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I was diagnosed Stage III ER/PR-, HER+, axillary node involvement (10) late Oct 2005 and started neoadjunct chemo mid December. I have had 4 rounds (once every 3 weeks) of A/C. Ultrasound has shown that breast tumor has shrunk a little but not much. I start 4 rounds of Taxatore (once every 3 weeks) tomorrow. Started my premed (Decadron) today. I will have surgery after I finish the Taxatore. Surgeon says lumpectomy is just as effective but I'm leaning toward a masectomy and possibly a double masectomy due to the fact that I already know that the axillary nodes are involved. Hang in there.
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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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Hybrid Mode
