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09-07-2007, 06:24 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Sheboygan, WI
Posts: 2,582
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Happy 3 year cancerversary to you Becky
After reading Juanita's post about her 3 year cancerversary I remembered our Becky also had a 3 year cancerversary coming up. I checked and sure enough, it was............Sept. of 2004. Maybe it isn't yet, seeing how it's the 7th only. At first read I thought it was Sept. 4th but looking more closely see it Sept. of '04. Well, whatever.........close enough...........
Happy 3 year cancerversary to you Becky. May God continue to Bless you with all the good things He has.
You are loved........by God and by all of us on this board.
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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09-07-2007, 06:32 PM
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Location: indianapolis, indiana
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Congratulations!!! I know how good you feel.
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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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09-07-2007, 06:37 PM
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Location: WHITESTOWN IN
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Congrats Becky
Enjoy the day and do something for yourself. Lord knows you do so much for us here!
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DX IDC AT 42 12/7/06
2.2CM STAGE I GRADE 2
NODE NEG
PARTIAL 12/18/06
HER2+ /ER+(75%) PR+(5%)
4 DD AC CHEMO STARTING 1/10/07
4 DD Taxol Starting 3/5/07
1year weekly Herceptin starting 3/5/07
finished 2/18/08
changed to every 3 weeks 4/23/07
completed 33 radiation treatments 7/6/07
TAH and BSO 9/24/07
start Femarra 10/8/07
Started Neritinib trial 12/14/09
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09-07-2007, 07:39 PM
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Location: Stockton, NJ
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Thank you very much. Today is my cancerversary too - same as Juanita and the same amount of years (3). I also had my onc appointment (coincidentally) today and all is well.
I am happy to be doing and feeling well because 3 years ago (having had surgery), I was not too sure of anything. You need to learn so much so fast and not make a mistake. I remember coming home from the lumpectomy and insisting my husband go to the school to work on a project I volunteered for months before (my mom stayed with me). The next day, I made several medical onc appointments for my opinions and called the pathology dept of the hospital I had the lumpectomy at to have them send my slides to Sloan Kettering for a second opinion. My mom was blown away. After all that was done, I took 2 percosets and crashed. What a life we lead.
I am grateful for this board and all of you. It brings me back to the beginning when Lolly, StephN, Al from Canada, Alaska Angel, Rozebud, Cathya as well as others who are not with us anymore (Lisa, SandyH, Tom (after his mother passed away)) who really helped me when I knew nothing and Herceptin wasn't available yet (I got it later, 4 months after my last chemo). RB and Lani are also so important to all of us. (I do feel RB is right on about fatty acid chemistry and its role in inflammation on the formation of cancers).
You are all very special and thank you for remembering me. Now... I just have to decide what I really want to buy myself this cancerversary (in fact, one of the chemo nurses saw me today and asked what I was going to buy myself this year)???
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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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09-07-2007, 07:59 PM
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Location: Alexandria, VA
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Congrats and thank you for being our voice of reason for so long.
Those we have lost, really affect us. I will never forget. But here we are, still hanging there. It's all we can do. BB
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09-07-2007, 08:17 PM
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Location: Acworth, GA
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Congratulations Becky. Let us know what you buy for yourself.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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09-07-2007, 08:20 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Thornhill, Ontario
Canada
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Congrats Becky on being 3 years out! You are one of my heroes here on the board - a voice of reason and information. Very reassuring to us "newbies".
Wishing you many more healthy years.
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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09-07-2007, 08:53 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Northern Calif.
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Becky!! Happy three year anniversary!! You are always so supportive and full of the latest information. You are such a blessing to us all. I wish you many many more years of continued good health!
Hugs,
Lexi
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09-07-2007, 08:59 PM
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Congratulations Becky for the 3rd year. I was crossing my fingers to celebrate my 3rd year but I just missed it(recenlty diagnosed with recurrence)
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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09-07-2007, 10:04 PM
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Congratulations Becky!
Karen
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09-08-2007, 02:41 AM
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI
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Congratulations Becky!!!
I'ts your SECOND birthday. Enjoy AND relax...Take care and God bless.
Rhonda
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Rhonda
Dx 2/1/05, Stage 1, 0 nodes, Grade 3, ER/PR-, HER2+ (3.16 Fish)
2/7/05, Partial Mastectomy
5/18/05 Finished 6 rounds of dose dense TEC (Taxotere, Epirubicin and Cytoxan)
8/1/05 Finished 33 rads
8/18/05 Started Herceptin, every 3 weeks for a year (last one 8/10/06)
2/1/13...8 year Cancerversary and I am "perfect" (at least where cancer is concerned;)
" And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."- Abraham Lincoln
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09-08-2007, 04:10 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: San Antonio, TX
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Lots of best wishes and appreciation to you Becky!
Hope you stay on so long that you can hardly think of something to celebrate with! Those gifts should get bigger and better in the years to come!
Have a great day!
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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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09-08-2007, 05:05 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Morris, IL
Posts: 3,507
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Becky
Congratulations on 3 years....each year is a bigger and better milestone, as if to outdo the last. May you have many many more to come....and many more gifts to celebrate.....let us know what you get for yourself!
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"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
Hugs & Blessings
Sheila
Diagnosed at age 49.99999 2/21/2002 via Mammography (Calcifications)
Core Biopsy 2/22/02
L. Mastectomy 2/25/2002
Stage 1, 0.7cm IDC, Node Neg from 19 nodes Her2+++ ER PR Neg
6/2003 Reconstruction W/ Tissue Expander, Silicone Implant
9/2003 Stage IV with Mets to Supraclavicular nodes
9/2003 Began Herceptin every 3 weeks
3/2006 Xeloda 2500mg/Herceptin for recurrence to neck nodes
3/2007 Added back the Xeloda with Herceptin for continued mets to nodes
5/2007 Taken Off Xeloda, no longer working
6/14/07 Taxol/Herceptin/Avastin
3/26 - 5/28/08 Taxol Holiday Whopeeeeeeeee
5/29 2008 Back on Taxol w Herceptin q 2 weeks
4/2009 Progression on Taxol & Paralyzed L Vocal Cord from Nodes Pressing on Nerve
5/2009 Begin Rx with Navelbine/Herceptin
11/09 Progression on Navelbine
Fought for and started Tykerb/Herceptin...nodes are melting!!!!!
2/2010 Back to Avastin/Herceptin
5/2010 Switched to Metronomic Chemo with Herceptin...Cytoxan and Methotrexate
Pericardial Window Surgery to Drain Pericardial Effusion
7/2010 Back to walking a mile a day...YEAH!!!!
9/2010 Nodes are back with a vengence in neck
Qualified for TDM-1 EAP
10/6/10 Begin my miracle drug, TDM-1
Mixed response, shrinking internal nodes, progression skin mets after 3 treatments
12/6/10 Started Halaven (Eribulen) /Herceptin excellent results in 2 treatments
2/2011 I CELEBRATE my 9 YEAR MARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7/5/11 begin Gemzar /Herceptin for node progression
2/8/2012 Gemzar stopped, Continue Herceptin
2/20/2012 Begin Tomo Radiation to Neck Nodes
2/21/2012 I CELEBRATE 10 YEARS
5/12/2012 BeganTaxotere/ Herceptin is my next miracle for new node progression
6/28/12 Stopped Taxotere due to pregression, Started Perjeta/Herceptin
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09-08-2007, 06:54 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Stockton, NJ
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Thank you everyone. Yesterday I was talking to my youngest daughter (16 - and now the only one home as I now have a Senior and a Freshman in college). She will graduate from High School in 2 years. When I was diagnosed, she was just entering 8th grade. She is an okay student who is improving. I told her, "I never thought I would see you graduate from High School but now I am sure I will"! She replied, "Did you really think I was that stupid"!
So, it was nice to know that the others in our lives move on and feel more comfortable quickly, especially if you take care and go about life too. I did tell her that was not what I meant and we both had a good laugh.
Thanks for thinking of me.
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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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09-09-2007, 08:31 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Nebraska
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Becky, congratulations and I love your daughter's response! It's great that you are doing so well and I just want you to know that I always enjoy reading your posts.
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09-10-2007, 09:09 PM
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Location: Los Angeles
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Dear Becky,
I am so glad you are celebrating. YOU have been the kindest person to me answering some questions in the past, without your response my mind would be mush. So you have touched me and all of us in such a special way
We are so lucky to have you. And you will see your daughter get her Phd or whatever!
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Maria ( mcs)
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09-11-2007, 07:44 AM
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Way to go
Happy days ahead Becky! Thanks for sharing and caring on this board. I have learned so much from you and hope someday to be able to repay the gift.
Here's to many more cancerversaries!!!!
Emelie
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09-09-2007, 03:28 PM
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Location: Bradenton,FL
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Oh Becky ,LOL,your daughter sounds just like mine...totally self absorbed (as they should be at this age)!
Many many heartfelt congratulations on this happy milestone!
Marcia
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09-09-2007, 03:47 PM
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CONGRATULATIONS and here is to many, many,many more cancerversaries. Thanks for all of your help and information.
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09-09-2007, 05:39 PM
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Hope I Am Not To Late To Wish You Many More Cancercarsary. 3 Years Is Quite A Milstone . I Am Soooo Happy For You. I Want To Also Thank You For Your Wisdom,courage. Prayer And Blessing. You Have Really Taught Me Alot In The Months I Have Joined This Wonderful Group Of Ladies. Take Care Dorinda
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nov 2006 dx. with bc. 3 tumors removed from left breast lumpectomy done. her2 postive er+pr-. scans showed extensive spine mets(to many to count) ,3 tumors on left rib,one tumor on skull and 3 tumors on liver. stage IV from get go. dec.2006 started chemo taxol and herceptine wkly. zometa monthly. rescanned in march 2007, liver tumors shrinking a little. bones to early to tell but pain is gone in my back. rescanned in june 2007. liver mets gone, bone scan looking better but still alot in my spine. still on taxol and herceptine. zometa monthly. rescanned in august due to ca 2729 going up. liver still good , mets in ribs and skull gone but multiple areas still on lumbar and sacrum. mri of brain august 07 negative for mets.I AM BELIEVLING GOD FOR MY HEALING.
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