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09-16-2009, 08:52 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Northern California
Posts: 764
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Scan today
I've got the usual butterflies in the stomach. Scans at 10:00 am and then the long wait for results. Actually I get results in a day or two but it seems like forever.
Just needed to come here this morning where everyone understands the feelings involved with getting scans.
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DX 02/01/07
2.5 cm, Er/Pr-, Her2+++
18/20 Nodes
03/07 CT & Bone scan - Clear
AC x 4, Taxol x 4, Added Herceptin
Radiation until 09/07
Herceptin every 3 weeks until 06/08
01/10/08 local recurrence -IBC
01/28/08 CT & Brain MRI - clear
02/08 - Navelbine & Herceptin
05/08 -MRM
05/08 - Gemzar & Herceptin - didn't work
09/08 - Hyperthermia rads
03/09 - Tykerb/Xeloda
05/10 - Tram flap to fix wound
Last edited by Faith in Him; 09-16-2009 at 03:05 PM..
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09-16-2009, 09:24 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Naples FL
Posts: 1,744
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Re: Scan today
scans are scary!! I'll be with you in thought in the scannery!!! xo Suzan
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 Suzan W.
age 54 at diagnosis
5/05 suspicious mammogram-left breast
5/05 biopsy-invasive lobular carcinoma with LCIS,8mm tumor,stage 1 grade 2, ER+ PR+ Her2+++
6/14/05 bilateral mastectomy, node neg. all scans neg.
Oncotype DX-high risk
8/05-10/05 4 rounds A/C
10/05 -10/06 1 yr. herceptin
arimidex-5 years
2/14/08 started daily self administered injections..FORTEO for severe osteoporosis
7/28/09 BRCA 1 negative BRCA2 POSITIVE
8/17/09 prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy
10/15/10 last FORTEOinjection
RECLAST infusion(ostoeporosis)
6/14/10 5 year cancerversary!
8/2010-18%increase in bone density!
no further treatments
Oncologist says, "Go do the Happy Dance"
I say,"What a long strange trip its been"
'One day at a time'
6-14-2015. 10 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!
7-16 to 9-16. Extensive (and expensive) dental work done to save teeth. Damage from osteoporosis and chemo and long term bisphosphonate use
6-14-16. 11 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!!
7-20-16 Prolia injection for severe osteoporosis
2 days later, massive hive outbreak. This led to an eventual dx of Chronic Ideopathic Urticaria, an auto-immune disease from HELL.
6-14-17 12 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!!
still suffering from CIU. 4 hospitilizations in the past year
as of today, 10-31-17 in remission from CIU and still, CANCER FREE!!!
6-14-18 13 YEAR CANCERVERSARY!! NED!!
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09-16-2009, 09:55 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 2,357
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Re: Scan today
I think scans force us to be tougher than we wish we had to be!
Good wishes for GREAT scans! ma
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MA in TX.
Grateful for each and every day....
Diag. 12/05 at age 60
Stage II, Grade 3, 4.5 cm primary tumor
ER/PR- Her2 +3 strongly positive
Her2 by FISH 7.7 amplified
vascular invasion
Ki67 20% borderline
Jan - March '06 Taxotere/Adriamycin X 3 to try to shrink tumor - it grew
April '06 Rt Modified Radical Mas, 7 of 9 nodes positive
April - Aug. '06 Herceptin/Taxol/Carboplatin X 8 (dose dense)
Sept - Dec. '06 Navelbine/Herceptin x 8 (dose dense)
Radiation & Herceptin Jan. 22 - March 1, 2007
Finished Herceptin Dec. 10 '08! One extra year.
Port removed August, 2012.
8 1/2 years since diagnosis! 5 1/2 Years NED!
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09-16-2009, 10:29 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Stockton, NJ
Posts: 4,179
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Re: Scan today
We'll be waiting along with you.
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Kind regards
Becky
Found lump via BSE
Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45
1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side)
2 micromets to sentinel node
Stage 2A
left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg
lumpectomies 9/7/04
4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol
Used Leukine instead of Neulasta
35 rads on right side only
4/05 started Tamoxifen
Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to
trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations
Oophorectomy 8/05
Started Arimidex 9/05
Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06
Arimidex Only
Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia
NED 18 years!
Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"
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09-16-2009, 11:44 AM
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Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 3,142
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Re: Scan today
We understand !! I have my fingers crossed for good results.
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09-16-2009, 11:54 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 105
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Re: Scan today
Sending positive vibes and many prayers!
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09-16-2009, 12:16 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Georgia
Posts: 1,486
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Re: Scan today
Thinking of you.
Amelia
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09-16-2009, 01:38 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Southern, CA
Posts: 2,511
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Re: Scan today
Hi Faith, We all understand about having scans...then what seems like a long wait for the results. I wish they could give them to us the minute we are finished...I hate waiting. Even a day seems like a life time. But I will have you in my thoughts and prayers that you get the all clear. Keep us updated when you get a chance.
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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09-16-2009, 01:41 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 556
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Re: Scan today
I hope we don't need to undergo this anxiety everytime! Wish you all clean scans.
Julie
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Diagnosed in Sept 2004 while pregnant with the second child. Stage 3b, tumor 4.5cm, 4 auxillary and supraclav node positive. Her2+++ FISH 9.4 and er-,pr-.
Had dose dense neoadjuvant AC,Taxol then mastectomy,radiation+xeloda+Herceptin.
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09-16-2009, 03:58 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Northern Calif.
Posts: 981
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Re: Scan today
Saying a prayer for good results. Waiting impatiently with you....
Hugs,
Lexi
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09-16-2009, 04:46 PM
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Re: Scan today
Hoping and praying for good results.
Karen
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09-16-2009, 07:02 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Sheboygan, WI
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Re: Scan today
Holding you in prayer as you wait.
Hugs from me to you...
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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09-16-2009, 07:37 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 208
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Re: Scan today
Oh yes - I do understand the worry and waiting and am pulling for you to get your good results as quick as can be.
Hugs,
diane
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09-16-2009, 07:57 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Thornhill, Ontario
Canada
Posts: 2,320
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Re: Scan today
Ah, yes, scanxiety - Faith I am praying for good results for you.
I had a pelvic/transvaginal ultrasound yesterday because of some issues I've had recently. The tech was a doll - they are legally barred from giving results, but she said to me "If I were you, I wouldn't lose sleep over anything." I should have official results tomorrow.
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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09-17-2009, 02:46 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,851
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Re: Scan today
Tonya,
Getting scans always makes me anxious too.
I'm sending vibes your way for a good outcome.
Joan
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Diagnosed stage 2b in July 2003 (2.3 cm, HER2+, ER-/PR-, 7+ nodes). Treated with mastectomy (with immediate DIEP flap reconstruction), AC + T/Herceptin (off label). Cancer advanced to lung in Jan. 2007 (1 cm nodule). Started Herceptin every 3 weeks. Lung wedge resection April 2007. Cancer recurred in lung April 2008. RFA of lung in August 2008. 2nd annual brain MRI in Oct. 2008 discovered 2.6 cm cystic tumor in left frontal lobe. Craniotomy Oct. 2008 (ER-/PR-/HER2-) followed by targeted radiation (IMRT). Coughing up blood Feb. 2009. Thoractomy July 2009 to cut out fungal ball of common soil fungus (aspergillus) that grew in the RFA cavity (most likely inhaled while gardening). No cancer, only fungus. Removal of tiny melanoma from upper left arm, plus sentinel lymph node biopsy in Feb. 2016. Guardant Health liquid biopsy in Feb. 2016 showed mutations in 4 subtypes of TP53. Repeat of Guardant Health biopsy in Jana. 2021 showed 3 TP53 mutations, BRCA1 mutation and CHEK2 mutation. Invitae genetic testing showed negative for all of these. Living with MBC since 2007. Stopped Herceptin Hylecta (injection) treatment in March 2020. Recent 2021 annual CT of chest, abdomen and pelvis and annual brain MRI showed NED. Praying for NED forever!!
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09-17-2009, 04:32 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 508
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Re: Scan today
Sending along my best wishes for good results too. Fingers, toes and eyes crossed for you! Hope they get back to you as soon as possible.
Barb A.
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09-21-2009, 08:43 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: indianapolis, indiana
Posts: 1,544
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Re: Scan today
hope that everything went good on those scans!
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dxd 9-04, lumpectomy,
st 1, gr 3, er,pr-, her2 +,
2 tac,33 rads,6 cmf
1 yr herceptin,
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