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Andrea Barnett Budin · 06-07-2007, 01:56 PM

Caya, so proud of you! It's no biggie, right? You can do this. This is the "easy" chemo, or as Steph calls it Vitamin H. I love that! I love thinking of it that way. It's not chemo -- it's a monoclonal antibody, that targets a specific defective gene and corrects it from overexpressing itself and becoming ca.

It's your lifeline. I hold on tight and take the ride with my head high, as it pulls me through rough waters, to safety. Remember -- cancer is not the enemy, FEAR is your worst foe. Remain full of loving, healing energy and you will find you will not drown. You have so much to live for and to be grateful for. You are truly blessed. It could always be worse, I always tell my husband -- I AM LUCKY.

Did you notice how radiant Life is? Each day is a wonderful gift!

Sending you loving, healing energy... ANDI (BB)

06-07-2007, 01:56 PM	#13
Andrea Barnett Budin Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: LAND OF YES! w/home in Boca Raton, Florida Orig from L.I., N.Y. Ever hovering IN THE NOW... Posts: 1,904	Herceptin Is Your Lifeline! Caya, so proud of you! It's no biggie, right? You can do this. This is the "easy" chemo, or as Steph calls it Vitamin H. I love that! I love thinking of it that way. It's not chemo -- it's a monoclonal antibody, that targets a specific defective gene and corrects it from overexpressing itself and becoming ca. It's your lifeline. I hold on tight and take the ride with my head high, as it pulls me through rough waters, to safety. Remember -- cancer is not the enemy, FEAR is your worst foe. Remain full of loving, healing energy and you will find you will not drown. You have so much to live for and to be grateful for. You are truly blessed. It could always be worse, I always tell my husband -- I AM LUCKY. Did you notice how radiant Life is? Each day is a wonderful gift! Sending you loving, healing energy... ANDI (BB) __________________ Andi BB '95 post-meno dx Invasive LOBULAR w/9cm tumor! YIKES + 2/21 nodes. Clear mammo 10 mnths earlier. Mastec/tram flap reconst/PORT/8 mnths chemo (4Adria/8CMF). Borderline ER/PR. Tamoxifen 2 yrs. Felt BLESSED. I could walk and talk, feed and bathe myself! I KNEW I would survive... '98 -- multiple mets to liver. HER2+ 80%. ER/PR- Raging, highly aggressive tumors spreading fast. New PORT. 9 mnths Taxotere Fought fire w/fire! Pronounced in cautious remission 5/99. Taxotere weekly for 6 wks, 2 wks off -- for 9 mnths. TALK ABOUT GRUELING! (I believe they've altered that protocol since those days -- sure hope so!!) + good old Vit H wkly for 1st 3 yrs, then triple dosage ev 3 wks for 7 yrs more... The "easy" chemo, right?! Not a walk in the park, but not a freight train coming at 'ya either... Added Herceptin Nov '98 (6 wks after FDA fast-tracked it for met bc). Stayed w/Vit H till July '08! Now I AM FREE! Humbly and eternally grateful for this life-saving drug! NED since '99 and planning on keeping it that way. To hell w/poor prognosis and nasty stats! STOPPED VIT H JULY '08...! REMAIN STABLE... Eternally grateful...Yes is a world & in this world of yes live (skillfully curled) all worlds ... (e e cummings) EVERY DAY I BEAT MY PREVIOUS RECORD FOR # OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS I'VE STAYED ALIVE. Smile KNOWING you too can be a miracle. Up to me and God now...