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Old 02-03-2010, 11:16 PM   #26
Sherryg683
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Re: Positive stories, please come out of the woods

I was diagnosed a little over 4 years ago, stage IV, 2 small micro mets to lungs. After 6 weeks of chemo another set of scans were taken and everything looked fine. Finished up 4 months of chemo and radiation. I have continued NED ever since. I will be on Herceptin indefinately. I still have my moments of doom and gloom, especially around scan time and when I hear of loses of fellow sisters and late at night when I think too much. But have decided to try and live and enjoy the rest of my life. I feel great again finally. I remember being told by my breast surgeon that I could be dead in 6 months. I feel like I have walked through the fire of hell with just a few brush burns to show for it...I feel so lucky and blessed at times it just makes me tingle. I too have young children and I have got to be around to see my daughter grow up..sherry
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Diagnosed: December , 2005 at age 44
13+ positive lymph nodes
Stage IV , Her2+, 2 small mets to lungsChemo Started: Jan, 2006
4 months Taxotere, Xeloda, Hercepin
NED since April 2006!!
36 Rads to follow with weekly Herceptin indefinately
8 years NED now
Scans every year

Life is not about avoiding the thunderstorms, it's about learning to dance in the rain!
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