence to neck nodes 3/2007 Added back the Xeloda with Herceptin for continued mets to nodes 5/2007 Taken Off Xeloda, no longer working 6/14/07 Taxol/Herceptin/Avastin 3/26 - 5/28/08 Taxol Holiday Whopeeeeeeeee 5/29 2008 Back on Taxol w Herceptin q 2 weeks 4/2009 Progression on Taxol & Paralyzed L Vocal Cord from Nodes Pressing on Nerve 5/2009 Begin Rx with Navelbine/Herceptin 11/09 Progression on Navelbine Fought for and started Tykerb/Herceptin...nodes are melting!!!!! 2/2010 Back to Avastin/Herceptin 5/2010 Switched to Metronomic Chemo with Herceptin...Cytoxan and Methotrexate Pericardial Window Surgery to Drain Pericardial Effusion 7/2010 Back to walking a mile a day...YEAH!!!! 9/2010 Nodes are back with a vengence in neck Qualified for TDM-1 EAP 10/6/10 Begin my miracle drug, TDM-1 Mixed response, shrinking internal nodes, progression skin mets after 3 treatments 12/6/10 Started Halaven (Eribulen) /Herceptin excellent results in 2 treatments 2/2011 I CELEBRATE my 9 YEAR MARK!!!!!!!!!!!!! 7/5/11 begin Gemzar /Herceptin for node progression 2/8/2012 Gemzar stopped, Continue Herceptin 2/20/2012 Begin Tomo Radiation to Neck Nodes 2/21/2012 I CELEBRATE 10 YEARS 5/12/2012 BeganTaxotere/ Herceptin is my next miracle for new node progression 6/28/12 Stopped Taxotere due to pregression, Started Perjeta/Herceptin

02-20-2008, 10:19 AM	#22
PinkGirl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 2,193	Sassy Add my name to the list of well-wishers! Congrats and many, many more. Happy 3rd Anniversary. __________________ 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

02-20-2008, 05:49 PM	#23
sassy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mountains of Virginia Posts: 2,267 Images: 4	Thanks for sharing the joy everyone. __________________ 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....... 14YEARS NED!

02-20-2008, 07:17 PM	#24
Kim in DC Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 190	You go girl!!!!! Kim __________________ 8/98 dx right breast 5/2003 tram flap right breast 8/2004 dx new primary left breast with inflammatory bc er/pr-, her2neu+++ 8/19 taxotere and herceptin 1/15/2005 Navelbine/Herceptin 4/2005 radiation and Herceptin 5/15/2005 Herceptin alone 2/12/2008 skin biopsy positive 2/14/2008 met to sternum, possibly right breast 2/27/08 Start omitarg, herceptin, taxotere trial 3/17/08 Kicked off trial because I started too close to my last herceptin 3/19 start tykerb xeloda Right breast confirmed met 5/15/08 skin mets gone, no hypermetabolic activity in breast, sternum healing 8/24/08 scans still look good. sternum still active with scarring. No evidence of progression 10/08 Progression in sternum 12/08 Start TDM1 trial 1/09 Scans show stable 12/09 1 year on TDM1 still stable 10/10 progression in chest and liver 11/10 false positive of liver mets; tykerb and herceptin 4/11 Tykerb/Herceptin/Xgeva 4/11 Rads to Sternum 5/12/12 NED Herceptin/Zometa 3/16/19 still NED Herceptin/Zometa very 6months

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