All those dancing with NED

Chelee · 07-07-2008, 05:40 PM

Audrey, I knew it was just a matter of time and you would check in long enough to add your NED status. It's so appreciated. No doubt MichelleU is off enjoying her summer as is most...but I'm sure she will eventually check in here soon enough too. Because we can't forget her...she is 5 or 6 years out too. Wooo hooo to both of you.

Thanks again to Donna for starting this thread. Maybe we can get a few of the lurkers to join in here. I'm sure there are many more we haven't heard from. The more the merrier as they say.

Chelee

Catherine · 07-07-2008, 10:01 PM

NED for 2 years and 3 months. Just had my second follow up after the end of my 1 year Herceptin. I feel very good and I even think my stamina is returning. This is a very hopeful post that I would have been happy to read when I was first DX.

If a recurrence shows up, I plan to fight it off just like the other warrior women and good souls on our Her2 site. (easy to talk big now that I feel good

My oncologist will see me every 4 months. He relies on my report to him, a hands-on exam and tumor markers. I am happy to report that my tumor marker was a 7. (I think he considers anything under 40 to be normal and markers can also give false readings.) I will get a pet scan or similar if I complain of aches and pains and anything new that does not feel right.

Hugs to all, Catherine