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Good for you!
Dear Colleen's Husband,
There is nothing, NOTHING, more important than a well informed patient advocate! And second, in my humble opinion, is having a doctor who is not a doctor/deity who pats you on the head and tells you to go on home and let the experts take care of things.
You did good! Colleen is so lucky to have you as her advocate. My husband is a lousy advocate (a genius at what he does, but no good in a dr's office!) so I have a really good friend as my advocate.
Keep up the good fight and brace for the next round!
Love, Donna
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Donna in the Sierra Foothills of California
Diagnosed 6/7/06 invasive ductal carcinoma/ductal carcinoma in situ
Lumpectomy 6/21/06
Pathology: Er 99% Pr 10% Her2/neu 3+
DNA Index 1.0
S-Phase 3/High
Primary Tumor 2.4 cm Sentinel Node Tumor 2.1cm
A/C/T+ Herceptin + rads + Arimidex
stopped Herceptin after 7 mos. due to low MUGA
Surgery for thickened uterine tissue May 2008 - conclusion: side effect of Arimidex
Switched from Arimidex to Femara - joint/tendon problems significantly better!
2 year mark Pet scan and Echo shows all clear!
5 year mammogram with ultrasound shows no sign of cancer - yay!
11 years, 11 months new breast cancer - found lump
Mastectomy 4/30/2018
Pathology: Er99%, PR 28%, Her2 negative! (new type)
Faslodex
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