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Dear Eric
I almost don't want to get tumor markers done anymore. They flip flop all around. 11, 26, 8, 19. It is very stressful. Butttttt, I do not have metastatic disease and I don't know how Caryn's markers might correlate to her disease. Therefore, I feel Lolly's advice is sound not because I think more testing will find something but that I know I would not feel comfortable if I wasn't sure that nothing else was wrong. And, you wouldn't ask if you felt comfortable (and I am sure you are not). So, Caryn and you should discuss next steps with her oncologist so that both of you have peace of mind.
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Kind regards
Becky
Found lump via BSE
Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45
1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side)
2 micromets to sentinel node
Stage 2A
left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg
lumpectomies 9/7/04
4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol
Used Leukine instead of Neulasta
35 rads on right side only
4/05 started Tamoxifen
Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to
trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations
Oophorectomy 8/05
Started Arimidex 9/05
Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06
Arimidex Only
Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia
NED 18 years!
Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"
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