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Re: How can they know this?
Hello again. Your message contained a lot of good news about her response to treatment and her continuing recovery
. I never know what to make of these sorts of predictions of life span. Especially in a situation like hers where she seems to have exceeded expectations already. I suppose doctors feel the need to give patients some kind of perspective. But it's so arbitrary when medicine is evolving so quickly and advances being made every day. It seems so wrong to put a number on it because, of course, no one can possible know that. And your girl is just the sort to defy statistics anyhow! But of course you are scared and sad. And we are here to listen and support you always. Keep the faith. That's important!
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Bonnie
Post menopause
May 2007 Core biopsy, Rt breast
ER+, Pr-, HER2 +++, Grade 3
Ki-67: 90%
"suspicious area" left breast
Bilateral mastectomy, (NED on left) May 2007
Sentinel Node Neg
Stage 1, DCIS with microinvasion, 3 mm, mostly removed during the biopsy....
Femara (discontinued 7/07) Resumed 10/07
OncoType score 36 (July 07)
Began THC 7/26/07 (d/c taxol and carboplatin 10/07)
Began Herceptin alone 10/07
Finished Herceptin July /08
D/C Femara 4/10 (joint pain/trigger thumb!)
5/10 mistakenly dx with lung cancer. Middle rt lobe removed!
Aromasin started 5/10
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