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Old 09-28-2011, 10:01 AM   #26
Vic
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Re: I Need a Pep Talk...Very Discouraged Today

You've done everything correctly to heal your body with the best treatments going. Please don't be too concerned with numbers and stats., because that's all they are. It's better to get on with life, next to your sweet hubby, and enjoy.
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Diagnosed 12/03 at age 53
1.5cm tumor, ER-PR-, Her2 3+(rt side)
Stage 1B, Three negative nodes from Sentinel Node Biopsy
Paget's of the nipple, Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma and DCIS of the rt breast
Bloom-Richardson score 8/9, P53+ 60-70%, Ki-67+ 30-40%
Skin-sparing mastectomy with immediate lat-flap reconstruction and saline implants, 1/04
Chemo: FAC, five sessions every three weeks Feb.-May 04, then switched to HTC weekly for 12 weeks, June-Aug 04
Zometa every 6 months for osteopenia, started April 09
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