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Re: First POST: Liver resection, hormones, Her2+++ Lots of Questions
Dear PrincessW,
Just wanted to give you virtual hugs and support from another young mom with the disease.
YOU WILL BEAT THIS!!!
I had a double mastectomy and do not regret it one bit. As for the liver, the CyberKnife approach seems to be worth a try. I visited the company that makes the CyberKnife recently and heard about all sorts of success stories using the device to treat different types of tumors in different organs.
StephN mentioned the milk thistle, that may be a good idea to try.
Good luck and please know that you can count on us for questions and support anytime.
Loving hugs,
Marcia
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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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