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12-13-2006, 12:42 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: The Hudson Valley, New York
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Great News Today!!!!
Hi this is Sue of the Kevin and Sue show,
All kidding aside. We received great news today. Thank God, because I couldn't stand going to another doctors app. (one everyday this week) without hearing something great.
We found out today I won't need to do radiation treatments. So all the reconstruction can stay. I will be meeting with the onc. next week for my first consultation. Just finished CAT and Muga will be going for bone scan on Friday. I'm also hoping my plastic surg. takes out the drain tomorrow. The damn thing feels like a third breast (really 2 1/2 breasts).
From all the Info we have, it looks like the party really goes into full swing when Chemo starts. Yippie!!!!
Thank you for being here.
---Sue and Kevin---
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12-13-2006, 01:54 PM
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Location: Northern Calif.
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Sue,
Great news on the no rads!! I am glad that you received some good news! And your right, the fun is about to begin! Yippee.... Chemo isn't fun, but it's completely doable. Now with the use of herceptin, you are going to be a-okay and kick some cancer boodie!!
Hugs,
Lexi
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12-13-2006, 03:02 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Ohio
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Congratulations, Sue! Thanks for sharing your good news with us.
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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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12-13-2006, 03:48 PM
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Location: Ireland
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Great news Sue!
Take the chemo one day at a time,it was nowhere near as bad as
I had imagined and I hope it's the same for you.
Tricia
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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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12-13-2006, 04:43 PM
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Location: Acworth, GA
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Great news Sue! Don't worry about the chemo, it's really not too bad. It affects each and everyone of us differently. Hopefully you will have little to no side effects. Just remember the chemo is only for a short period of time and you will get through it. Glad you got good news.
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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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12-13-2006, 05:37 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Connecticut, USA
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Glad to hear the good news. My suggestion regarding chemo is to take any help you can get. Meals, rides, whatever. People are probably aching to find a way to do something for you and anything that will make things easier for you is going to be valuable. Let them help. In our case that did not include the in-laws moving in with us to 'help' but we did appreciate the thought.
Peace and Love to you,
Steve
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Sarah's history:
DX Sept 03 Stage 2B Grade 3
BRCA 1 positive
RT Mastectomy
4 cm lobular 1+node ER-/PR- Her2+
chemo 2004:
4 cycles AC
4 cycles Taxol
herceptin 2004-2005
june 06 stage IV: lung, bones
weekly taxol
1/3wk herceptin
Oct/November 06: new primary left breast
ductal 4cm+
mastectomy
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12-13-2006, 06:38 PM
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Great news! Very happy for you. Eric
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12-14-2006, 08:01 AM
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Posts: 23
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Kevin and Sue show
Dear Sue and Kevin,
From the very first your posts have been suffused with such love for each other, such fearless (if understandably nervous) zest to do what has to be done and get through it, and such lively good humor that truly you were due some more good news.
Congratulations for being spared the tedium, and problems, of radiation, and I am sure that whatever chemo regimen lies ahead your strength and determination will see you through with flying colors.
How was the shower?? I remember the bliss of my first one too,
Tessa
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