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Re: Prayer request - Going into surgery in a few hours
Hi everyone,
Just wanted to say a big thank you to all of you who've prayed for me, thought about me, or sent me positive vibes before, during, and after my surgery.
A quick update: my final pathology report showed a complete response in my breast and over 95% shrinkage of tumor in the lymph nodes, even though they found 11/13 nodes positive. So I'm hoping for the best and trying to focus on the positives.
I'll likely start radiation next week (28 treatments) and I'll take Xeloda every day during radiation as well.
Thank you again and may we all beat this monster once and for all!
Marcia (bejuce)
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ER+ (30%)/PR-/HER-2+, stage 3
Diagnosed on 02/18/09 at 38 with a huge 12x10 cm tumor, after a 6 month delay. Told I was too young and had no risk factors. Found swollen node during breastfeeding.
March-August 09: neo-adjuvant chemo, part of a trial at Stanford (4 DD A/C, 4 Taxotere with daily Tykerb), loading dose of Herceptin
08/12/09 - bye bye boobies (bilateral mastectomy)
08/24/09 - path report shows 100 % success in breast tissue (no cancer there, yay!), 98 % success in lymphatic invasion, and even though 11/13 nodes were still positive, > 95 % of the tumor in them was killed. Hoping for the best!
September-October 09: rads with daily Xeloda
02/25/10 - Cholecystectomy
05/27/10 - Bone scan clear
06/14/10 - CT scan clear, ovarian cyst found
07/27/10 - Done with Herceptin!
02/15/11 - MVA-BN HER-2 vaccine trial
03/15/11 - First CA 15-3: 12.7 and normal, yay!
10/01/11 - Bone scan and CT scan clear, fatty liver found
now on Tamoxifen and Aspirin
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