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Elizabeth,
I did regular mammograms, self examined my breasts more than once a month, and had my yearly physical in December of 04. On 3/5/05 when I was putting on my bra the lump caught on it. I saw my doctor on 3/7, had a mammogram on 3/8, needle biopsy done 3/9. Dx'd HER2+++, ER+++, PR+. This is a good indicator of just how aggressive HER2 breast cancer is. on 4/13/05 I had a lumpectomy(tumor was 1.5cm, high grade, invasive ductal carcinoma. Margins were not clear so further surgery done on 4/25/06.) I then had AC x4, rads x 30, and just finished my years worth of Herceptin(every 3 weeks). Also since I am post menopausal I am on Arimidex for 5 years. From the number of us on this site I find it hard to believe that triple positive is all that rare. However I am glad I am triple positive because there are more treatment options available to us than to those who are ER-, or so I understand.
Hope your sister does as well as I have. She is very lucky to have you in her corner.
Marlys
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