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I was diagnosed in October 2000 with Stage 1, ER+/PR+, Her 2+++ IDC; tumor was 2 cm and Grade 3; had 4 A/C but no Taxol due to being node negative; no Herceptin of course back then; also did 35 RADS; 3 years and 10 months of Tamoxifen and am currently on Arimidex (since 11/04) - currently NED; having my annual mammogram and ultrasound next month; as well as a breast MRI to follow some little thing they found about 8 months ago - it's been biopsied and pathology was benign; follow up MRI in April again showed it but it was smaller and less enhancing so they're leaning toward a benign abnormality but getting the MRI just to follow for a while.
My biggest fear about recurrences will be AFTER I'm done with Arimidex; I feel it might just be delaying the inevitable. In the past, recurrences were "quicker" - within that 2 year period - but that was before all of the hormonal therapies we have now. I hear alot about recurrences in the 7th year after diagnosis and that's about 2 years after most people end their therapies. Just my silly way of thinking about things at times!!
Gloria
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