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09-06-2007, 03:38 PM	#1
tousled1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Acworth, GA Posts: 2,104	Mine was a core biopsy via ultrasound. My tumor was also very large - over 5cm. __________________ 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

09-06-2007, 03:54 PM	#2
Susan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bay City, MI Posts: 73	Mine too, was ultrasound guided. __________________ Sue IDC, Stage 1, Grade 3 Oncotype Dx Score 40 Her2+++ E+P+ Lumpectomy 5/05 Re-excision 6/05 4AC 33 rounds of radiation 1 year Herceptin (had to quit after 8 months, due to low muga scores) Faslodex until 11-07 Hysterectomy with ovaries 11-07 Arimidex 12-07 switched to Aromasin 10-09 Quit Aromasin 11-09 due to joint pain

09-06-2007, 05:13 PM	#3
StillHere Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Greendale, WI just outside Milwaukee Posts: 211	Mine also was US guided. Also big tumor 7cm. Tumor was situated in the center of breast going straight back to chest wall. __________________ 04/05 Onset 49, DCIS, solid, Hist 2/3, Nucl 2/3, 7cm R Brst 04/05 E & P + HER2+++ 05/05 Mediport 05/05 Cytoxan & Adriamycin every 3wk x4 08/05 Taxol every 2wk x 4, Herceptin every wk x1yr 10/05 Bilat Mast - my Choice 10/05 3/19 lymph nodes Pos, Stage IIIa 11/05 Rad x 37 Rx, R Brst & Axcilla 02/06 Herceptin stopped (L vent HF 40) 03/06 Started & Stoped Arimidex after 2 mos.-QOL side effects 05/06 Started Tamoxafin 06/06 Bilat Free Flap Reconstruction 12/06 Cardiomyopathy reversed-HF normal 01/07 Bilat Saline Implants 07/07 CA 27-29 steadily rising from 28 in 12/06 to 46 in 7/07 07/07 PET Scan NED, but inflamation at prev surg site. 09/07 Started Femara 10/07 CA 27-29 down to 39 06/08 CA 27-29 down to 32 09/08 Lg joint pain & QOL side effects from Femara, will live w/ to keep CA markers within normal range.

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