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bejuce · 02-28-2010, 08:02 PM

Thanks, Jackie. I updated my signature - it was getting too long and I couldn't post anything new to it anymore, lol! I guess that means I'm becoming a veteran at this

I was initially diagnosed at 5% ER+ and told I was not eligible to take Tamoxifen. Well, when I decided to be treated at Stanford, my oncologist told me that she believed it would provide a benefit at anything above 0 %, so I started taking it. I asked Stanford to retest my original biopsied tissue, and when they did it came back as 30%. I heard that it is pretty common to have different results and I'm glad I did it.

I had a genetic counseling appt early on at my diagnosis and was told that there wasn't anything in my family history that they could point at, so we'll see... My maternal grandfather passed away of stomach cancer, a paternal great aunt most likely had breast cancer, and my father has had bladder cancer twice and was just diagnosed with a basal cell carcinoma in his skin. So there's a cancer history but they say it's too far off to show anything. In any case, I'm not taking any chances and I'm pushing for the most aggressive treatment possible as I do want to be here a long time for my kids. I may end up having the oomph at some point, but I need to research it and be in peace with my decision before I do so.

Thanks again!

Marcia

02-28-2010, 08:02 PM	#10
bejuce Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 510	Re: Cholecystectomy and Oophrectomy at the same time??? Thanks, Jackie. I updated my signature - it was getting too long and I couldn't post anything new to it anymore, lol! I guess that means I'm becoming a veteran at this I was initially diagnosed at 5% ER+ and told I was not eligible to take Tamoxifen. Well, when I decided to be treated at Stanford, my oncologist told me that she believed it would provide a benefit at anything above 0 %, so I started taking it. I asked Stanford to retest my original biopsied tissue, and when they did it came back as 30%. I heard that it is pretty common to have different results and I'm glad I did it. I had a genetic counseling appt early on at my diagnosis and was told that there wasn't anything in my family history that they could point at, so we'll see... My maternal grandfather passed away of stomach cancer, a paternal great aunt most likely had breast cancer, and my father has had bladder cancer twice and was just diagnosed with a basal cell carcinoma in his skin. So there's a cancer history but they say it's too far off to show anything. In any case, I'm not taking any chances and I'm pushing for the most aggressive treatment possible as I do want to be here a long time for my kids. I may end up having the oomph at some point, but I need to research it and be in peace with my decision before I do so. Thanks again! Marcia __________________ 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