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		|  08-16-2015, 11:53 AM | #21 |  
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				Re: 10 years today!!!
			 
 So very happy for you.
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		|  08-18-2015, 08:03 PM | #22 |  
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				Re: 10 years today!!!
			 
 Congratulations! 
				__________________Jackie07
http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/06/doctors-letter-patient-newly-diagnosed-cancer.html 
http://www.asco.org/ASCOv2/MultiMedi...=114&trackID=2
 
NICU 4.4 LB
Erythema Nodosum 85 
Life-long Central Neurocytoma 4x5x6.5 cm  23 hrs 62090 semi-coma 10 d PT OT ST 30 d 
3 Infertility tmts 99 > 3 u. fibroids > Pills 
CN 3 GKRS 52301 
IDC 1.2 cm Her2 +++ ER 5% R. Lmptmy SLNB+1 71703 6 FEC 33 R Tamoxifen 
Recc IIB 2.5 cm Bi-L Mast 61407 2/9 nds PET 
6 TCH Cellulitis - Lymphedema - compression sleeve & glove 
H w x 4 MUGA 51 D, J 49 M
Diastasis recti
Tamoxifen B. scan 
Irrtbl bowel 1'09 
Colonoscopy 313 
BRCA1 V1247I 
hptc hemangioma 
Vertigo 
GI - > yogurt 
hysterectomy/oophorectomy 011410 
Exemestane 25 mg tab 102912 ~ 101016 stopped due to r. hip/l.thigh pain after long walk 
DEXA 1/13 
1-2016  lesions in liver largest 9mm & 1.3 cm onco. says not cancer. 
3-11 Appendectomy - visually O.K., a lot of puss.  Final path result - not cancer. 
Start Vitamin D3 and Calcium supplement (600mg x2)  
10-10 Stopped Exemestane due to r. hip/l.thigh pain OKed by Onco 11-08-2016 
7-23-2018 9 mm groundglass nodule within the right lower lobe with indolent behavior.  Due to possible adenocarcinoma, Recommend annual surveilence. 
7-10-2019 CT to check lung nodule. 
 1-10-2020 8mm stable nodule on R Lung, two 6mm new ones on L Lung, a possible lymph node involvement in inter fissule.
"I WANT TO BE AN OUTRAGEOUS OLD WOMAN WHO NEVER GETS CALLED AN OLD LADY. I WANT TO GET SHARP EDGED & EARTH COLORED, TILL I FADE AWAY FROM PURE JOY." Irene from Tampa
 
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		|  08-29-2015, 07:37 PM | #23 |  
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				Re: 10 years today!!!
			 
 Hey Pinkie, this is so cool. thanks for posting this milestone. All the best in the next decade! Can you believe that many of us have " know " each other for 10 years. Keep on having fun! 
				__________________Catherine
 
 
 Found my own lump in the shower
 April 2006 at the age of 58
 Stage IIB, ER- PR- HER2+++ multi focal tumors, largest 2.3cm
 Chemo first: AC/Taxol over 16 weeks
 Bilateral mastectomy Sep 06
 33 rads after the surgery
 1 year of Herceptin completed Dec 07
 15 years and no recurrence as of April 2021
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		|  09-06-2015, 07:03 PM | #24 |  
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				Re: 10 years today!!!
			 
 Congratulations.  
 Mary Jo
 
				__________________ "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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		|  09-07-2015, 06:36 AM | #25 |  
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				Re: 10 years today!!!
			 
 Congratulations.
 My aunty was recently diagnosed and is currently going through chemo - I am hoping she too will be a survivor.
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		|  09-10-2015, 02:25 AM | #26 |  
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				Re: 10 years today!!!
			 
 Congratulations!  3 more years and I can join you. 
				__________________Diagnosed: 7/25/08 ~ age 63, no family history
 Surgery: 8/14/08 Bilateral mastectomy; tumor left breast, node dissection; right prophylactic with expanders: 1/12/10 latisimuss dorsi flap on left side: 9/22/10 implants in
 Pathology Report: ER/PR-; HER2+ (3+); Grade 3, StageIII; 3cm tumor plus 21/21 lymph nodes positive; 5cm DCIS
 Chemo: A/C; Taxol/Herceptin/Tykerb; phase II study at Mayo adding Tykerb for early stage
 Radiation: 25 rads
 Vaccine: Walter Reed GP2/AE37 vaccine study ~ last booster 9/17/2012
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		|  09-13-2015, 11:05 PM | #27 |  
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				Re: 10 years today!!!
			 
 Kudos and Kongrats from me and the Kardashians! 
				__________________1996 cancer WTF?! 1.3 cm lumpectomy Er/Pr neg. Her2+ (20nodes NEGATIVE) did CMF + rads. NED.
 2002 recurrence. Bilateral mastectomy w/TFL autologous recon. Then ACx2. Skin lymphatic rash. Taxotere w/Herceptin x4. Herceptin/Xeloda.  Finally stops spreading.
 2003 - Back to surgery, remove skin mets, and will have surgery one week later when pathology can confirm margins.
 ‘03 latisimus dorsi flap to remove skin mets. CLEAN MARGINS. Continue single agent Herceptin thru 4/04. NED.
 ‘04 '05 & 06 tiny recurrences - scar line. surgery to cut out. NED each time.
 1/2006 Rads again,  to scar line. NED.
 
 3/07 Heartbreaking news - mets! lungs.sternum. Try Tykerb/Xeloda. Tykerb/Carbo/Gemzar. Switch Oncs.
 12/07 Herceptin.Tykerb. Markers go stable.
 2/8/08 gamma knife 13mm stupid brain met.
 3/08 Herceptin/tykerb/avastin/zometa.
 3/09 brain NED. Lungs STABLE.
 4/09 attack sternum (10 daysPHOTONS.5 days ELECTRONS)
 9/09 MARKERS normal!
 3/10 PET/CT=manubrium intensely metabolically active but stable. NEDhead.
 Wash out 5/10 for tdm1 but 6/10 CT STABLE, PET improving. Markers normal. Brain NED. Resume just Herceptin plus ZOMETA
 Dec 2010 Brain NED, lungs/sternum stable. markers normal.
 MAR 2011 stop Herceptin/allergy! Go back on Tykerb and switch to Xgeva.
 May-Aug 2011 Tykerb Herceptin Xgeva.
 Sept 2011 Tykerb, Herceptin, Zometa, Avastin.
 April 2012 sketchy drug trial in NYC. 6 weeks later I’m NED!
 OCT 2012 PET/CT shows a bunch of freakin’ progression. Back to LA and Herceptin.avastin.zometa.
 12/20/12 add in PERJETA!
 March 2013 – 5 YEARS POST continue HAPZ
 APRIL 2013 - 6 yrs stage 4. "FAILED" PETscan on 4/2/13
 May 2013: rePetted - improvement in lungs, left adrenal stable, right 6th rib inactive, (must be PERJETA avastin) sternum and L1 fruckin'worsen. Drop zometa. ADD Xgeva. Doc says get rads consultant for L1 and possible biopsy of L1. I say, no thanks, doc. Lets see what xgeva brings to the table first. It's summer.
 June-August 2013HAPX Herceptin Avastin Perjeta xgeva.
 Sept - now - on chemo hold for calming tummy we hope. Markers stable for 2 months.
 Nov 2013 - Herceptin-Perjeta-Avastin-Xgeva (collageneous colitis, which explains tummy probs, added Entocort)
 December '13 BRAIN MRI ned in da head.
 Jan 2014: CONTINUING on HAPX…
 FEB 2014 PetCT clinical “impression”: 1. newbie nodule - SUV 1.5 right apical nodule, mildly hypermetabolic “suggestive” of worsening neoplastic lesion. 2. moderate worsening of the sternum – SUV 5.6 from 3.8
 3. increasing sclerosis & decreasing activity of L1 met “suggests” mild healing. (SUV 9.4 v 12.1 in May ‘13)
 4. scattered lung nodules, up to 5mm in size = stable, no increased activity
 5. other small scattered sclerotic lesions, one in right iliac and one in thoracic vertebral body similar in appearance to L1 without PET activity and not clearly pathologic
 APRIL 2014 - 6 YRS POST GAMMA ZAP, 7 YRS MBC & 18 YEARS FROM ORIGINAL DX!
 October 2014: hold avastin, continue HPX
 Feb 2015 Cancer you lost. NEDHEAD 7 years post gamma zap miracle, 8 years ST4, +19 yrs original diagnosis.
 Continue HPX. Adding back Avastin
 Nov 2015 pet/ct is mixed result. L1 SUV is worse. Continue Herceptin/avastin/xgeva. Might revisit Perjeta for L1. Meantime going for rads consult for L1
 December 2015 - brain stable. Continue Herceptin, Perjeta, Avastin and xgeva.
 Jan 2016: 5 days, 20 grays, Rads to L1 and continue on HAPX.  I’m trying to "save" TDM1 for next line. Hope the rads work to quiet L1. Sciatic pain extraordinaire :((
 Markers drop post rads.
 2/24/16 HAP plus X - markers are down
 SCIATIC PAIN DEAL BREAKER.
 3/23/16 Laminectomy w/coflex implant L4/5. NO MORE SCIATIC PAIN!!! Healing.
 APRIL 2016 - 9 YRS MBC
 July 2016 - continue HAP plus Xgeva.
 DEC 2016 - PETCT: mets to sternum, lungs, L1 still about the same in size and PET activity. Markers not bad.  Not making changes if I don't need to. Herceptin/Perjeta/Avastin/Xgeva
 APRIL 2017 10 YEARS MBC
 December 2017 - Progression - gonna switch it up
 FEB 2018 - Kadcyla 3 cycles ---->progression :(
 MAY30th - bronchoscopy, w/foundation1 - her2 enriched
 Aug 27, 2018 - start clinical trial ZW25
 JAN 2019 - ZW25 seems to be keeping me stable
 APRIL 2019 - ONE DOZEN YEARS LIVING METASTATIC
 MAY 2019 - progression back on herceptin add xeloda
 JUNE 2019 - "6 mos average survival" LMD & CNS new single brain met - one zap during 5 days true beam SBRT to cord met
 10/30/19 - stable brain and cord. progression lungs and bones. washing out. applying for ds8201a w nivolumab. hope they take me.
 12/27/19 - begin ds8401a w nivolumab. after 2nd cycle nodes melt away. after 3rd cycle chest scan shows Improvement, brain MRI shows improvement, resolved areas & nothing new. switch to plain ENHERTU. after 4th cycle, PETscan shows mostly resolved  or improved results.  Markers near normal. I'm stunned but grateful.
 10/26/20 - June 2021 Tucatinib/xeloda/herceptin - stable ish.
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		|  09-14-2015, 11:22 AM | #28 |  
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				Re: 10 years today!!!
			 
 Congrats Pink! more health and happiness!  love sarah
 
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		|  09-16-2015, 02:16 AM | #29 |  
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				Re: 10 years today!!!
			 
 Congratulations.That's very nice.oneplus 2 hülle |  
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		|  10-13-2015, 08:14 PM | #30 |  
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				Re: 10 years today!!!
			 
 Haven't been here in a while. Ten years is great, Pink! 
				__________________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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		|  10-16-2015, 09:04 PM | #31 |  
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				Re: 10 years today!!!
			 
 Sorry I missed the 10 year celebration. Is ther a decade club? So happy for you! 
				__________________Catherine
 
 
 Found my own lump in the shower
 April 2006 at the age of 58
 Stage IIB, ER- PR- HER2+++ multi focal tumors, largest 2.3cm
 Chemo first: AC/Taxol over 16 weeks
 Bilateral mastectomy Sep 06
 33 rads after the surgery
 1 year of Herceptin completed Dec 07
 15 years and no recurrence as of April 2021
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		|  10-17-2015, 04:58 AM | #32 |  
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				Re: 10 years today!!!
			 
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		|  10-17-2015, 01:00 PM | #33 |  
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				Re: 10 years today!!!
			 
 I am late to the party, but here with a full heart of love and  C ON G R A T U L A T I O N S  to my darling friend, Pinkie!
 You couldn't mention, in an email?  Or a PM?  Or FB?
 
 SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOF TOPS my love!
 
 XOXOXOXOXO,  Andi
 
				__________________Andi BB '95 post-meno dx Invasive LOBULAR w/9cm tumor! YIKES + 2/21 nodes. Clear mammo 10 mnths earlier. Mastec/tram flap reconst/PORT/8 mnths chemo (4Adria/8CMF). Borderline ER/PR. Tamoxifen 2 yrs. Felt BLESSED. I could walk and talk, feed and bathe myself! I KNEW I would survive...
 
'98 -- multiple mets to liver. HER2+ 80%. ER/PR- Raging, highly aggressive tumors spreading fast. New PORT. 9 mnths Taxotere Fought fire w/fire! Pronounced in cautious remission 5/99. Taxotere weekly for 6 wks, 2 wks off -- for 9 mnths. TALK ABOUT GRUELING! (I believe they've altered that protocol since those days -- sure hope so!!)
+ good old Vit H wkly for 1st 3 yrs, then triple dosage ev 3 wks for 7 yrs more... The "easy" chemo, right?! Not a walk in the park, but not a freight train coming at 'ya either...
 
Added Herceptin Nov '98 (6 wks after FDA fast-tracked it for met bc). Stayed w/Vit H till July '08! Now I AM FREE! Humbly and eternally grateful for this life-saving drug! NED since '99 and planning on keeping it that way. To hell w/poor prognosis and nasty stats! STOPPED VIT H JULY '08...!  REMAIN STABLE...  Eternally grateful...Yes is a world & in this world of yes live (skillfully curled) all worlds ... (e e cummings) EVERY DAY I BEAT MY PREVIOUS RECORD FOR # OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS I'VE STAYED ALIVE. Smile KNOWING you too can be a miracle. Up to me and God now...
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