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Old 05-11-2008, 06:07 AM   #1
Mary Anne in TX
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Me too! Would really love it if you would catch us up on how you are! ma
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Diag. 12/05 at age 60
Stage II, Grade 3, 4.5 cm primary tumor
ER/PR- Her2 +3 strongly positive
Her2 by FISH 7.7 amplified
vascular invasion
Ki67 20% borderline
Jan - March '06 Taxotere/Adriamycin X 3 to try to shrink tumor - it grew
April '06 Rt Modified Radical Mas, 7 of 9 nodes positive
April - Aug. '06 Herceptin/Taxol/Carboplatin X 8 (dose dense)
Sept - Dec. '06 Navelbine/Herceptin x 8 (dose dense)
Radiation & Herceptin Jan. 22 - March 1, 2007
Finished Herceptin Dec. 10 '08! One extra year.
Port removed August, 2012.
8 1/2 years since diagnosis! 5 1/2 Years NED!
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Old 05-11-2008, 08:16 PM   #2
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I once had a tumor marker of 1275 and felt pretty bad..jaundice, itching, wieght loss, etc..
but I got better with chemo and Herceptin.. Don't give up!!
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Old 05-12-2008, 12:39 PM   #3
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I don't believe that I've ever had the tumor markers done so I really know nothing about them. Just wanted to say I'm thinking of you.
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dx: 5/25/06
2 cm/ 0 nodes
Lumpectomy rt breast on 7/26/06
ER/PR- / Her2+++
A/C x 4
finished taxotere 2/07
finished 33 rads
Herceptin finished 12/07/07 Yippee!
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