How to do signature??

[jml]

Hi All~
After 6 years on this site, I'm FINALLYcreating my signature w/dx & tx history.
It's been an interesting exercise, walking down memory lane...


BUT, when I hit "save" I get the following message:

1. "Your signature cannot be longer than 2000 characters including BB code markup."

Does anyone have any ideas what that means? Or solutions?

Thanks in advance!

Jessica

Dx - 5/17/2002 @33yo ;Stage IV - IDC + liver met;
Lumpectomy, 12/12+ nodes; er/pr-, Her2+++
Tx1 - Navelbine+Herceptin x 8 wks; No response, progression - single liver met to "innumerable/immeasureable"
Tx2 - ISIS 2504 - clinical trial -Taxol + ISIS (continuous IV)x 6 mos;partial response.
Tx3 - Taxol+Herceptin x 13 weeks
NED 9/11/03-9/17/04, then single liver met recurrence.
9/04-Recurrence 1- Taxol+Herceptin x 4 weeks prior to RFA, but NED again, cxl RFA.
12/04 -Recurrence 2 - single liver met
1/05 - RFA - partial response
2/05 - Tx4 Abraxane+Herceptin x 9 weeks;No response due to improper dosing(?)
3/05 - Tx5 Taxol/Carbo/Herceptin to NED again.
11/05 - Recurrence 3 - same single liver met
12/05 - Right hepatectomy-55% liver removed. Success. NED in liver ever since.
2/06 - Recurrence 4 -single lesion in L breast again
3/06 -excisional biopsy. 1cm IDC, extensive high grade DCIS.
No tx due to liver still healing post hepatectomy, follow with Herceptin & scans to keep an eye on DCIS
12/06- L mastectomy w/ reconstruction 3/07 & 8/07
10/07 - Recurrence 5 - Supraclav nodes
Tx6 -Gemzar+Herceptin, til NED 3/08.
9/08 -Recurrence 6 -Supraclav nodes again.Rads1 - x 7wks
10/08 - Acute Renal Failure - ICU x4 days, hospital 1 week,
stents in ureters/kidneys x 4mos.still no known cause???
10/08 - Recurrence 7 -Sternal nodes; supraclav -NED
Tx7 - repeat Gemzar+Herceptin; NED in 1/09; finish GH cycle to 3/09.
105 Rounds of chemo, to date
4/09 - PET scans shows Recurrence 8 in sternal nodes...progression while on GH cycle.
5/09 - Tykerb/Xeloda/Herceptin?...still deciding.

[Becky]

I am not sure what the BB code is however, if you want to write more than what you have right now, I suggest removing the smiley faces. I would think they would take up alot of the character memory. I think the 2000 characters is how many letters, numbers or (, !, / etc) you have in there. Basically - this would also include spaces and potentially even lines of information. Joe will probably comment on this one to give the real guidelines.

Peace,

[hutchibk]

I think the bb code is the html coding.

Looks like you've got it working. Congrats!

[StephN]

Hello Jessica -
From another long-time fellow member of this site.

I was taken aback at what has transpired in the last couple of years for you. Recall all the fight to get your liver clear, but not the business with the upper body nodes. You seem to have one of the classicly sneaky types.

Perhaps the way to go is to look at more HER pathways to block. I sure hope that will do it.

Best wishes from StephN