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My info
Diagnosed 12/02/05 - given the news two days before my 37th birthday.
Locally advanced breast cancer / Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC)
Stage IIIb
ER/PR-
Her2+ (3+)
1.5 cm in size, right breast, inner quadrant
Nottingham grade 3
two underarm nodes abnormal looking but never tested
one abnormal supraclavicular node found but never tested
T2 N3c Mx G3 (poorly differentiated ductal carcinoma)
- Unsure whether nodes were actually involved or whether they were just "reacting" to the cancer as chemo was started right away.
- 12/22/05 - started FEC (fluoracil, epirubicin & cyclophosphamide) -four treatments every 3 weeks.
- 03/23/06 - started TCH (docetaxel, carboplatin and herceptin) -four treatments every 3 weeks.
- 04/01/06 - hospitalized for one week - low blood counts led to very seriously inflamed bowel/colon. Spent four days in critical care followed three days in isolated hospital room. NOT fun!! I am still recovering.
- treatment plan consists of right side mastectomy (unsure whether I should remove both?) followed by radiation.
Sign me,
Terrified that I've been given a death sentence and yet positive that I'll kick the crap out of this disease,
Sherri
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