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saleboat · 01-08-2007, 02:00 PM

Ditto to most of what has been said above, your wife by NO means has been handed a death sentence-- I know how terrifying it is to find out you've taken up residency in Cancerland, but really, it all likelihood she will be fine. I once felt the same way that she did, but once I learned more about Her2+, the effectiveness of Herceptin and all the drugs now in the pipeline for it, I began to feel a lot more confidence. (And as you can see from my sig. below, I had an ugly pathology report.)

It still sucks to be confronting these challenges, but really, there is a lot of hope in our little corner of Cancerland.

Good luck,
Jen

01-08-2007, 02:00 PM	#17
saleboat Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 250	Ditto to most of what has been said above, your wife by NO means has been handed a death sentence-- I know how terrifying it is to find out you've taken up residency in Cancerland, but really, it all likelihood she will be fine. I once felt the same way that she did, but once I learned more about Her2+, the effectiveness of Herceptin and all the drugs now in the pipeline for it, I began to feel a lot more confidence. (And as you can see from my sig. below, I had an ugly pathology report.) It still sucks to be confronting these challenges, but really, there is a lot of hope in our little corner of Cancerland. Good luck, Jen __________________ dx 4/05 @ 34 y.o. Stage IIIC, ER+ (90%)/PR+ (95%)/HER2+ (IHC 3+) lumpectomy-- 2.5 cm 15+/37 nodes (IVF in between surgery and chemo) tx dd A/C, followed by dd Taxol & Herceptin 30 rads (or was it 35?) Finished Herceptin on 7/24/06 Tamox livingcured.blogspot.com "Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow." -- Helen Keller