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As many of you know, I am a retired O.R. nurse. I always said that if I made it past 40 I would not fret about getting breast cancer. That is because in my practice I saw so often that the younger ladies did not have a good prognosis. I was at the beauty shop when my PCP called with the results of my needle biopsy. I shed a few tears and then remembered my feeling about age. I was 66 so I was way past the "fatal" age. However, I am better educated now. Experience is the best teacher, after all. I had my second lumpectomy (for wider margins) on April 25, 2005. That is the day that ASCO released the news about Herceptin. I was so excited because I qualified. However my onc was not sure about it. But by the time I finished AC he was all for me getting this "miracle" drug. I do know that I would still be almost as concerned as those of you who are younger if I had been under 40. But I love to believe that those of us who are her2 + are still way ahead of the pack. Since I joined this "sorority" of ours we have lost a few "sisters" and I have cried for this loss but then I remember how many of us are making it every day and am so grateful for each day that we all have.
I don't know why I have felt the need to ramble on like this but I do love this site and my sisters here.
Love & hugs,
Marlys
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