Hi, I'm Lisa from Mornington in Victoria. I was diagnosed in Aug 2003 at 38 y.o. with Grade 3, 3cm ER pos with NO nodal involvement. I had a lumpectomy, followed by AC then radiation. I was told that I had an 80% chance of being cured. 2 weeks later I discovered it had spread to my liver with roughly 10 tumours there. This time I was HER2 pos. I had Taxol and Herceptin for 6 months, and am now on fortnightly doses of Herceptin. I just accept that this is now sadly part of my life, and just get on with it. I have my treatment at Peninsula private Hospital, and there are another couple of us having Herceptin. We just thank god it is available to us. Happy to chat anytime. Good luck. Also, I did start out on Tamoxifen, which did absolutely nothing, and am now on Arimidex. I have had sore joints, which is now under control with Glucosamine and Fish Oil. I do get very tired, but I put that done to having a 5 y.o.
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