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Long term survivors
Hello everyone I'm in need of some help and information and was directed to this group from the caregivers corner.
My wife Florence was Dx last November with stage 4 grade 3 her2+ IDC BC. A CT scan showed it had spread to her liver and a biopsy confirmed it was her BC.Her MRI and bone scan were clean.
She thinks because its spread to her liver, it spread all over her body and the treatments (T&H ) are not going to work for her. I've showed her the current info on Herceptin and how many life's it has saved, but she still thinks it to late for it to do any good for her.
I'm asking anyone who has a similar Dx to please let her know its not over for her. I'm trying to get her to think positive and fight this. I told her to "get mad" and fight. I can see it in her eyes she thinks shes not going to be around long, maybe a year or two. I know this is not true any more.
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Wifes Dx:
Found tumor 11-09
Biopsy 11-09 positive: IDC Stage 4 grade 3 Her2 +, 3 nodes of 16 positive.
Surgery 12-09
CT scan: liver mets
MRI of Head: clean
Bone scan: clean
1st treatment: 1-28-10
Taxotere & Herceptin every 21 days
6 rounds of Taxotere
Herceptin every 21 days (on going)
Liver mets...GONE!
CT scans,bone scans & MRI's NED
NED to date
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