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Amy -

I have been following you on the boards for awhile now and have read your postings with great interest over the months. How wonderful (and cathartic?) that you were asked to write the article. You certainly have quite a story to share - and are inspiring to all! Keep on keeping on!

All my best, Jen

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6/09 - self exam - lump!
8/09 –Dx - IDC, left breast. Suspicious mass,right breast (more testing required).
9/09 - Double mast/cholecystectomy /nodes removed. IDC confirmed, right breast. liver/bone mets. ER-/PR -/Her2 +. BRCA 1/2 -.
10/09 - Started Taxotere, Carboplatin, Herceptin, Zometa. Hospitalized with Tetany.
1/10 - Finished Taxotere, Carbo, continued Herceptin, Zometa. PET/CT - improvement.
2-3/10 - Rads (25 rounds).
8/10 – inflammation vs. malignancy?
1/11 – progression. started Xeloda.
9/11 – progression. pancreatitis or tumor? Chest ‘rash’ appeared.
10/11 – confirmed pancreatitis. Halted Xeloda.
11/11 – skin mets confirmed.
12/11 - started Tykerb, back on Xeloda.
1/12 – cut Xeloda dose in ½. skin mets fading!
4/12 - no more Xeloda. skin mets resolved.
8/12 - brain mets found.
9/12 - gamma knife and fractionated brain radiation.
1/13 - progression throughout body. brain mets shrunk/resolved. no more Tykerb.
2/13 - starting T-DM1 trial.

05-17-2012, 11:07 AM	#7
bevilj Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 18	Re: Some Good News Amy - I have been following you on the boards for awhile now and have read your postings with great interest over the months. How wonderful (and cathartic?) that you were asked to write the article. You certainly have quite a story to share - and are inspiring to all! Keep on keeping on! All my best, Jen __________________ 6/09 - self exam - lump! 8/09 –Dx - IDC, left breast. Suspicious mass,right breast (more testing required). 9/09 - Double mast/cholecystectomy /nodes removed. IDC confirmed, right breast. liver/bone mets. ER-/PR -/Her2 +. BRCA 1/2 -. 10/09 - Started Taxotere, Carboplatin, Herceptin, Zometa. Hospitalized with Tetany. 1/10 - Finished Taxotere, Carbo, continued Herceptin, Zometa. PET/CT - improvement. 2-3/10 - Rads (25 rounds). 8/10 – inflammation vs. malignancy? 1/11 – progression. started Xeloda. 9/11 – progression. pancreatitis or tumor? Chest ‘rash’ appeared. 10/11 – confirmed pancreatitis. Halted Xeloda. 11/11 – skin mets confirmed. 12/11 - started Tykerb, back on Xeloda. 1/12 – cut Xeloda dose in ½. skin mets fading! 4/12 - no more Xeloda. skin mets resolved. 8/12 - brain mets found. 9/12 - gamma knife and fractionated brain radiation. 1/13 - progression throughout body. brain mets shrunk/resolved. no more Tykerb. 2/13 - starting T-DM1 trial.