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01-24-2007, 03:44 PM
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Location: Ireland
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Good luck Christine!
Joe and Christine...
Just adding my good wishes and prayers to all the rest for a successful surgery
and quick recovery.
Hugs
Tricia
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Tricia
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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01-24-2007, 04:00 PM
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Prayers and good luck
Of course I will keep you and Christine in my prayers.
Best of luck,
Christine MH-UK
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01-24-2007, 05:36 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: North Carolina
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Christine
Joe, please know that you and Christine are in my thoughts and prayers.
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01-24-2007, 06:02 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Norridgewock, Maine
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Wow, surprise!
Just got the message as I was at the doctors for a non scheduled appointment today which I will update with everyone as soon as I know what is going on. It just proves that we do need routine MRI's!! At least it is small, only one and found early. Sending you a big hug, and will be watching for an update. hugs and prayers. Sandy
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Dx. 03/01, Rt. IBC
AC/Taxatere
Rt. MRM-with graft Lt. simple
5 rads-skin mets
Herceptin, taxol, carboplatin (taxol seem to be the magic drug)
Navelbine & xeloda (did not work)
topical miltex for skin mets
Tykerb/xeloda
thoracentesis x 2 left lung fluid shows cancer cells
Port removal (4 years) with power port replacement
Doxil
Updated 05-07 Scans show no bone or organ involvement we shall see!
I shall not pass this way again. Any good I can do or any kindness that I can show let me not defer or neglect it for I shall not pass this way again.
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01-24-2007, 06:03 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Central NJ
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Crap-ola!! You are both so in my prayers; please let us know how she is doing.
Julie
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01-24-2007, 06:20 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Colorado
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Love and lots of prayers for Christine!
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Karen Raines Hunt
Dx April 2005 at age 46
stage 3A, very large (12cm) tumor
2 positive axillary lymph nodes
ER+/PR+, Her 2 +++
Bilateral mastectomy, radiation, reconstruction, A/C, Taxol, Herceptin, Tamoxifen, Aromasin
5 yrs since diagnosis and NED
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01-24-2007, 06:23 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: virginia
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Never !
Joe and Christine...
Who give all of us in this club so much support and strength as we go over the bumps and glitches in this journey. You remind us that we must "NEVER give mental recognition to the possibility of defeat " !!! Sending you prayers and hugs and FIST UP for the fight !
(((((((Hugs)))))), Bonnie
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01-24-2007, 06:41 PM
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Location: .
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Dear joe and chrisitne
My thoughts and prayers are with you both. Its so not fair.
love
lindaw
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01-24-2007, 06:50 PM
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Posts: 589
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Christine and Joe,
Shocking is an understatement! I'm so sorry that you and your family have to deal with this again. You have built an amazing cyber family and I believe I am not speaking out of turn when I say that there are many prayers coming your way. My thoughts and wishes are with you all.
Love,
Eric
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01-24-2007, 06:58 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: ontario, canada
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Christine and Joe,
Sending my prayers and positive thoughts. Christine, you are a courageous fighter and will continue to fight and beat this. Hope all goes well.
Blessings, Karen
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"The Good Lord gave us mountains, so we could learn how to climb!"
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01-24-2007, 07:31 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: New Jersey
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Long day and just returned in! I am very upset to read this! So sorry that
Christine has to endure another round. I am going to say one of my very
special healing prayers for her and a special prayer for you Joe.
With Love,
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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01-24-2007, 07:45 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Lincoln, Rhode Island
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You have all my 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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01-24-2007, 07:46 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Maine
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Joining the others in sending prayers and good wishes your way.
Take care,
Pat
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01-24-2007, 07:48 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 143
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My best wishes for Christine. You both have given all of us so much by the gift of this site, and I hope all of our appreciation, hope and warmth goes back to you during this scary time.
Linda
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01-24-2007, 08:11 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 274
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Prayers and good wishes
Christine and Joe,
Please know that I am praying for you and your family and sending my sincerest wishes for a full and speedy recovery.
With Love,
Liz J.
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01-24-2007, 08:17 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Payson, Arizona
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Thoughts and Prayers
Christine & Joe:
I just logged on tonight after having guests and saw the post. I am so sorry to hear that you once again must battle this illness. You are in my prayers and thoughts.
Barbara
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01-24-2007, 08:18 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Thornhill, Ontario
Canada
Posts: 2,320
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Joe and Chrisitine and Girls,
I am new (neu!) to the site - I can't tell you how inspirational you have been to me - the best of luck and I wish Christine a full and speedy recovery.
Caya in Canada.
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01-24-2007, 08:34 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Misty woods of WA State
Posts: 4,128
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It's OVER!
So, by this time in the evening, the procedure is but a memory and the tumor has been zapped into oblivion.
So glad the lesion is small and there is no need to add insult to injury with the Decadron Drug from Hell. The side effects from that are MUCH worse than the Gamma Knife itself, which basically involves holding still with that "thing" on your head.
Bye bye tumor, hello NED.
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"When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest." H.D. Thoreau
Live in the moment.
MY STORY SO FAR ~~~~
Found suspicious lump 9/2000
Lumpectomy, then node dissection and port placement
Stage IIB, 8 pos nodes of 18, Grade 3, ER & PR -
Adriamycin 12 weekly, taxotere 4 rounds
36 rads - very little burning
3 mos after rads liver full of tumors, Stage IV Jan 2002, one spot on sternum
Weekly Taxol, Navelbine, Herceptin for 27 rounds to NED!
2003 & 2004 no active disease - 3 weekly Herceptin + Zometa
Jan 2005 two mets to brain - Gamma Knife on Jan 18
All clear until treated cerebellum spot showing activity on Jan 2006 brain MRI & brain PET
Brain surgery on Feb 9, 2006 - no cancer, 100% radiation necrosis - tumor was still dying
Continue as NED while on Herceptin & quarterly Zometa
Fall-2006 - off Zometa - watching one small brain spot (scar?)
2007 - spot/scar in brain stable - finished anticoagulation therapy for clot along my port-a-catheter - 3 angioplasties to unblock vena cava
2008 - Brain and body still NED! Port removed and scans in Dec.
Dec 2008 - stop Herceptin - Vaccine Trial at U of W begun in Oct. of 2011
STILL NED everywhere in Feb 2014 - on wing & prayer
7/14 - Started twice yearly Zometa for my bones
Jan. 2015 checkup still shows NED
2015 Neuropathy in feet - otherwise all OK - still NED.
Same news for 2016 and all of 2017.
Nov of 2017 - had small skin cancer removed from my face. Will have Zometa end of Jan. 2018.
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01-24-2007, 08:44 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: South Dakota.
Posts: 621
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Lots of love and prayers are being sent for you, Christine. God's blessings to you as you begin your recovery and healing.
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Blessings and Peace,
Barbara
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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01-24-2007, 09:19 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Alexandria, VA
Posts: 1,055
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I too had begun to think that Christine had been pardoned with time off for good behavior. Having someone get mets just stirs up emotions on how unfair it all is.
Prayers and best wishes for a speedy recovery. Bev
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