Darlene,
What a scary week for you, but I am so glad that you were able to finish your chemo. It has now been 2 months since the end of my "18 weeks" of chemo and recovery. I can tell you that for me, I have been feeling almost 100% for about 2 weeks now. Even though there was a time that I thought I would never forget how bad I felt, it is quickly becoming a distant memory. Kind of like childbirth! 
Anyway, you are the stronger woman now for having lived through all of this. There have been a couple of times where I have been out for a bike ride or a run and I felt like stopping and then a little voice in my head took over and said "What are you thinking? You've gone through war with cancer and won! You can keep running for 5 more minutes!" And guess what - - - I DID!! You too will find your moments of strength and courage.
Love, Alice
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9/15/08 (age 52) - Mammo: calcifications
9/22/08 - Biopsy: DCIS, grade 3. ER,PR status: Pos. in 75-90% of tumor cells.
10/01/08 - Ob/Gyn appt.: found complex, mostly cystic mass on right ovary - 11cmx12cmx 8cm
10/15/08 - Hysterectomy & Oophorectomy, Lumpectomy: Cyst on uterus, not ovary - all was benign. Breast - 5 of 6 bad margins. 2 Sentinel Lymph nodes removed, both negative. Stage 0, Tis, N0
12/11/08 - Mastectomy & DIEP reconstruction: Surprise! 2 cm Invasive DC, grade 2 found. One benign internal mammary lymph node. Stage 1, T1c, N0, all clean margins. ER+ (Proportion Score = 2/5, Intensity Score = 2/3) and PR+(Proportion Score = 3/5, Intensity Score = 2/3)
HER2 score = 3+
1/09/09 - Oncotype DX: Recurrence S/core of 60 !?!?! ER status is NEG!! PR staus is NEG! HER2 score = 12.2 (still positive, greater than 11.5 is positive).
1/20/09 - Started chemo: TCH
5/26/09 - FINISHED CHEMO!
1/05/10 - FINISHED HERCEPTIN!
1/22/10 - Port-a-catheter removed!
3/07/18 - Still NED
9/10/23 - Still NED
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