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lkc Gumby · 10-17-2012, 01:08 PM

Hi Jaykay,
I am sorry to read about your recurrence. I have not had a recurrence but I can tell you my original tumor popped out of nowhere, and it was between 2-5 cm. I have a strong family HX of BC and was diligent about mammos since age 30 and SBE. Anyway, I was dxed with an aggressive erpr neg, and HER2 pos BC with lots of nodes, and really sucky prognosticators. Stage IIIC was really a shock.
Anyway, being a nurse and having worked in Oncology I was still fearful of Chemo. I am not going to say it was fun. But very doable. Herceptin is a breeze.
After everything was said and done I had both breasts removed and completed my chemo, rads and herceptin. That was over 7 years ago and I feel blessed everyday.
It will get easier, as you get a clear plan of attack.
Take care.

10-17-2012, 01:08 PM	#4
lkc Gumby Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 437	Re: Recurrence after 12 years Hi Jaykay, I am sorry to read about your recurrence. I have not had a recurrence but I can tell you my original tumor popped out of nowhere, and it was between 2-5 cm. I have a strong family HX of BC and was diligent about mammos since age 30 and SBE. Anyway, I was dxed with an aggressive erpr neg, and HER2 pos BC with lots of nodes, and really sucky prognosticators. Stage IIIC was really a shock. Anyway, being a nurse and having worked in Oncology I was still fearful of Chemo. I am not going to say it was fun. But very doable. Herceptin is a breeze. After everything was said and done I had both breasts removed and completed my chemo, rads and herceptin. That was over 7 years ago and I feel blessed everyday. It will get easier, as you get a clear plan of attack. Take care. __________________ Linda Dxed Stage IIIC May 05, 12 pos nodes er/pr -neg,Her -pos LVI Right partial mast & partial axillary dissection-June14,2005 Right modified mast-no clear margins- June 30, 2005 DD AC x4 Taxotere X4 with Herceptin Rads x 35( 5 fields ) Left prophylactive mast( atypia & hyperplasia found ), put on Tamoxifen x 1 yr; D/ced due to endometrial thickening bilateral recon (saline implants)May 06 Nipple recon July 06 metformin 2010 removal of implants due to severe encapsulation, insertion of gummies 2013 Reclast Q yr NED!!!