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Re: Nervous nelly
Hi Donna, Paty, and rl2,
Seems like there is no standard for followup. I should think, tho, that tumor markers at the very least would be done the first several years at the 3-6 month checkup. I am just tired out from worry. My dog is sick, my husband is having a prostate biopsy (his brother had prostate cancer at the age my hubby is now) and it seems everything is going more sideways than ever. And now I have to worry about a stupid kidney stone in my right kidney as well. How much is a person supposed to take? I used to believe that God doesn't give a person more than they can bear. Well, guess what? That isn't true.
Thank you for the kind words. And support. There are people on this forum who need it more than I do.
Diannes
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Three years and 5 months NED
Dx: Aug 2008 right breast IDC with 50% of tumor DCIS, Stage II or IIA, tumor size: 2.1 cm
Grade 3
8/9 Richardson/Bloom test
ER+ weakly positive
Alred Score: 4 (suggesting I would strongly benefit from hormone therapy)
PR-,
HER2 positive +++
No vascular invasion
No lymph nodes involved
Surgery: Sept. 9, 2008 -Modified radical mastectomy, right breast. I chose to have a simple mastectomy on the left. Began Taxotere/Carboplatin/Herceptin November, 2008. Finished T/C March 2009. Finished #16 Herceptin Sept. 09. AI's and Tamoxifen made me sick. Began natural Tamoxifen which is Quercetin, I3C and a combo of other supplements. I am also a DES Daughter. There is now a link between DES exposure in utero and breast cancer!
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