Re: Calling all stage iv sisters
Hi, My name is Mary L and I reached my 8 year cancerversarry Oct 17. I am a survivor of IBC stage IIIb. I was originally given a 28% chance of surviving 2 years and I am still here because of Herceptin and a wonderful onc. I was on Herceptin for over 4 years. I truly believe that you have to really want to survive and think positively during and after your treatment. I am so happy to be alive and watch my grandchildren grow up.
Just recently I was diag. with osteoporis and I will start taking Fosomax on Monday. I was diag. with some compression fractures and have been having back pain but this is just a bump in the road and I will be fine I wish all of you the very best. Mary L
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Mary L from PA Diag: Oct 2003 w/6mm mass, IDC grade III ductal carcinoma in-situ, IBC stage IIIB. tx A/C followed by Taxotere(only able to have 2 tx, allergic), mastectomy, 3 0ut of 7 positive nodes. 35 rads. Recurrence 9 months later, skin mets to mastectomy site. Tx Carboplatin/Herceptin. Stayed on Herceptin almost 5 years, had 3 more recurrences when I had to stop Herceptin due to my ejection fraction getting too low. Herceptin stopped and ned 3 years in Oct. 2010.
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