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Lolly · 02-01-2008, 02:10 PM

Joanne,

CONGRATULATIONS! It's a huge milestone, and you can't help but feel hurt that those who love you didn't make a big deal about it. But it is true that sometimes our families just expect that all is going to turn out fine, and don't realize the anxiety we go through. It's not too late for you to take you and your husband out for a special celebration, let him know that it IS a big deal to you, and CELEBRATE!!! I recommend you take the bull by the horns here so you don't harbor resentment towards you husband, he just doesn't realize you need to do this for yourself.

<Lolly

02-01-2008, 02:10 PM	#16
Lolly Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,756	Joanne, CONGRATULATIONS! It's a huge milestone, and you can't help but feel hurt that those who love you didn't make a big deal about it. But it is true that sometimes our families just expect that all is going to turn out fine, and don't realize the anxiety we go through. It's not too late for you to take you and your husband out for a special celebration, let him know that it IS a big deal to you, and CELEBRATE!!! I recommend you take the bull by the horns here so you don't harbor resentment towards you husband, he just doesn't realize you need to do this for yourself. <Lolly __________________ Sept.'99 - Dx.Stage IIIB, IDC ER/PR-, HER2+++ by IHC, confirmed '04 by FISH. Left MRM, AC x's 4, Taxol x's 4, 33 Rads, finishing Tx May 2000. Jan.'01 - local/regional recurrence, Stage IV. Herceptin/Navelbine weekly till NED August 2001, then maintenance Herceptin. Right Mast. April 2002. Local/Regional recurrence April '04, Herceptin plus/minus chemo until May '07. Gemzar added from Feb.'07-April '07; Tykerb/Abraxane until August '07, back on Herceptin plus Taxotere and Xeloda Sept. '07. Stopped T/X Nov. '07, stopped Herceptin Dec. '07, started Avastin/Taxol/Carboplatin Dec. '07. Progression in chest skin, stopped TAC March '03, started radiation. Herceptin has served as the "Backbone" of my treatment strategy for over 6 years, giving me great quality of life. In 2005, I was privileged to participate in the University of Washington/Seattle HER2 Vaccine Trial.