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Val Pfeiffer · 08-06-2006, 07:39 AM

Congrats on the b-day, Christine! Had your recurrence not occured, this board would not exist. My treatment would not have been the same without it--I learned from all of you, and was able to make recommendations to my oncologist, with which he agreed. All of us will be forever grateful.

08-06-2006, 07:39 AM	#27
Val Pfeiffer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 159	Congrats on the b-day, Christine! Had your recurrence not occured, this board would not exist. My treatment would not have been the same without it--I learned from all of you, and was able to make recommendations to my oncologist, with which he agreed. All of us will be forever grateful. __________________ BLOG: http://valleygirlvnp.blogspot.com/ Dx 11/04, Age 42, ER-/PR-, HER2+++ 3 months weekly Herceptin, Taxol. Carboplatin Significant tumor shrinkage Mastectomy 3/05; Stage 3b, 9 cm tumor, 5/8+ nodes 3 more months weekly Herceptin, Taxol. Carboplatin 7/05 30 radiation treatments, IMRT planning approach Started 1 year of Herceptin 9/05 9/06 Began quarterly triple doses Herceptin. Brain & breast MRIs semi annually. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 6/08 Right breast, intraductal carcinoma, high nuclear grade associated with comedo necrosis; extensive diffusely involved the entire biopy specimen. ER+, PR-, Her2 unknown at this point, 07/08 mastectomy.