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07-14-2011, 02:34 PM
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Joe & Dr. Slamon's wife at SACBS - photo
Good afternoon everyone -
I came across this photo of our dear departed Joe and Dr. Dennis Slamon's wife. This was taken at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium maybe in 2004 or 2005.
Anyway Slamon's wife is holding an award given to her husband for presenting the William McGuire Memorial Lecture at that conference.
I attended that lecture with some of the other ladies from this group. We sat in the middle of the front row right in front of the lecturn.
A little later Mrs. Slamon came by our booth.
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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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07-14-2011, 02:39 PM
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Re: Joe & Dr. Slamon's wife at SACBS - photo
Thanks for posting this picture Steph. I was just thinking of our dear Joe today.
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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07-14-2011, 03:25 PM
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Re: Joe & Dr. Slamon's wife at SACBS - photo
Two people who impacted my life, even if indirectly.
Thanks for the pic.
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Bonnie
Post menopause
May 2007 Core biopsy, Rt breast
ER+, Pr-, HER2 +++, Grade 3
Ki-67: 90%
"suspicious area" left breast
Bilateral mastectomy, (NED on left) May 2007
Sentinel Node Neg
Stage 1, DCIS with microinvasion, 3 mm, mostly removed during the biopsy....
Femara (discontinued 7/07) Resumed 10/07
OncoType score 36 (July 07)
Began THC 7/26/07 (d/c taxol and carboplatin 10/07)
Began Herceptin alone 10/07
Finished Herceptin July /08
D/C Femara 4/10 (joint pain/trigger thumb!)
5/10 mistakenly dx with lung cancer. Middle rt lobe removed!
Aromasin started 5/10
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07-14-2011, 06:43 PM
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Location: Hershey, PA. Live The Sweet Life!
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Re: Joe & Dr. Slamon's wife at SACBS - photo
Thanks,Steph! As you know, I never met our Joe having only spoken with him on the phone. That was back when we Her-2s were the bells of the ball at San Antonio, right?
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Smile On!
Laurel
Dx'd w/multifocal DCIS/IDS 3/08
7mm invasive component
Partial mast. 5/08
Stage 1b, ER 80%, PR 90%, HER-2 6.9 on FISH
0/5 nodes
4 AC, 4 TH finished 9/08
Herceptin every 3 weeks. Finished 7/09
Tamoxifen 10/08. Switched to Femara 8/09
Bilat SPM w/reconstruction 10/08
Clinical Trial w/Clondronate 12/08
Stopped Clondronate--too hard on my gizzard!
Switched back to Tamoxifen due to tendon pain from Femara
15 Years NED
I think I just might hang around awhile....
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07-14-2011, 11:25 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Misty woods of WA State
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Re: Joe & Dr. Slamon's wife at SACBS - photo
Yes, belles.
I think there still is a lot of interest in how we have managed to to rise to the top like nice cream in raw milk.
We have moved from the worst prognosis to somewhere in the middle of the whole breast cancer pack, and maybe improving from there.
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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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07-15-2011, 07:15 AM
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Re: Joe & Dr. Slamon's wife at SACBS - photo
Stephanie,
Thanks for the photo. Joe is my hero. He has helped all of us so much.
Amelia
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07-15-2011, 09:34 AM
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Re: Joe & Dr. Slamon's wife at SACBS - photo
Great to see this photo of Joe, who along with Christine, are heroes to me. Thanks Stephanie.
love sarah
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07-15-2011, 12:17 PM
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Re: Joe & Dr. Slamon's wife at SACBS - photo
Many, many thanks for that from me in England.
I wished I could have met Joe and Christine.
Where would I have been without this site
Best information about Her2 and a great family for us all.
janie
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07-15-2011, 01:54 PM
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Re: Joe & Dr. Slamon's wife at SACBS - photo
Thanks for posting this pic Steph, and while I never met Joe he sent me many e mails and we chatted about Ireland and many other things so felt he was a dear friend 
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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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07-16-2011, 09:10 AM
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Location: Boise, Idaho
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Re: Joe & Dr. Slamon's wife at SACBS - photo
Thanks for sharing.
Love & hugs,
Marlys
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