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				Re: Positive stories, please come out of the woods
			 
			 
			
		
		
		
		Hi marcia! 
 I think we all feel the pain when we've lost a " sister" 
The reality is though many if us with " bad prognoses" are doing great. 
I am coming up on 5 yrs, 12 pos nodes, no clean margins, blah,blah blah. 
Am doing great, you will too! 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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				Linda 
  
Dxed Stage IIIC May 05, 12 pos nodes 
er/pr -neg,Her -pos 
LVI 
Right partial mast & partial axillary dissection-June14,2005 
Right modified mast-no clear margins- June 30, 2005 
DD AC x4 
Taxotere X4 with Herceptin 
Rads x 35( 5 fields ) 
Left prophylactive mast( atypia & hyperplasia found ),  
put on Tamoxifen x 1 yr; D/ced due to endometrial thickening 
bilateral recon (saline implants)May 06 
Nipple recon July 06 
metformin 2010 
removal of implants due to severe encapsulation, insertion of gummies 2013 
Reclast Q yr 
NED!!!
			 
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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