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09-26-2007, 05:49 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 600
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My joy today was hearing an unexpected knock on my front door and finding my youngest grandchildren ( Shannan-6 and Austin-9) there. They thought they were supposed to ride the bus to my house today so they did. We called their mother, fed them a snack, and romped with them, Dale did anyway, they play too rough for me right now, and had a great time with them until Athena picked them up. We see them often but it was fun to see them so unexpectedly. They were so full of energy.
Leslie
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In the world of destiny, there are no statistics.
Jan. 26- mammogram and ultrasound- suspicious lump
Mid-February- lumpectomy, infiltrating ductal carcinoma ~4.5 cm and a 1 cm DCIS, did not get clear margins, did not check lymph nodes
ER+/PR+, her2 +++, nuclear grade 3 of 3
February 20-PET scan showed something on liver. No biopsy.
March- Started carboplatin, herceptin, taxol on a four week cycle
May 3- Pet scan, with intent to do a biopsy, found nothing, liver or breast- no biopsy because there is nothing to biopsy
June 21- new onc, very concerned that there had been no biopsy,
June 18th-CAT scan, bone scan-negative
August 7th - Brain MRI-negative
August 9th- mastectomy, all pathology negative
January 2008 still NED! New oncologist -herceptin for full year after chemo- until July, and tamoxifen---negative scans since May '07
July 2008-Finished Herceptin!
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09-26-2007, 08:31 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 2,210
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My joy today was receiving my 4th of 6 TCH infusions! Past the half way mark! The dietician wandered by and told me I needed to gain weight and instead of the low fat stuff that I keep buying (old habits die hard!) she said in addition to drinking Ensure I should be putting Haggan Daz in it for milkshakes! Welll, a few minutes later a drug rep who was trying to curry favor there, came along with a freeze container giving away Haggan Daz chocolate covered ice cream bars!!! lol I told him he must be a gift from God. He said he was God's rep on earth. (More like a drug rep on earth! lol) Then a differernt rep brought Jamba Juice smoothies!! Boy, Wed is a much better day than Tues (my regular day) around there!
My white count is in the low normal range. Very low. But still normal
So, a good day all in all.
And I am recovering from the joy of several days of visits from friends who cared enough to fly here to see me. I am blessed.
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Bonnie
Post menopause
May 2007 Core biopsy, Rt breast
ER+, Pr-, HER2 +++, Grade 3
Ki-67: 90%
"suspicious area" left breast
Bilateral mastectomy, (NED on left) May 2007
Sentinel Node Neg
Stage 1, DCIS with microinvasion, 3 mm, mostly removed during the biopsy....
Femara (discontinued 7/07) Resumed 10/07
OncoType score 36 (July 07)
Began THC 7/26/07 (d/c taxol and carboplatin 10/07)
Began Herceptin alone 10/07
Finished Herceptin July /08
D/C Femara 4/10 (joint pain/trigger thumb!)
5/10 mistakenly dx with lung cancer. Middle rt lobe removed!
Aromasin started 5/10
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09-26-2007, 08:56 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Acworth, GA
Posts: 2,104
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My Joy today was reading good news on Esther's GammaKnife and Joy's scans. Also the good news on Ed's MRI (Believe51 - Marie) And Bonnie, now you only have 2 more treatments left -- you can do that standing on your head! Sure wish they passed around ice cream at my infusion center. I must admit I prefer Ben & Jerrys over Haggen Daz but I certainly wouldn't turn it down. Nothing makes me happier than to hear good test results as it offers encouragment for everyone. You women/men are really quite teh warriors!
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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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09-26-2007, 09:05 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 624
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I am also glad to hear good test results from my sisters and brothers and this board. I also enjoy the things that give each of you joy. My joy today was seeing my 3 month old granddaughter smile and talking to an old friend that I have not seen since high school. This illness has prompted me to get in touch with friends that I have not talked to in a long time and I love that feeling. Thanks for being there for me and I will be praying for all of you tonight and everynight.
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09-26-2007, 10:21 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 2,210
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Tousled, they must have heard you too. I later saw Ben and Jerry's icream cones being passed out. And popsicles!! What a surreal day.
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Bonnie
Post menopause
May 2007 Core biopsy, Rt breast
ER+, Pr-, HER2 +++, Grade 3
Ki-67: 90%
"suspicious area" left breast
Bilateral mastectomy, (NED on left) May 2007
Sentinel Node Neg
Stage 1, DCIS with microinvasion, 3 mm, mostly removed during the biopsy....
Femara (discontinued 7/07) Resumed 10/07
OncoType score 36 (July 07)
Began THC 7/26/07 (d/c taxol and carboplatin 10/07)
Began Herceptin alone 10/07
Finished Herceptin July /08
D/C Femara 4/10 (joint pain/trigger thumb!)
5/10 mistakenly dx with lung cancer. Middle rt lobe removed!
Aromasin started 5/10
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