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02-03-2007, 11:39 AM
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Location: Newfoundland, Canada
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Just had my checkup
Just had my checkup, complete with bloodwork and physical. Everything is looking fantastic. Nothing showing up in the blood, no new lumps or bumps from the physical. My muga Scan came back good. I couldn't ask for anything more. I asked about a brain mri and he's going to schedule that and my scans for my next appointment in three months. But, you know, he did make a good point. I could get a brain mri today and have it come back clear and in six months something could show up, so why put myself through the worry. Anyway, he feels that it's his responsibility to not only treat the cancer but to do what it takes to put me at ease and as he says. Live my life as normal as possible without recurrence. So we're going to do scans 1x a year for the first five years and at anytime I feel no more scans, then I tell him to stop. So not only am I feeling great about the checkup but I think I have a wonderful team of doctors. My next appointment in two weeks is with my rad. onc. to check on how my radiation did. Here's to a good fight!
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Dawn
Mar 2006Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu 3+++, Er & Pr positive, 8 of 18 pos 03/14/06: Mastectomy 04/19/06 started Chemo adriamycin, chlophosphamide, taxotere 25 rads
Nov 1, 06: 3 years Tamoxifen, Herceptin (1yr)
Jan 2009 Femara mets to bone aromasin and aredia
June2009: Full Histerectomy
2/22/2010 6 spots in liver 2 mm-10 mm: switched to xeloda and Herceptin will continue with Aredia J
Scan February 2011 new onc, switch to abraxane
April 2011 NED clear organs, 3 spots on bone scar tissue.
Scans August 2mm spot on liver and lungs. now on to tykerb/xeloda
Dec 2011 scans nothing on lungs, liver down to 1 2 mm spot. j
une 2012 another spot on liver on to cisplatin/gemzar.
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02-03-2007, 11:58 AM
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AWESOME NEWS Daw!!!!
and here's to MANY, MANY more GREAT exams. Take care and God bless.
Rhonda
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Dx 2/1/05, Stage 1, 0 nodes, Grade 3, ER/PR-, HER2+ (3.16 Fish)
2/7/05, Partial Mastectomy
5/18/05 Finished 6 rounds of dose dense TEC (Taxotere, Epirubicin and Cytoxan)
8/1/05 Finished 33 rads
8/18/05 Started Herceptin, every 3 weeks for a year (last one 8/10/06)
2/1/13...8 year Cancerversary and I am "perfect" (at least where cancer is concerned;)
" And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."- Abraham Lincoln
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02-03-2007, 12:00 PM
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Dawn, congratulations on a good check up. So happy for you. Good news all around. Sounds like you have a great team of doctors who respect your needs and desires. Keep up the good progress and the great attitude. We can beat this!
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Dx:3/06 had a lumpectomy April 19, 2006
Her2+ er/pr- Stage I Grade 3 tumor size 1.4 cm, node negative
AC 4 dense doses
34 radiation treatments including booster doses
receiving herceptin every 3 weeks since late August 2006 for 12 months
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02-03-2007, 12:02 PM
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Thanks!
Hello Dawn,
I just love reading these good reports, thanks for taking the time to keep us updated!
Donna
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02-03-2007, 01:34 PM
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Dawn,
That's a terrific check-up! The scans really do get me anxious. My doc only does them if I have a pain and am worried.
Celebrate your good check-up!
Hugs,
Lexi
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02-03-2007, 04:37 PM
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Dear Dawn,
So thrilled for you there is nothing like getting that wonderful news that all is well and normal. Enjoy and embrace your joy! Thanks for sharing your
happy news.
Jean
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Stage 1, Grade 1, 3/30/05
Lumpectomy 4/15/05 - 6MM IDC
Node Neg. (Sentinel node)
ER+ 90% / PR-, Her2+++ by FISH
Ki-67 40%
Arimidex 5/05
Radiation 32 trt, 5/30/05
Oncotype DX test 4/17/06, 31% high risk
TOPO 11 neg. 4/06
Stopped Arimidex 5/06
TCH 5/06, 6 treatments
Herceptin 5/06 - for 1 yr.
9/06 Completed chemo
Started Femara Sept. 2006
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02-03-2007, 04:48 PM
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Dawn, I am just thrilled for you. That is just excellent....and I am sure it MORE then made your day. I just love hearing good news. I am glad to hear your onc is into treating body AND mind. Thats how it should be. 
Big congratulations...do something nice for yourself and celebrate.
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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02-03-2007, 04:58 PM
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Location: Thornhill, Ontario
Canada
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Hi Dawn,
Great news!! Continue to feel positive - I am so happy for you. and RhondH- congrats on reaching your 2 year mark.
Best regards
Caya in Canada
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Diagnosed Oce. 27.06
Mastectomy 12/17/06
1.7 cm. and 1.0 cm.
ER+/PR+ (highly) HER2+ (FISH)
Stage 1, grade 2
lymph node negative
all scans clear
FEC-T started Jan. 25/07 fo 6 rounds
Herceptin once every 3 weeks for a year
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02-03-2007, 05:25 PM
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Location: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Congratulations
And thank you for being an inspiration...
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02-03-2007, 05:25 PM
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I just had my 3 month check up last Friday and my bloodwork and exam look good, too. I used to get so nervous when I would walk in the door and now I feel calmer. I think, for a while, I had this chemo association with the office and would even feel a little sick when I would first get there. It's better now.
I am happy for your good news, too.
Take care,
Karen
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02-03-2007, 08:25 PM
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Great news. Sounds like you have great docs too. BB
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02-03-2007, 08:51 PM
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Location: Mountains of Virginia
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Great news Dawn. I'm sure you are feeling great now!
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DEPAKOTE ATTORNEYS
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02-03-2007, 09:18 PM
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Dawn,
That's great news and I'm so happy that you have a great team. My oncologist usually orders a PET/CT scan about every 3 months. I think it's more to put my mind at ease than anything else. Keep up the good work. It's always an inspiration to hear good news.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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02-04-2007, 08:04 AM
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Location: Wilmington, Del.
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All the very best to you, now and in the future. EnJOY, enJOY, enJOY.
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MJO
IDC, Stage I, Grade 2
Oncotype DX Score 32
Her2++ E+P+, Node Neg.
Lumpectomy 11/04/05 Clear Margins
3 Dose dense AC (Couldn't tolerate 4)
4 Dose dense Taxol & Herc. (Tolerated well)
36 weeks Herceptin (Could not complete one year due to decrease in MUGA score)
2 years of Arimidex, then three years of Femara
Finished Femara May 2011
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02-04-2007, 08:26 PM
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I am so very excited to hear your great news!!
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