First Meeting at BC Support Group - No HER2Neu
Thought I'd share with you my first experience at a BC support group. When I was first diagnosed last June, an old friend gave me a book titled "BOOBS," best of Breast Cancer Survivor Stories. It was a great read! It was about 8-10 women and their BC experiences. They were members of a BC support group outside of Atlanta. At a RLF in June, I saw the happiest group of ladies who were members of a support group for BC. I finally joined them for a meeting, and they were absolutely fabulous. There are about 15 members. When I asked the members of this BC group if any of them were HER2Neu +, most of them didn't know what I was referring to much less did they have the gene.
The moral to this story. I am so grateful to have found this website and you gals. I will continue meeting with new friends in the BC group because they are a great bunch of gals with whom I share a lot, but I am most grateful for finding this group (HER2Support.org) with whom I share everything.
Wishing you all a great weekend!
Louise
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- Diagnosis 06/06 - Stage II-A BC; BC was 2.5 cm, grade 2; ER/PR negative & HER-2/neu positive;
- Mastectomy w/ reconstruction (implant) in 09/06;lymph nodes - negative;
- AC/Cytoxin combo - 4 treatments (dose dense);
- Taxol/Herceptin combo- 12 weekly treatments;
- Completed chemo - 2/07; completed restruction 02/07; reduction of left breast.
- BRCA 1 and 2 negative - 6/15/07;DX high risk for distant recurrence
- MRI, 08/02/07 - NED
- 1 year Anniversary - 09/07; completed Herceptin 11/07.
- Mammo 02/14/08 - NED; MRI - 08/2008 - NED
- 2 year Anniversary - 09/08
- Mammo 02/09 - NED; MRI - 08/09 - NED
- 3rd year Anniversary - 09/09
- 5th Annivery - 09/2011 - NED
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