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Re: The weakly er+ group
Debra,
I was almost ready to log off when I saw your message. Welcome to the club.....I forgot to say that to Marcia. Guess it's a club we'd rather not be in, eh? 
I think you meant to say you will be 4 YEARS cancer free? Congrats! That's wonderful news!
Did it take you awhile, if you remember, to get used to the AI?
If so, do you recall how long? I felt so crummy when I tried Arimidex and Tamoxifen. Just like I had the flu...tired and OLD.
I wasn't getting out exercising because I was too tired. Since stopping Tamoxifen (after a little over 2 weeks) I feel so much better!
Dianne
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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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