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Hi Joe!
The changes sound so exciting!!!! This site is like a second home for me, and I just can't imagine what it would be like without it. Thank you.
The medical resident is a WONDERFUL idea! I have a little medical background and still have much difficulty in understanding some of the abstracts. Is instant messanging going to be like a chat room/conversation area? I do miss this from a few of the cancer sites. It's a nice way to really get to know someone. Also, I always thought that it would be nice if there was a way to "catorgarize" dx's so that people might be able to easily find others with the same dx (er/pr -/+, node+, DCIS, etc.). Speaking for some of the newly dx'd patients, it would be nice to have an area where long term survivors could share hope for the future. I know that when I was first dx'd, it was almost impossible to find "positive" stories and I was convinced that I would not be here today. Also, how about a little "medical dictionary" that could explain some of the lingo, define certain procedures, etc.? Maybe another section on "helpful hints" to deal with chemo side effects, advice for procedures, etc?
I'm just rambing now. I am very excited about this. I just love this site so much and everyone here. THANK YOU!!!
Love, Kelly
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dx'd 05/06, 37 years old
er/pr-, Her2+, grade 3
double mastectomy, immediate reconstruction- implants
Stage 2b, 2 tumors- 2.2 cm and 0.6 cm, 3/5 + nodes
all scans clear
genetic testing- negative
06/06 began dd A/C x 4, 12 weekly Taxols w/ Herceptin
30 rads
Herceptin weekly x 1 year
Herceptin completed 08/07
Port removed 12/26/07 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!
05/17/08 Two year anniversary NED
"We gain strength, courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... you must do the thing that you think you cannot do."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
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