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caya · 04-16-2011, 01:51 PM

Hi Darlene,

My stats are almost identical to yours - I'm triple +, stage 1, grade 2 - no lymph nodes. I had a mastectomy, chemo, the year of Herceptin, Tamoxifen , now on Femara. I understand your fears, but as the others have said, time is a great healer.

My. onc. told me that he considers me well over 90% "cured" - he used that word cured. And of course the farther out you get, the chance of recurrence lessens. Nothing is 100% for sure, but with your stats, and treatment, your chance of recurrence is probably very small. So try to focus on that, I know it's hard in the beginning (been there, done that), but you will see that the fear does diminish.

all the best
caya

04-16-2011, 01:51 PM	#6
caya Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Canada Posts: 2,320	Re: Consumed with fear of recurrence Hi Darlene, My stats are almost identical to yours - I'm triple +, stage 1, grade 2 - no lymph nodes. I had a mastectomy, chemo, the year of Herceptin, Tamoxifen , now on Femara. I understand your fears, but as the others have said, time is a great healer. My. onc. told me that he considers me well over 90% "cured" - he used that word cured. And of course the farther out you get, the chance of recurrence lessens. Nothing is 100% for sure, but with your stats, and treatment, your chance of recurrence is probably very small. So try to focus on that, I know it's hard in the beginning (been there, done that), but you will see that the fear does diminish. all the best caya __________________ ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+ 1.7 cm and 1.0 cm. Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested) MRM Dec.18/06 3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08 Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012 BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so. Reclast infusion January 2012 Oopherectomy October 2013 15 Years NED!! Last edited by caya; 04-17-2011 at 01:44 PM..