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Hi Lien,
The path report said no vascular invasion and all my lymphs were negative (8 taken in total). Supposedly there is no cancer but it's that one stray cell that could cause problems.
I'm happy to know that you didn't need chemo! Lucky is something I am not.
What was the size of your tumor? And I assume you are her2 positive?
I think, from reading lots of posts that this whole thing is a crap shoot. Some people with small tumors get a recurrence and others with larger ones don't. Or the reverse can be true. I know Herceptin is supposed to make a difference but there is so much that they don't know about it. I was just reading on a post here somewhere how Herceptin can cause some women to go from her2 + to her2 -. Not knowing my prognosis after 10 years (or even 5) is stressful and makes it hard to keep positive, for me at least. Having just coped with a life threatening illness (brain aneurysm) 2 years ago I'm drained emotionally and ticked off that I have to deal with yet MORE. I can't even find anyone who is 10 years her2 pos and doing well! How can I be positive knowing that?
It's enough to have to face chemo, but to go through it with absolutely no guarantees that you'll come out the other end in better shape is enough to make me consider doing nothing. That's where I'm at now.
Diannes
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