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Hi Nancy!
I do so agree with the others that you are not a statistic! But I do remember pouring over info online for the first 6 months or so trying to find more and more stats! What I discovered from tons of reading and paying close attention to the writers on this site, was that we are all so unique and have different doctors, treatments, attitudes, stresses, bodies, etc. I finally came to see that I needed to work on what I ate, what I thought about, and exercising. I work with my doctor to decide what to do next and feel lucky to have someone to believe in me and work hard to fight my disease. Read, ask questions, but most of all, believe in your ability to lick this goofy stuff and to out run and out live it! ma
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MA in TX.
Grateful for each and every day....
Diag. 12/05 at age 60
Stage II, Grade 3, 4.5 cm primary tumor
ER/PR- Her2 +3 strongly positive
Her2 by FISH 7.7 amplified
vascular invasion
Ki67 20% borderline
Jan - March '06 Taxotere/Adriamycin X 3 to try to shrink tumor - it grew
April '06 Rt Modified Radical Mas, 7 of 9 nodes positive
April - Aug. '06 Herceptin/Taxol/Carboplatin X 8 (dose dense)
Sept - Dec. '06 Navelbine/Herceptin x 8 (dose dense)
Radiation & Herceptin Jan. 22 - March 1, 2007
Finished Herceptin Dec. 10 '08! One extra year.
Port removed August, 2012.
8 1/2 years since diagnosis! 5 1/2 Years NED!
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