***What was your date of dx, stage, treatment and current status...???***

[jsattaw]

DX in May '98 after finding lump while showering.
Lumpectomy July '98 followed by radiation (ER+/PR+, node negative, unknown Her2).

DX in May '05 after finding another lump in same area -- mastectomy revealed 4 tumors (ER+/PR+, HER2+), node negative.
4 X Taxol
1-year Herceptin
Hysterectomy with oopherectomy (November '05)
Arimedex

8-years and counting!

[Val Pfeiffer]

Dx 11/05, Age 42
ER-/PR-, HER2+++
3 months weekly Herceptin, Taxol. Carboplatin
Significant tumor shrinkage
Mastectomy 3/05
Stage 3b, 9 cm tumor, 5/8+ nodes
3 more months weekly Herceptin, Taxol. Carboplatin
30 radiation treatments, IMRT planning approach started 7/05
Started 1 year of Herceptin 9/05

[Tami]

dx'd 4/1/04 at age 43

lumpectomy 1.4 cm, 1/14 nodes positive, her 2+++, er/pr-
started chemo 5/22/04 - 4 AC, followed by 4 taxotere with weekly herceptin and then herceptin every 3 weeks until August 05.
35 rads.

So far so good...I pressed onc for herceptin based purely by what I was seeing on this website which was nearly 5 months before ASCO results came out. Thank you all.

[SherryS]

Routine mammogram May 4/05 after "clean" manual check-up w/pcp -- detected "suspicious mass" - calcifications.
Core biopsy done June - confirmed bc June 15/05
Lumpetctomy & SNB - late June '05 - tumour 2 cms., 1 node of 7 affected
Axillary Dissection July '05 - no futher node involvement (27 nodes taken in total)
Started chemo late August '05 - 4 AC/ 4 Taxol - completed end of January '06
30 rads - finished early April '06
Started 1 year of herceptin (every 3 weeks) end of April '06

See surgeon May 31st for follow up and will have 1st mammogram since surgery scheduled.

Hangin in there and ready to keep on fighting!

[Sherryg683]

Found lump myself, on December 1, 2005, it was 1.5cm. I was 2 months late for my yearly mammogram. Lumpectomy on Dec 22. Was diagnosed Stage IV with 13+ positive lymph nodes and 2 small mets to my lungs. There was a chance that I also had 2 small liver mets but they have never lit up postive on the PET scans that I have taken, so they are presumed non cancerous..cannot biopsy because of location. Was on Taxototere, Xeloda and Herceptin. Was given the news that I was NED on April 7. Will be on Herceptin indefinately, doing scans every 3 to 6 months and keeping a watch on the liver spots. Have a 7 year old daughter and 17 year old son..I am 44. sherryg683

[Berta]

I was diagnosed 11/4/04, Stage I tumor was 1.6 cm. I'm Her2+++ ER/PR-
I had lumpectomy, 4 rounds of Epirudicin and Cytoxan, 36 rads and have been on herceptin since July. Berta

[Helen]

Feb 1998 - Stage 0, DCIS had radiation age 39.

May 2005 - Stage 4, 1.7 mm tumor on left breast with 0 involvement of lymph nodes. CT and PET confirmed one 3.4 mm spot liver mets. Had modified radical mastectomy on left breast.
8 rounds of Taxotere, Carboplatin once every 3 weeks and finished chemo in December 2005. Liver mets decreased to 1.2 mm. Had chemo break since.
Now on Herceptin weekly.

CT scan last week still showed the same size on liver mets. A soft tissue however came up in the chest area came up on the CT scan and my onc is checking more into it and scheduling a PET scan.

Helen

[tousled1]

Diagnosed October 25, 2005. 2.5cm tumor with 3cm invasiveness in right breast. Had core needle biopsy December 2005 and biopsy of axillary nodes. Stage III, high nuclear grade tumor (3 of 3), ER/PR-, HER2+++ by FISH. Had bone scan, MRI, CAT Scan. Began neoadjunct chemo December 2005 and finished May 2006 (4 rounds A/C and 4 rounds Taxatore). Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006 and had 14 positive nodes out of 26. Begin 1 year of Herceptin only every 3 weeks June 21, 2006 and start radiation on July 5, 2006.

[Sammy]

Stage 2 , Er+,Pr+,Her2 +++, Age 40. Diagnosed in May'2005. Took ACT and radiation.

[astrid]

Diagnosed November 14, 2005, Stage 1C, Her2+ 3.4, ER+, PR+, K167 23%, Node Negative, MX0, Grade 3, 1.8CM, Lumpectomy 12/7/05; completed 6 rounds dense dose Taxol every 2 weeks on March 14, 2006, Completed 35 radiation on May 31, 2006, Started 1 year Herceptin on June 14, 2006 every 3 weeks ongoing & Tamoxifen.

[newgg]

Self discovery of a fluid cyst. ...mammy done 4/04....ultrasound found 2 other areas of concern. Biopsy needle core..of those areas
Dx..5/16/04 ( strange how we remember that date) age 59
invasive lobular...stage IIa, HER2+++, ER/PR pos,
Bilat mastectomy, SNB 1 pos, 6/04
A/C dense dose x 4, Taxotere.....16 weeks..chemo done 12/04
Rads....35....done 3/05
Arimidex ....since Jan. 05
Herceptin...1 year post chemo...started 2/06 to continue every 3 weeks for one 1 year( BC/BS finally approved )
Doing great and learn so much from the wonderful Warriors here !!!
Hugs, Bonnie

I was diagnosed in February 2004.
Found two underarm nodes myself. Never found primary tumour but had 4/11+ axiliary nodes plus at least two more in chest wall.
Surgical removal of underarm nodes end FEB 2004. HER2 100% ER-/PR-
Taxotere 3 weekly and Herceptin weekly from March to July 2004.
30 rounds of Rads to breast and chest wall Sept/Oct 2004.
Back on Herceptin 3 weekly from October 2004 and have continued since.

Not sure what my stage is but probably III. As I understand it, stage IV is when you have another organ affected.
Currently NED.

I have posted here a few times a while back but have been taking a head in the sand approach more recently.

[Ruth]

Haven't posted in a while....here it goes...
Dx 6/03; 36 years old, nursing 9 month old daughter; IDC in right breast; dose dense A/C; mastectomy 8/03; 10+/16 nodes; 2cm tumor; ER/PR -; HER2 +; TH 12 weeks; 30 rads; 40 weeks herceptin finished 11/04. No trial just very forward thinking Onc. with pressure from me for herceptin.
Began reconstruction 11/05; expander placed; exchange done 3/06 with nipple reconstruction at same time; left breast augmentation to balance new breast. Extremely happy with results!

Hitting 40th birthday this year still NED and loving life! ~ Ruth

[John21]

Kathy

Diagnosed 2001-2002 Stage IV
Left Breast 3cm
Nodes Positive
Metastisis to Bones (mostly spine, pelvis)
ER/PR +
Her2+
Left Masectomy and recontruction
6 mos ACT
Almost 4 years on Aridia and Arimidex - NED!!!
Stopped working so well in early 2005( New liver mets as well as lungs)
Tried some stupid trial in 2005
Started Nov 2005 ( Taxol, Herceptin and carboplatin) - 6 mos
Most lesions in liver and lungs went away or reduced to almost unmeasurable as they describe it.
Last scans a month ago show NED!!!! All stable.

[Vi Schorpp]

Was dx. 4/09/03 (age 50) Stage 2A,
3cm tumor
(0/19 node neg.) er postive, pr positive
grade 3
mastectomy and A/C x 4

Aromasin after Tamoxifen for 2 years

[Ora]

Found lump myself. Starting 2 years herceptin 6/22/06.

[Amy]

At 39 years old, I found a lump in my left breast. DX IDC on Feb 1, 2005, Stage I, Neg Node, Grade 3, ER/PR -, HER2/neu+++.
4 rounds A/C every 3 weeks, 4 rounds of Taxol every 3 weeks plus weekly herceptin. I was scheduled to begin radiation when I found another lump in same breast. Had bone scan and chest x-ray....multiple lung nodules, which put me at a stage IV. Began xeloda plus herceptin in August of 2005. Disease progressed....started Navilbine plus herceptin in December of 2005. I discovered lump in left armpit. Took break from chemo for 3 months. Disease progressed....switched Oncs....May 2006 had 10 radiaton sessions to middle upper chest to help alliviate symptoms. Began Avastin in June 2006........Waiting for EAP program to be set up with my Onc for Lapatinib.

Amy

P.S. Plus tons of PRAYERS!!!!

Bringing this forward...

[ema]

Dx 12/1/04 age 52 ) Radical Mastectomy ( 2/1/05 ) Reconstruction 8/18/05
Stage IIIA ( 8.5 x 6 cm ) Richardson score 9 of 9
8 of 38 Positive Nodes
ER/PR -
HER/NEU 3 +++
Finished 6 rounds EC and 4 rounds Taxol + Hercetin ( 7/6/05 )
Finished 1 year Herceptin 5/26/06
Finished 30 rads 10/25/05

[Rendi69CA]

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