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Re: So here we are
Welcome!
You will find that in the cancer journey the ups and downs are the norm. The good news is that there are lots of treatments available for those of us with HER2 breast cancer. These treatments have changed the prognosis for this type of cancer. You will find lots of women on this site who are living full active lives many, many years after their original diagnosis. Be careful what you read on the internet. A lot of the stats posted are prior to Herceptin. Herceptin is a game changer for HER2.
I'll be sending positive healing energy to you and your wife as you proceed through this journey.
Take care,
Brenda
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8/2013 Diagnosed IDC Left Breast ER-/PR-/HER2+ Stage 3C, DCIS ER+/PR+/HER2- Right Breast (54 yr)
8/2013 PET/CT scan shows mass in uterues and suprclavicular nodes
8/20/13 Begin 6 rounds TCH chemo, Perjeta added for rounds 4-6
9/2013 After 1st round of chemo, mass in neck and breast no longer able to feel
11/2013 Hysterectomy, mass from PET/CT scan not cancer (adenomylosis)
12/2013 Finished chemo
1/2014 Double mastectomy with chest expanders
1/2014 Pathology report from surgery and SNB show complete pathological response!
3/2014 Finish IMRT radiation
8/2014 Fat transfer to radiated breast
8/2014 Completed 1 yr of Herceptin
10/2014 exchange surgery expanders removed implants placed
6/2015 3D nipple and areola tattoos
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