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04-12-2007, 05:32 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 2,357
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Sandy, Sandy take a picture of your new hair - it sounds wonderful. I'd love to see that new do! What a blessing for you two to have each other. Whatever the journey, life with a special partner is what it's all about. May you both be blessed with lots more years and dinners together! ma
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MA in TX.
Grateful for each and every day....
Diag. 12/05 at age 60
Stage II, Grade 3, 4.5 cm primary tumor
ER/PR- Her2 +3 strongly positive
Her2 by FISH 7.7 amplified
vascular invasion
Ki67 20% borderline
Jan - March '06 Taxotere/Adriamycin X 3 to try to shrink tumor - it grew
April '06 Rt Modified Radical Mas, 7 of 9 nodes positive
April - Aug. '06 Herceptin/Taxol/Carboplatin X 8 (dose dense)
Sept - Dec. '06 Navelbine/Herceptin x 8 (dose dense)
Radiation & Herceptin Jan. 22 - March 1, 2007
Finished Herceptin Dec. 10 '08! One extra year.
Port removed August, 2012.
8 1/2 years since diagnosis! 5 1/2 Years NED!
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04-12-2007, 05:49 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 136
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Congratulations Sandy (and hubby) on 33 years. How wonderful is that!! It sounds like you two have a pretty special connection. I hope to be celebrating #33 as well but I have 11 more years to go!
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Debra
Diag. 11/05 at age 40 triple positive
3.8 cm tumor and 9 mm tumor
Stage IIb/SN positive(no other nodes)Grade 3
Bilat. mastect. 12/05 (Rt.prophylactic) followed with AC/taxol/Herceptin/tamoxifen then switched to arimidex after hysterectomy in 12/06. August 07 switched to Aromasin due to severe jt. pain from Arimidex. Nov. 2011 No more meds and NED!
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04-12-2007, 08:11 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Riverside, CA
Posts: 484
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Happy anniversary Sandy! That's quite an achievement, 33 years of marriage. May you be here to celebrate another 33.
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04-12-2007, 08:37 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Bradenton,FL
Posts: 977
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What a milestone Sandy! Many congrats to you and your hubby,
Warmly,Marcia
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04-12-2007, 09:17 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 3,154
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Dear Sandy,
How special....Sending you all good wishes to you and your husband on your special day!
Kind Regards,
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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04-12-2007, 09:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Media (Wawa to be exact), PA
Posts: 104
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Happy Anniversary
A special day for one of the most special people on this board. You desserve to have the best of the best.... including your husband who traveled this journey with you. Congratulations Jean and here is to another 33 years of bliss.
Melinda
PS cant wsit to see the new "do"... then would you be so kind as to tell me how to post one.
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DX BC 12/06
tumor .9
Lumpectomy 1/8
Mammosite radiation completed 2/10
Stage1/Grade 1
clear Margins /Nodes Neg
ER+
IHC +2 Fish +
ONCO 23
Started TCH on 3/2 for 6 rounds of TC once every three weels and a year of Herceptin every 3 weeks -
Finished everything and now on Aromasin
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04-12-2007, 10:43 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Acworth, GA
Posts: 2,104
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Happy Anniversary Sandy! You are very fortunate to have such a loving husband to lean on.
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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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04-12-2007, 10:47 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Oregon
Posts: 1,756
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Sandy and Hubby; Happy Anniversary!!! You have reached a milestone; Every year of living with cancer is a milestone, as we know so well. I hope your day was special. It really doesn't matter what we do to mark the day, just that we do Mark Each Day as meaninful.
<3 Lolly
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Sept.'99 - Dx.Stage IIIB, IDC ER/PR-, HER2+++ by IHC, confirmed '04 by FISH. Left MRM, AC x's 4, Taxol x's 4, 33 Rads, finishing Tx May 2000. Jan.'01 - local/regional recurrence, Stage IV. Herceptin/Navelbine weekly till NED August 2001, then maintenance Herceptin. Right Mast. April 2002. Local/Regional recurrence April '04, Herceptin plus/minus chemo until May '07. Gemzar added from Feb.'07-April '07; Tykerb/Abraxane until August '07, back on Herceptin plus Taxotere and Xeloda Sept. '07. Stopped T/X Nov. '07, stopped Herceptin Dec. '07, started Avastin/Taxol/Carboplatin Dec. '07. Progression in chest skin, stopped TAC March '03, started radiation.
Herceptin has served as the "Backbone" of my treatment strategy for over 6 years, giving me great quality of life. In 2005, I was privileged to participate in the University of Washington/Seattle HER2 Vaccine Trial.
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