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I've read and re-read this thread a couple of times. It's like having a "tea party" with ol' friends! I love visiting with everyone this way. I'm an old (and hoping to get older) school teacher and librarian who has done sales management for the last 28 years. My current goal is to be an old retired person. I get close, but have never quite gotten there. I'm counting on being able to raise our granddaughter (never giving up on her daddy getting zapped by God and taking over the job) and sending her off to college and really taking the plunge and retiring. Except that is for always making time to learn more about this goofy disease that is always knocking on the door.
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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