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13 NED stage 3C breast Cancer and 2 years Ovarian
Hi all;
I am so happy to tell you that I am surviving well. In 2004 I was diagnosed with stage 3C her2+ breast cancer. NED for all this time with that....wow. I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in June of 2015. STAGE 1. Amazing. I had no symptoms....except having to pee often and a swipe of blood which I reacted to immediately. The blood was ultimately from the arimidex affecting my uterus and nothing to do with my ovaries but it lead to me having an ultrasound and MRI followed by a hysterectomy (can't remember the name of it.....but included all sorts of special things...lol), followed by the diagnosis of ovarian cancer.
We CAN survive, we can thrive and we can enjoy life beyond cancer.....even multiple cancers. Pay attention to your body. Act quickly to any and all symptoms. Thinking of you all. My second life began here and I am forever grateful.
Cathy
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Cathy
Diagnosed Oct. 2004 3 cm ductal, lumpectomy Nov. 2004
Diagnosed Jan. 2005 tumor in supraclavicular node
Stage 3c, Grade 3, ER/PR+, Her2++
4 AC, 4 Taxol, Radiation, Arimidex, Actonel
Herceptin for 9 months until Muga dropped and heart enlarged
Restarting herceptin weekly after 4 months off
Stopped herceptin after four weekly treatments....score dropped to 41
Finished 6 years Arimidex
May 2015 diagnosed with ovarian cancer
Stage 1C
started 6 treatments of carboplatin/taxol
Genetic testing show BRCA1 VUS
Nice! My hair came back really curly. Hope it lasts lol. Well it didn't but I liked it so I'm now a perm lady
29 March 2018 Lung biopsy following chest CT showing tumours in pleura of left lung, waiting for results to the question bc or ovarian
April 20, 2018 BC mets confirmed, ER/PR+ now Her2-
Questions about the possibility of ovarian spread and mets to bones so will be tested and monitored for these.
To begin new drug Palbociclib (Ibrance) along with Letrozole May, 2018.
Genetic testing of ovarian tumour and this new lung met will take months.
To see geneticist to be retested for BRCA this week....still BRCA VUS
CA125 has declined from 359 to 12 as of Aug.23/18
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