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Old 08-31-2006, 07:24 PM   #29
sadie
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Michigan
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I opted for the aggressive treatment also.
AC x4; Taxol w/Herceptin x12weeks; Herceptin 1 year total; 30 rads; Started Arimidex after rads.
My onc told me I was borderline for getting chemo (1cm); She said she would recommend the same treatment to her sister or mother.
She told me that although all the cancer was gotten out with the lumpectomy, there is that very small chance that 1 little cell "got away" thru the bloodstream.
She said the chemo would take care of that.
She now tells me I can expect to live a long and healthy life!
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Dx Oct 2005 IDC
Lumpectomy
1cm / Stage 1 / grade 3
Sentinel node neg
Her2+++
ER+ / PR weakly+
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