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sherri · 10-06-2005, 07:53 PM

Dear all,

I don't know if I had IBC or locally advanced BC, I think IBC . My onc never accepted to be IBC, but other Doctors called it IBC. In October 2005 I had a red spot on my left breast (like a mosquito bite) which started to grow. In December 2005 I had mam., which showed some calcifications, but Ultra sound showed several tumors, The biopsy showed Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, several tumors the biggest 2.1 cm high grade Intraductal Carcinoma, venous or lymphatic space invasion, multiple vessels involved including dermal lymphatics, pr- er- Her2 +++. I started chemo a week after, AC+ Taxotere for 6 cycles dose dence every 2 weeks, all the tumors were gone with chemo but skin was showings cancer cells. 10 days after the last chemo, I had a simple mastectomy, the result was clear margin, no evidence of residual invasive or in Situ Ductal Carcinoma, but extensive involvement residual intralymphatic high grade ductal carcinoma. After a month I started rads for 20 sessions. At the same time I started Herceptin every 3 weeks. I'm NED now and I hope it never comes back again.
I think if you have good result with chemo, surgery and radiation, stay away from more chemo. More does not mean better. I think the less drug we take, it's better for our bodies. I like to be in touch with all of you; we can learn so much from each others.
LiveStrong.

10-06-2005, 07:53 PM	#9
sherri Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 329	Dear all, I don't know if I had IBC or locally advanced BC, I think IBC . My onc never accepted to be IBC, but other Doctors called it IBC. In October 2005 I had a red spot on my left breast (like a mosquito bite) which started to grow. In December 2005 I had mam., which showed some calcifications, but Ultra sound showed several tumors, The biopsy showed Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, several tumors the biggest 2.1 cm high grade Intraductal Carcinoma, venous or lymphatic space invasion, multiple vessels involved including dermal lymphatics, pr- er- Her2 +++. I started chemo a week after, AC+ Taxotere for 6 cycles dose dence every 2 weeks, all the tumors were gone with chemo but skin was showings cancer cells. 10 days after the last chemo, I had a simple mastectomy, the result was clear margin, no evidence of residual invasive or in Situ Ductal Carcinoma, but extensive involvement residual intralymphatic high grade ductal carcinoma. After a month I started rads for 20 sessions. At the same time I started Herceptin every 3 weeks. I'm NED now and I hope it never comes back again. I think if you have good result with chemo, surgery and radiation, stay away from more chemo. More does not mean better. I think the less drug we take, it's better for our bodies. I like to be in touch with all of you; we can learn so much from each others. LiveStrong.