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wtfsanjo · 01-08-2008, 02:32 PM

the pathology has been run twice, the second time by stanford university. both times it has come out as ER-/PR+(10%.) i suppose i could run it through UCSF - i will look into that. i know it's a really rare path profile.

and i'm not looking into get an ooph - i'm not BRCA positive and have no family history of ovarian or breast cancer - i would just do lupron shots with arimidex or femara for a few years. it just kind of feels REALLY aggressive to go back into menopause, even temporarily, for such a small receptor. but then again, i am super young, which bodes poorly for my prognosis, so i should probably just suck it up and deal with menopause again. argh - hot flashes!

i will look into getting second opinions on this, though. thanks.

katie

01-08-2008, 02:32 PM	#5
wtfsanjo Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 10	the pathology has been run twice, the second time by stanford university. both times it has come out as ER-/PR+(10%.) i suppose i could run it through UCSF - i will look into that. i know it's a really rare path profile. and i'm not looking into get an ooph - i'm not BRCA positive and have no family history of ovarian or breast cancer - i would just do lupron shots with arimidex or femara for a few years. it just kind of feels REALLY aggressive to go back into menopause, even temporarily, for such a small receptor. but then again, i am super young, which bodes poorly for my prognosis, so i should probably just suck it up and deal with menopause again. argh - hot flashes! i will look into getting second opinions on this, though. thanks. katie __________________ Katie dx 11/15/06 @ 27 years old (now 29) 1.7cm IDC with extensive DCIS; no nodes ER-/PR+(10%)/Her2+++ grade 3 (9/9), Ki-67 85% DD AC/DD T, herceptin, tamoxifen bilateral mastectomy w/ saline impants