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06-20-2006, 04:30 PM
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Must be good scan day
Just had my first set of scans after going into remission 3 months ago. My Oncologist said that the first 7 months would be critical to how I respond being just on Herceptin. All came back clear! Next set of scans 3 months from now. Now I can leave and enjoy my vacation in Florida next week. I have to tell you, I had the anxiety attack from hell the last few days, I was so worried something was going to show up, just had a bad feeling. My Oncologist told me he would slide my results under the door and haul ass if they were bad. (He says that because I told him I was going to go POSTAL if they weren't good..lol). So when he walked in smiling the first thing he said was "I'm here in person", so I knew I could relax instantly..lol...sherryg683
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06-20-2006, 05:08 PM
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Sherry;
You are so right...it must be a good scan day....I am going for a couple in the next month so hope it holds. I am so happy to hear your news. God bless
Cathy
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06-20-2006, 05:11 PM
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Always nice to hear good news. Enjoy your vacation in Florida Sherri.
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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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06-20-2006, 05:30 PM
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Sherry,
Your news makes my heart happy and fills me with hope.
Karen
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06-20-2006, 05:40 PM
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Terrific News Sherry!!!
Prayers are being answered. Take care and God bless.
Rhonda
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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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06-20-2006, 08:31 PM
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So soooooooooo happy for you!
and hope it will be like this for 50 years.
Big hug,
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06-20-2006, 08:35 PM
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Sherry, it's so great to hear your good news also! Your onc is a funny man 
<3 Lolly |
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06-20-2006, 11:49 PM
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I am getting a bit overwhelmed tonight with all the good posts I am reading. I am so happy for your Sherry. That is fantastic news...just the kind a person needs so they can TRULY enjoy their vacation. I am so happy for you.
Now go have some fun, you deserve it.
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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06-21-2006, 09:33 AM
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Sherry,
Congratulations on your good news. Now go and enjoy your vacation!
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06-21-2006, 01:21 PM
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Location: Northern Calif.
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Great news!! I wish you many more years of great health!!
Lexi
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06-21-2006, 02:00 PM
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Oh Sherri - this is so great to read!!! I wish everyone could have great news!!! Enjoy your vacation and please have an umbrella drink for me...!!!
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Maryann
Stage IV Inflammatory BC 1/00
Mod Rad Mastectomy 24nod/5+
Adriomycin Cytoxin Taxol
Tamoxifen 4 1/2 yrs
Radiation - 32 x
Metastatic BC lung/liver 10/04
thorocentesis 2x - pleurodesis
Herceptin Taxatiere Carbo
Femera/Lupron
BC NED 4/05
chemo induced Acute Myeloid Leukemia 5/06
Induction/consolidation chemo
bone marrow transplant - 11/3/06
Severe Host vs Graft Disease of liver
BC mets to lung 11/07
Fasoladex Herceptin Zometa Xeloda
GVHD/Iron overload to liver
Avascular Necrosis/morphine pump 10/10
metastatic brain tumor
steriotactic radiosurgery
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06-21-2006, 04:26 PM
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Location: Central Coast, CA
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Breathe again!
Oh Sherry, that is such great news! It's amazing how creative we can get in controlling the test-anxiety. Glad you have a doc who understands that and rides along on the roller coaster with you! With my last scan I had programmed my mind to NOT THINK about it until the day I saw my onc, then on the day of my appt I let the anxiety start to roll - with it set to peak at 1pm (appt time!). Boy was I surprised when I got there and they told me "your appointment is tommorrow!" That'll teach me to think I'm in control! The next day, much to my relief my scans were good, too. And I felt like I had a renewed license to breathe - literally and figuratively!
Enjoy your vacation - you deserve it!
Chris
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