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Cathya · 04-21-2006, 08:27 PM

Shawn;

I don't understand why you are stage 3 if your tumors were confined to the breast and one positive lymph node. However, we all worry about recurrences. I think this Sunday's chat should be excellent as everyone will have the opportunity to talk about these fears and deal with them in a group with support. My understanding is that the longer you go until a recurrence (and hopefully never have one)..... the better. I am over a year and look forward to many more. We have both received very aggressive treatment with the newest chemo's, radiation and herceptin. If you look over the site you will see a number of recent posts from Lani that state the odds are now thought to be better for us over Her2-'s which is amazing!! Also, there are other drugs (like lapatinib (Tykerb) for one example) currently in late trials which could even be better than herceptin. I have also come to realize that even if I do recur there is hope. Read Steph's latest scan results and you will see one of many amazing survivor stories from her2support.com. I am now trying to focus myself on diet, exercise (now the weather is so nice) and finding the right supplements..... things that I CAN control. I guess we can never go back to the way it was pre-diagnosis but we can have long, happy lives.

04-21-2006, 08:27 PM	#5
Cathya Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 752	Shawn; I don't understand why you are stage 3 if your tumors were confined to the breast and one positive lymph node. However, we all worry about recurrences. I think this Sunday's chat should be excellent as everyone will have the opportunity to talk about these fears and deal with them in a group with support. My understanding is that the longer you go until a recurrence (and hopefully never have one)..... the better. I am over a year and look forward to many more. We have both received very aggressive treatment with the newest chemo's, radiation and herceptin. If you look over the site you will see a number of recent posts from Lani that state the odds are now thought to be better for us over Her2-'s which is amazing!! Also, there are other drugs (like lapatinib (Tykerb) for one example) currently in late trials which could even be better than herceptin. I have also come to realize that even if I do recur there is hope. Read Steph's latest scan results and you will see one of many amazing survivor stories from her2support.com. I am now trying to focus myself on diet, exercise (now the weather is so nice) and finding the right supplements..... things that I CAN control. I guess we can never go back to the way it was pre-diagnosis but we can have long, happy lives.