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Re: Bad news, no longuer NED
FOB, I understand how you feel about the team waiting to see if it was an infection. But looking at the other side might give you some comfort....in my recent situation (posted here) everyone pretty much assumed I had lung cancer and rushed into a surgical approach. Turns out to have been an old pneumonia of some sort. I had no symptoms of pneumonia or infection. But it should have been treated more conservativly first, just to find out.
I guess what I am trying to say is that things are not always what they seem and ruling out other causes is always a good idea. You and I are examples of opposite approaches.
Continue to keep the faith.
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Bonnie
Post menopause
May 2007 Core biopsy, Rt breast
ER+, Pr-, HER2 +++, Grade 3
Ki-67: 90%
"suspicious area" left breast
Bilateral mastectomy, (NED on left) May 2007
Sentinel Node Neg
Stage 1, DCIS with microinvasion, 3 mm, mostly removed during the biopsy....
Femara (discontinued 7/07) Resumed 10/07
OncoType score 36 (July 07)
Began THC 7/26/07 (d/c taxol and carboplatin 10/07)
Began Herceptin alone 10/07
Finished Herceptin July /08
D/C Femara 4/10 (joint pain/trigger thumb!)
5/10 mistakenly dx with lung cancer. Middle rt lobe removed!
Aromasin started 5/10
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