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Colleen007 · 01-31-2010, 03:07 PM

I'll share a very short version of my story that should give you some hope. I was diagnosed in October of 2005 at age 38 while pregnant with my daughter...she turned 4 in October. I just had my quarterly scans and all is clear (thanks to Navelbine & Herceptin for the last 2+ years).

I know how you feel. I lost a friend to breast cancer earlier this month and it shook me to the core. She was also a young mother like us. But I have been living with metastatic disease for over 4 years and have realized that I just have to embrace the moments life hands me and focus on the positive memories of the ones that we have lost.

01-31-2010, 03:07 PM	#7
Colleen007 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Franklin, MA Posts: 131	Re: Positive stories, please come out of the woods I'll share a very short version of my story that should give you some hope. I was diagnosed in October of 2005 at age 38 while pregnant with my daughter...she turned 4 in October. I just had my quarterly scans and all is clear (thanks to Navelbine & Herceptin for the last 2+ years). I know how you feel. I lost a friend to breast cancer earlier this month and it shook me to the core. She was also a young mother like us. But I have been living with metastatic disease for over 4 years and have realized that I just have to embrace the moments life hands me and focus on the positive memories of the ones that we have lost. __________________ Diagnosed 10-03-2005 (34 wks pregnant, 38 yrs old) Lumpectomy Nov-2005. 10/18 Lymph Nodes impacted Mets to liver, spine & femurs (thus being stage IV right from the get-go) ER-, PR-, HER2+ Taxol/Herceptin/Zometa started Dec-2005. 11 cycles of Taxol. Sept-2006: PET/CT scan of mets to liver, spine and femurs - Stable. Activity in R breast & mediastinum (not seen in prior scans). Navelbine (3 wks on/1 wk off) as of Oct--2006 & continued Herceptin (every 3 wks) & Zometa (every 6 wks) Jan-2007: PET/CT Scan - Stable. Continued Nav. through March-2007, then Herc./Zom. only after that. June-2007: PET/CT Scan - activity in mediastinum. Back on Navelbine as of July-2007. Scanned Quarterly since Oct-2007 - a few small scares, but otherwise stable due to continuing weekly Navelbine, Herceptin and Quarterly Zometa.