***What was your date of dx, stage, treatment and current status...???***

[LindaC]

DX October 18 2006
Left breast cancer lymph nodes mets to liver and bones.
Carboplatin 1 dose
weekly taxol and herceptin
once a month zometa
February 21 pet scan done on February 5 2007 showed everything clear except bones.

LindaC

[Melissai]

Dx Jan 2006 Age 36

Multi-focal IDC (4 tumors largest being 3.0cm) left breast
DCIS right breast
ER+(46%)PR+(75%)
Her2+ Immunochemistry-Borderline, FISH 2.1
Grade 2
Blood/lymphatic invasion
Sentinal Node Neg. Left breast
Bilateral Mastectomy 2/28/06
4 AC/ 4 Taxotere/weekly herceptin (last tax on Aug 28,2006)
Herceptin every 3 weeks until June 07
Lupron Injections every 3 months and on Arimidex
All scans clear
BRCA2+

[gin-tx]

Dear Melassi,

I was originally diagnosed in Dec, 1995, had lumpectamy followed by radiation. Second diagnosis on April 2006, still getting Herceptin every 3 weeks, Aridia every 6 weeks. I'm finding I am very fatigued after treatments, takes 2-3 days to get up to speed again. Keep me informed of your progress and how things are going with you. This site is so wonderful to keep up our morale, learn of others in similar situations, etc.

ginkott1@aol.com

[gin-tx]

Dear Catherine,

I too was diagnosed in April 2006, first bout of BC in 1995. Had been free for 10 yrs. This time it's more aggressive, had biopsy which surgeon thought looked fine. Three days later he called it was malignant, had wider margins done, also bone scan which revealed something on spine. Had MRI, was diagnosed with Stage IV metastatic cancer. Had 18 radiation treatments to spine and lungs. Then began Herceptin with Aredia. Still getting every 3 weeks, last CT was no change but nothing new, due for another next month. This has not been a good week, have not felt so hot. Keeping in contact with onc, trying various meds. Keep me informed of how you are doing. We all need to support each other.

ginkott1@aol.com

[lilyecuadorian]

diagnostic on April 18/06

and the rest is on my signature

[fullofbeans]

Diagnosed June 06 with BC stage 1/2 two lumpectomies (until clean margin). Aug 2006 stage 4 (liver mets), I beleive the rest is in my signature

Cheers
Kx

[Hazel Joyce]

My lump was found on routine mammogram, no palpable mass. Core needle biopsy done, diagnosed 11-17-06 with IDC. I had a lumpectomy and lymph node dissection on 12-20-06. 3 cm tumor, Grade 3, 8 positive nodes. Stage IIIA. ER/PR-, HER2 +++ (avg 20 copies per cell). I have a chest port. I had 4 cycles of Adriamycin/ Cytoxan. I had 12 doses of Taxol, and will get a year's worth of Herceptin. 35 radiation treatments. H was held for 4 weeks, and onc says she will add it on at the end. So, I'll finish H in May 2008. I didn't work much in 2007, quit work entirely in June. I am ambivalent about returning.
So far, no recurrence or spread. My onc doesn't order scans unless symptoms appear. Lab work has been good. Neg CT chest and brain MRI in July.

[mcgle]

Still NED 18 months later (I hope!).

Please read my signature.

Mcgle

[RhondaH]

Thought I would like to update. Thank you.

Rhonda

[gin-tx]

Dear Rhonda,

I was diagnosed in April 2006, first diagnosis in Dec 1995. I was cancer free for over 10 yrs, then it came back more aggressive. Still getting herceptin with aredia (for bones) as I had a tumor on spine which changed diagnosis to Grade IV. Am holding on so far, but seem to catch a lot of viruses that are going around. Evidently my immune system is not as good as I had hoped, will talk with onc about it.

Hope you continue to do well, keep me informed.

ginkott1@aol.com

[dhealey]

I had a normal mammogram July 2006, found lump in my breast myself Oct. 2006. Had lumpectomy Friday 13th, 2006, Oct. 20th, 2006 Left breast mastectomy, 2.5 cm tumor, negative nodes, ER/PR positive, Her2 Positive comfirmed by FISH. Stage IIA. Started 4 rounds A/C Nov. 2006 followed by 4 rounds Taxol/Herceptin. Continued with herceptin until Jan 8, 2008. Was started on Arimidex March 2007. June 2007 prophlactic mastectomy Right breast (no reconstruction) Stopped Arimidex Aug 2007 due to severe joint pain and was started on Aromasin stopped this Dec. 2007 due to severe joint pain and bruising. Brain MRI Oct 2007 showed pineal cyst no cancer/ PET SCAN Dec. 2007 negative. Now have lump in Right side of neck, onc thinks this is a lymph node, but all test including tumor markers normal. When all this started I was age 52 now 53 and still going strong or trying too!!!

[Joanne S]

Rhonda, Following is my breast cancer information.

[michka]

See my signature. This is an interesting initiative Rondah! I see that I am not the only one who had a mammo 1 year or less before the finding of a large tumor by herself. Who knows what the reliability of a mammography is? do tumors "explode" in one year? You read everywhere that tumor grow slow and they are there about 10 years before we can see them.
This drove me crazy of anger and despair. My mother had BC, my aunt and cousin died from it so I thought I was serious and would catch a cancer at the beginning. And they always told me during the 10 years I had mammos that my breast were easy to read.
Michka

[Believe51]

My 50 year old husband's journey is in his signature. Nice post>>Believe51

[Sueinuk]

Diagnosed in 2003 with bc in right breast. Had chemo first followed by surgery then rads. Re-diagnosed two years later with local recurrence. Stage 3. Now on Herceptin and Capcitebine. NED.

[theresaw]

One thing I didn't put on my sig. was that I am er-/pr-.

[DEBBIE S]

Hello All ...
I was first dx in Oct. 2004 ; I had a routine mam. in April 04 and was called back in for a follow-up with a magnification of test and was then
told to come back in 5 months ... I do belive if they had done an ultra-
sound my tumor would have been found .. but hindsight is 20/20 ...
Was dx Stage 4 with 3.2 cm tumor and spot on liver ....
HER2 +++ ER - PR -
Currently doing hercp every 3 weeks and my onc has agreed to let me do
chemo ( taxol & carboplatin ) every 6 weeks ...

[dlaxague]

I was just going to post my signature but it says my message is too short if I don't type something.

Debbie Laxague

[romo9]

Diagnosed oct 2004 her+++ 3cm tumour 18 positive nodes. Chemo,radiotherapy. herceptin 2 years. 3 years NED. Romo9

[tdonnelly]

Dx: 10/2006 Infiltrating Carcinoma (Ductal) with Lobular features
Age: 46 2.1 cm Stage 2 HER2+ 4.3
Lumpectomy/Right Breast
4 cycles of A/C and 4 cycles of Taxol
Completed to date 9 cycles of Herceptin:every 3 wk/1 hr. 630mcg
28 Radiation treatments

Status: Neuropathy in fingers/toes - Ongoing
Bone/Joint pain in knees and legs - Ongoing
(Bone Scan - Negative for Mets 10/07- Deg. Arthritus
Edema in legs - Ongoing
Harsh cough
3 cm cyst on Scalp - to be biopsied
2 suspicious moles on scalp - to be biopsied
TSH Level (Hypothyroid) remaining high during Chemo and
Herceptin treatments (175 mcg/purple pill)