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Mary Anne in TX · 10-12-2007, 03:57 PM

Chris, even ol' miss "find a blessing in everything" would find it difficult to find the blessing in that goofy person! What a jerk! Oooh, did I say that! Yes, she's out of place in this world we bc folks inhabit! I had the brain mri the other day with and without contrast dye. The young men, technicians, must have asked me two dozen times if I had ever had it before and was I allergic and did I know how I would react. Did I know what to do to avoid problems, etc. They were incredible. I guess that's why I go there though. And the good part is that my insurance for the first time has agreed to pay 1/2 of the cost! Yippee! I may get that Christmas vacation this year after all. Used vacation money to get scans, mris, etc the past 2 years, but it was so worth it. I don't encourage others to do that, but my fear level gets so over the top that just knowing how incredibly kind they are at this place recommended by my onc makes it so much easier.
That lady makes me really mad! I do believe that "what goes around, comes around"! She'd better shape up!
Well, enough of that. I'll get that blood pressure up for sure!

10-12-2007, 03:57 PM	#4
Mary Anne in TX Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 2,357	Chris, even ol' miss "find a blessing in everything" would find it difficult to find the blessing in that goofy person! What a jerk! Oooh, did I say that! Yes, she's out of place in this world we bc folks inhabit! I had the brain mri the other day with and without contrast dye. The young men, technicians, must have asked me two dozen times if I had ever had it before and was I allergic and did I know how I would react. Did I know what to do to avoid problems, etc. They were incredible. I guess that's why I go there though. And the good part is that my insurance for the first time has agreed to pay 1/2 of the cost! Yippee! I may get that Christmas vacation this year after all. Used vacation money to get scans, mris, etc the past 2 years, but it was so worth it. I don't encourage others to do that, but my fear level gets so over the top that just knowing how incredibly kind they are at this place recommended by my onc makes it so much easier. That lady makes me really mad! I do believe that "what goes around, comes around"! She'd better shape up! Well, enough of that. I'll get that blood pressure up for sure! __________________ 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!