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06-24-2007, 08:12 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Thornhill, Ontario
Canada
Posts: 2,320
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Mary Jo,
Wow - it's the big 2 year anniverary - Congratulations, may your dance with NED continue for years and years.
All the best
Caya
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ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+
1.7 cm and 1.0 cm.
Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested)
MRM Dec.18/06
3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere
Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08
Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years
Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012
BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative
Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal
Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so.
Reclast infusion January 2012
Oopherectomy October 2013
15 Years NED!!
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06-24-2007, 08:18 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Ohio
Posts: 212
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Mary Jo, thanks for sharing your happy 2nd anniversary news with us--time to celebrate! I hope you enjoy many more years living cancer-free and with that hard-earned knowledge of how precious life is and the blessings each day brings.
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Audrey
diagnosed July 2001, at age 36
large tumor, 11+ nodes
Stage IIIb, er/pr-, Her2+
treated with A/C, weekly Taxol
radiation, + year of Herceptin
on clinical trial. double mastectomy
followed by reconstruction
NED!!
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06-24-2007, 08:39 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 823
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A BIG CONGRATS on your two year anniversay.
May you have many, many more years NED.
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Vicki
Texas
Biopsy Dx'd 3-23-05 Age 48
MRM 4-5-05 w/ 2 tumor's 5cm, and 6 cm (right side)
IDC (poorly differentiated infiltrating ductual carcinoma)
5+/16 nodes
Stage III A
Grade 3
ER/PR-, Her2/neu ++
Ki67 78%
Begin Chemo 5-2-05 4XAC Dose Dense , 4X Abraxane Dose Dense (ended August 05)
28 Rad's ended October 13 2005
Started Herceptin Weekly August 2005 for one year
Had a Simple mastectomy left side after Mamo showed incresed micro-calcifications. Jan. 17 2006.
Brain MRI Feb.2006--All Clear
August 28, 2006 Last Weekly Herceptin.
October 2006--Colonoscopy, 6 Polyp's removed--all B9
PET Scan July 2007
Abdominal MRI Oct. 2007---2 Right Kidney Cysts
Core Biopsy-- Lump on Scar Line 1-10-08---B9
Brain MRI 6-2008--All Clear
PET/CT Scan 6-2008
Sept. 8 2008, 4CM area removed from mastectomy scar line. Proved to be B9.
PET/CT Scan-- July 2009 --All clear
August 17,2009 ---Had Port Removed
6 Years NED -- April 5,2011
DX'd with Melanoma left arm 10-10-2011
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06-24-2007, 09:11 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: So California
Posts: 223
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congratulations!
Mary Jo:
Congratulations on your two year anniversary. I know how important that date is, esp in light of you staying NED. You humble me Mary Jo. You are such an example for all of us. I believe that your life is better; better in the sense that your circle has widened and you can share your wisdom with so many more people. I can not begin to tell you how much you have impacted my sister's life with your words of encouragement, friendship etc. I pray that things continue to go well with you, that our loving Father continues to watch over you and that the people you touch continues to grow and grow. You glorify our Father with your words everyday!
Lisa
P. S. On a totally different note, I took my six year old to see Surf's Up today at the movies. One of the main characters, the chicken, was from your home turf, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. I couldn't help but think of you when that flashed on the screen.
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Leslie's Sister (Lisa)
Diagnosed 5/17/06
Left breast Stage II
5 cm. Her2Neu+++, ER-, PR-
1 positive node out of six,
double mastectomy 6/9/06;
TCH started 7/12/06
last chemo 10/25/06
herceptin ended 6-11-07
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06-25-2007, 04:35 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Morris, IL
Posts: 3,507
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Marejo
Happy Second Anniversary.....to me this day always seems like a birthday.....it truly is a day for us when all we have known suddenly changes....and we must realize that all is part of a bigger plan for us....may God continue to protect you, cradle you and give you peace on this journey....and may you celebrate many many more years as a survivor.
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"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
Hugs & Blessings
Sheila
Diagnosed at age 49.99999 2/21/2002 via Mammography (Calcifications)
Core Biopsy 2/22/02
L. Mastectomy 2/25/2002
Stage 1, 0.7cm IDC, Node Neg from 19 nodes Her2+++ ER PR Neg
6/2003 Reconstruction W/ Tissue Expander, Silicone Implant
9/2003 Stage IV with Mets to Supraclavicular nodes
9/2003 Began Herceptin every 3 weeks
3/2006 Xeloda 2500mg/Herceptin for recurrence to neck nodes
3/2007 Added back the Xeloda with Herceptin for continued mets to nodes
5/2007 Taken Off Xeloda, no longer working
6/14/07 Taxol/Herceptin/Avastin
3/26 - 5/28/08 Taxol Holiday Whopeeeeeeeee
5/29 2008 Back on Taxol w Herceptin q 2 weeks
4/2009 Progression on Taxol & Paralyzed L Vocal Cord from Nodes Pressing on Nerve
5/2009 Begin Rx with Navelbine/Herceptin
11/09 Progression on Navelbine
Fought for and started Tykerb/Herceptin...nodes are melting!!!!!
2/2010 Back to Avastin/Herceptin
5/2010 Switched to Metronomic Chemo with Herceptin...Cytoxan and Methotrexate
Pericardial Window Surgery to Drain Pericardial Effusion
7/2010 Back to walking a mile a day...YEAH!!!!
9/2010 Nodes are back with a vengence in neck
Qualified for TDM-1 EAP
10/6/10 Begin my miracle drug, TDM-1
Mixed response, shrinking internal nodes, progression skin mets after 3 treatments
12/6/10 Started Halaven (Eribulen) /Herceptin excellent results in 2 treatments
2/2011 I CELEBRATE my 9 YEAR MARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7/5/11 begin Gemzar /Herceptin for node progression
2/8/2012 Gemzar stopped, Continue Herceptin
2/20/2012 Begin Tomo Radiation to Neck Nodes
2/21/2012 I CELEBRATE 10 YEARS
5/12/2012 BeganTaxotere/ Herceptin is my next miracle for new node progression
6/28/12 Stopped Taxotere due to pregression, Started Perjeta/Herceptin
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06-25-2007, 04:44 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Sheboygan, WI
Posts: 2,582
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I just had to comment to what you said Sheila. Yesterday my youngest son and daughter in law stopped over. They had no idea yesterday was my 2 year anniversary. They asked "what is the balloon and flowers about?" (I got some flowers, cards from some people that I mentor etc). I told them and my son is like "mom, why don't you tell us this stuff. This day is more important that your birthday." Hahahahahahahaha! Just what you said Sheila. Guess I never saw it like that. But, yes, it is an important day to us.
I don't talk much about my "cancer life" with my kids. I don't want to "burden" them. They've moved on - mom is fine and life goes on. I like it that they can look at it this way.
Thanks everyone,
MJ
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"Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10
Dx. 6/24/05 age 45 Right Breast IDC ER/PR. Neg., - Her2+++ RB Mast. - 7/28/05 - 4 cm. tumor Margins clear - 1 microscopic cell 1 sent. node No Vasucular Invasion 4 DD A/C - 4 DD Taxol & Herceptin 1 full year of Herceptin received every 3 weeks 28 rads prophylactic Mast. 3/2/06
17 Years NED
<>< Romans 8:28
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06-25-2007, 04:58 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Ireland
Posts: 3,463
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Mary Jo CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!
I'm coming up to mine too,just a week behind you and at times I can't believe all that has happened in the past couple of years!
What a great feeling ...enjoy and many more and good health to you!
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Tricia
Dx July '05 IDC 1.9cm Triple positive 3/9 nodes positive
A/C X 4 ..Taxol/Herceptin x 12 wks then herceptin 1 yr
Rads x 36 ..oophorectomy August '06
Currently taking Arimidex..
June 2011 osteopenia/ zometa x1 yearly- stopped Zometa 2015 as Dexa show normal bone density.
Stopped Arimidex July 2014- Restarted Arimidex 2015 for a further two years on the advice of my Onc.
2014 Normal Dexa scan
2018 Mammo all clear, still NED!
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