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Kat, I was DX 12-20-05. Had surgery on 1-3-06 when I was officially DX stage IIIA. I've been cancer free since that time. (Knock wood)
However I finished my chemo trts in June of 06, & my yr of herceptin in March of 07. So techically I will be two years out on 1-3-08....but I'm only 9 months out since I finished herceptin. (
I did not have any genetic testing.
As to tests I get my CA 27-29 & CBC ran every 3 months. I also have other issues going on that require me to have my FSH & estradiol ran every 3 months and some times sooner. I have a CMP ran some where between 4 to 6 months. I have a brain MRI every six months. I also had a PET/CT every six months since first DX. (I only get the PET/CT scans because I request them.)
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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