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You know what, Barbara? I was awake so much in the night thinking about your question. I take the thyroid meds to have any energy and feel human and I take blood pressure meds to keep my BP in the high normal range to protect myself from a stroke or heart attack and so that I can stay on herceptin. I had to laugh somewhere in the night as I thought about the insanity of all the crazy med problem solving I'm doing. I do believe the HRT and thyroid meds I took might have been a culprit, but I will also admit that I have never felt as good in all my years as I did that 2 years! Never!!! I felt sooooo great those 2 years. I do think it would be helpful to others for someone to figure this out. There are so many who struggle with the whys. I did! thanks for the question. ma
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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!
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