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Re: Happy Birthday MA! :)
Happy belated Birthday,
As someone who was adopted by my grandparents I admire you so much. My parents had so many problems. They divorced and remarried and had 4 other children between them. Because my half brothers and sisters had such bad role models they've had such tragic lives.
If not for my grandma adopting me (my grandfather died when I was in the 2nd grade) there is no telling how different my life would have been.
You are a special person to do this and I just wanted you to know what a difference that made in my life.
Wishing you many, many more birthdays!
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Vicky
Age 47, TN, Diagnosed 05/09
Her2+, ER/PR-, Stage III, 2 tumors = 1 8cm tumor
Grade 3
Sentinel Node Biopsy-speck present in 1 node
Completed 3 month clinical trial of weekly Herceptin and 1000mg Tykerb daily
Tumor no longer present
Right mastectomy and lymph node removal 09/25/09
No cancer present at time of surgery, none in lymph nodes
Start TCH 10/15, every 3 weeks for 4 months followed by radiation
Finished chemo 01/28/10-YEAH!
Herceptin every 3 wks until end of June
Radiation begins 03/01, 6 1/2 weeks
Radiation complete--Yeah!!
Developed lymphedema after radiation
In hospital for 4 days with pneumonia:(
Herceptin done! 06/24/10
Port Removed 07/08/10
Still in PT for lymphedema and mobility issues
DIEP Reconstruction 05/11
I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it~~Maya Angelou
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