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Forum: her2group 05-31-2007, 06:40 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,679
Posted By dberg
"late" herceptin gals

I guess this is what I get from not being a regular member anymore on the boards. I posted on BC.org and now here, which I rarely do. Seems like only the regulars get any responses.

How are all...
Forum: her2group 09-09-2006, 08:26 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,774
Posted By dberg
Living again

This is the first time I have checked in a while. I am 2 years post diagnosis and wanting so badly for life to go on. After a 2 year hiatus, I have just gotten a job teaching 1st grade and I am...
Forum: her2group 09-09-2006, 08:07 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,088
Posted By dberg
Michele, I have two teenage boys. Although my...

Michele,
I have two teenage boys. Although my husband and I drink, we have NEVER promoted drugs/alchohol in our household. My husband and I both run marathons and our boys were both in cross country...
Forum: her2group 06-21-2006, 06:08 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 19,091
Posted By dberg
Astrid, thank you for sharing the lecture...

Astrid, thank you for sharing the lecture information. I recently finished my year of herceptin and am taking just tamoxifen now. I have read good reports about coming the two, but what happens when...
Forum: her2group 06-20-2006, 02:05 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 19,091
Posted By dberg
I am triple positive, 47, premeno before chemo,...

I am triple positive, 47, premeno before chemo, but haven't had a period since Sept 2004. I'm going to have a discussion with my onc AGAIN, about switching, especially in light of the articles I was...
Forum: her2group 06-12-2006, 08:11 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,651
Posted By dberg
Worried about tamoxifen

You'd think that a year out of chemo I would be moving on, but all this talk about tamoxifen and her2 resistance is really gnawing at me. When I started tamoxifen last summer I was just beginning my...
Forum: her2group 05-10-2006, 07:19 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,211
Posted By dberg
While I was on chemo, (clinical trial of weekly...

While I was on chemo, (clinical trial of weekly AC/T), I got used to all the side effects and just accepted them as part of my life. I still did pretty much what I wanted, just slower. It is amazing...
Forum: her2group 05-10-2006, 07:06 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,606
Posted By dberg
Yes, yes, yes! Sometimes I just don't feel like...

Yes, yes, yes! Sometimes I just don't feel like I'm really "there." I have a difficult time searching for the right words when I am speaking, although not when I am writing.

Is it really the...
Forum: her2group 05-08-2006, 09:26 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,045
Posted By dberg
how to delete a message

It is probably staring me in the face, but how do I delete the duplicate message I sent? I clicked on "edit" but I didn't see anything about "delete."

Thanks!
Forum: her2group 05-08-2006, 08:57 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,324
Posted By dberg
Just how "experienced" is the ps?

My insurance company has sent me to the only ps in the network that has been trained to do DIEP. I asked his office staff how many he has done and they said "a few", which is not experienced enough...
Forum: her2group 05-02-2006, 10:38 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 6,735
Posted By dberg
Although I had a couple of heavy years in college...

Although I had a couple of heavy years in college (when I discovered beer), I have always been my ideal weight. I was 110lbs when I was dx. I am ER/PR +.
Forum: her2group 05-02-2006, 10:28 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,416
Posted By dberg
Yep, me too. Yearly mammos. One day I was...

Yep, me too. Yearly mammos. One day I was toweling off, looked in the mirror and noticed something poking out above my nipple. Radiologist and surgeon both thought it was smaller, but it ended up...
Forum: her2group 04-29-2006, 08:36 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 24,284
Posted By dberg
I thought of you all week as I dug in my garden....

I thought of you all week as I dug in my garden. I hoped so much that Linda would pull through. Al, you are such a guardian, and I hope you know you did everthing you could.

I am so happy to...
Forum: her2group 04-27-2006, 07:45 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,932
Posted By dberg
Tricia, I am Her2+ ER/PR+ and have been on...

Tricia,

I am Her2+ ER/PR+ and have been on tamoxifen for 1 year. What study are you referring to? I have been round and round with my onc about this.

Thanks!
Diane
Forum: her2group 04-23-2006, 07:41 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 6,916
Posted By dberg
Tom, This is EXACTLY why this website...

Tom,

This is EXACTLY why this website exists and why I scour it daily. The information and education we receive from one another is PRICELESS!

What a smart son you are! So glad the news is...
Forum: her2group 04-23-2006, 07:35 PM
Replies: 198
Views: 53,873
Posted By dberg
Dx July 2004 at age 45 Stage III, 5 cm,...

Dx July 2004 at age 45

Stage III, 5 cm, 2/13 nodes , Her2+++, ER/PR+, and lots of other nasty proliferative stuff.

Clinical trial SWOG 0221: Weekly A, daily C/15 weeks; T 12 weeks (no...
Forum: her2group 04-19-2006, 05:59 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 10,483
Posted By dberg
Lopsided, About halfway through rads I...

Lopsided,

About halfway through rads I noticed a definite achiness ALL OVER!! I think it is just a culmination of everything you have had, especially the neupogen and taxol. (Throw rads in there...
Forum: her2group 03-26-2006, 09:48 AM
Replies: 198
Views: 57,922
Posted By dberg
I was dx at age 45 in the summer of 2004. I am a...

I was dx at age 45 in the summer of 2004. I am a teacher, but just subbing right now. I can't wait to go back to those toothless 1st graders in the fall. My wonderful husband and I have been married...
Forum: her2group 02-23-2006, 09:24 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,138
Posted By dberg
2 years of Herceptin

At my last visit I asked my onc about getting my port out when I finish up my "late" herceptin in June. He said I should hold on to it because they "really don't know" how long to give it and he...
Forum: her2group 02-13-2006, 05:32 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,466
Posted By dberg
Robin, I asked my onc about PTEN testing, which...

Robin,
I asked my onc about PTEN testing, which is different I know, but along the same vein, and he said that there are a lot of tests "out there" now that just aren't available to Joe Oncologist....
Forum: her2group 01-15-2006, 09:12 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 937
Posted By dberg
Up/Down regulation

Can somebody please explain upregulation and downregulation to me?

Thanks1
Forum: her2group 12-06-2005, 05:53 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,224
Posted By dberg
San Antonio conference abstract

I was looking through the abstracts that are going to be presented at the conference this week. One of them is titled "Inhibiting the growth factor (GFR) pathway preserves and enhances the expression...
Forum: her2group 11-10-2005, 06:59 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,616
Posted By dberg
Donna, My alk phos was elevated when I was on...

Donna,
My alk phos was elevated when I was on Taxol. For a few weeks it was significantly higher, but my onc said it was from the Taxol, or neupogen, or both. Although it fluctuated it was back to...
Forum: her2group 11-10-2005, 06:46 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,539
Posted By dberg
Holy cow, I thought I was gaining weight from the...

Holy cow, I thought I was gaining weight from the tamoxifen. If it is from the herceptin too then I am in big trouble. I cannot get my wedding ring off, my shoes are tighter, and I feel bloated all...
Forum: her2group 11-03-2005, 07:23 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,259
Posted By dberg
Is anybody from this site planning on attending?

Is anybody from this site planning on attending?
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