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Sherryg683 · 07-15-2007, 06:35 PM

Laurie, I am sort of like you. I was told at first diagnosis that I was Stage I, because of the size of my tumor, it was small. It took them almost a month to do surgery, so for month I figured I was pretty much going to be just fine. Then right after surgery they could see that at least 13 lymph nodes were positive so I was told I was a IIIC. A week later they did a PET/CT , 2 small spots lit up on the PET scan in my lungs, so I was told I was now stage IV. It was one hell of a month to say the least. ..sherryg683

07-15-2007, 06:35 PM	#10
Sherryg683 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,014	Laurie, I am sort of like you. I was told at first diagnosis that I was Stage I, because of the size of my tumor, it was small. It took them almost a month to do surgery, so for month I figured I was pretty much going to be just fine. Then right after surgery they could see that at least 13 lymph nodes were positive so I was told I was a IIIC. A week later they did a PET/CT , 2 small spots lit up on the PET scan in my lungs, so I was told I was now stage IV. It was one hell of a month to say the least. ..sherryg683 __________________ Sherry Diagnosed: December , 2005 at age 44 13+ positive lymph nodes Stage IV , Her2+, 2 small mets to lungsChemo Started: Jan, 2006 4 months Taxotere, Xeloda, Hercepin NED since April 2006!! 36 Rads to follow with weekly Herceptin indefinately 8 years NED now Scans every year Life is not about avoiding the thunderstorms, it's about learning to dance in the rain!