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Chelee · 08-04-2006, 04:03 PM

Christine, As you know I am the one stressed over my delayed rads due to my missing ribs. You were NICE enough to answer me which I just read and want to respond too after this. Due to this stress...I am in a bad place in my head right now...thinking all kinds of things which is NOT good for me...this I know. I was so up-beat and feeling positive until this problem came up.

So when I read your story it brightened up my day like you would not believe. I did not know your entire story. Its amazing to say the least! You are a real go getter and fighter. Now I fully understand why this board is here. When I was first DX with her2, 3+++ I was TERRIFIED. Like you...got online and started searching. The short of it is...I was THRILLED when I found THIS website. I thought I struck gold! All her2 women...I could get answers, help, support, knowledge about this *type* of cancer. And I have gotten that and so much more! Thank God for you and Joe.

You really did your homework through your journey and found some great doctors. Your one strong women. I was crying by the end of your story. (A good cry.) It just gives so much hope which I need right now. I thought I was doing ok today till I read this. I'm a bit more emotional today then I thought. But with my doctors leaving me hung out to dry...so it seems...I am just scared right now.

But THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for posting your story. I really appreciate it. Gives me so much more hope because right now I am just having a really hard time.

If not for this board...we wouldn't even get to read your story. Thanks for this board, and for helping so MANY of us women. May all your scans continue to come back clean, and wishing you well for MANY, MANY, MORE YEARS TO COME.

May God bless you!

Sending you a big hug!

Chelee

08-04-2006, 04:03 PM	#13
Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	Christine, As you know I am the one stressed over my delayed rads due to my missing ribs. You were NICE enough to answer me which I just read and want to respond too after this. Due to this stress...I am in a bad place in my head right now...thinking all kinds of things which is NOT good for me...this I know. I was so up-beat and feeling positive until this problem came up. So when I read your story it brightened up my day like you would not believe. I did not know your entire story. Its amazing to say the least! You are a real go getter and fighter. Now I fully understand why this board is here. When I was first DX with her2, 3+++ I was TERRIFIED. Like you...got online and started searching. The short of it is...I was THRILLED when I found THIS website. I thought I struck gold! All her2 women...I could get answers, help, support, knowledge about this type of cancer. And I have gotten that and so much more! Thank God for you and Joe. You really did your homework through your journey and found some great doctors. Your one strong women. I was crying by the end of your story. (A good cry.) It just gives so much hope which I need right now. I thought I was doing ok today till I read this. I'm a bit more emotional today then I thought. But with my doctors leaving me hung out to dry...so it seems...I am just scared right now. But THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for posting your story. I really appreciate it. Gives me so much more hope because right now I am just having a really hard time. If not for this board...we wouldn't even get to read your story. Thanks for this board, and for helping so MANY of us women. May all your scans continue to come back clean, and wishing you well for MANY, MANY, MORE YEARS TO COME. May God bless you! Sending you a big hug! Chelee __________________ DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes. Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs. Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06 Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07 3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07 9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV. 9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa 9-29-09 Power Port Placement 10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head. 11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed 12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa. 3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed. 4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone. 5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy. Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time. 7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.