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04-16-2010, 06:10 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 98
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Freedom
Interesting that it took cancer to kick my life into gear. Not sure how much time I have, but at this moment I'm living like I'm cancer free; because really, who knows.
I posted a while back about fearing about looking for jobs with all the realted "what ifs". This week, I submitted a resume. I figured I'd handle the tough questions if and when they come; in the meantime, a door was put in front of me, so what's the harm in knocking?...
Attended two city council meetings to share my two cents on an issue; though noone stood beside me, I shared my opinion...embracing the freedom of a US Citizen to speak and be part of the process...
Called the doc today about a red spot that I hadn't seen before...He called me in to look at it...he says looks like a bruise...so we went ahead and conducted the OV that was scheduled yet two weeks away...I heard the good words - no more cancer.
Sure it might just be for today, but it's today...
It took this crappy disease to push me to live and strive for everything I want. I CAN have it all, I just have to ask, reach...tell fear and the what ifs to take a vacation because I'm not listening any more!
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04-16-2010, 06:16 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 2,077
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Re: Freedom
Right on, Patrice! With that attitude, I'd like to see thousands more posts from you! (And everyone else here, too, of course)
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04-17-2010, 09:53 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Wilmington, Del.
Posts: 1,126
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Re: Freedom
Loved your post. Thanks for the reminder. City council meetings and town meetings...I think they are like the root of our political process. Please keep reminding us to be part of the process
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IDC, Stage I, Grade 2
Oncotype DX Score 32
Her2++ E+P+, Node Neg.
Lumpectomy 11/04/05 Clear Margins
3 Dose dense AC (Couldn't tolerate 4)
4 Dose dense Taxol & Herc. (Tolerated well)
36 weeks Herceptin (Could not complete one year due to decrease in MUGA score)
2 years of Arimidex, then three years of Femara
Finished Femara May 2011
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04-17-2010, 03:38 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Ireland
Posts: 3,463
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Re: Freedom
Go for it Patricia!!!!!
(((Hugs))))
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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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04-18-2010, 04:43 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: MN
Posts: 731
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Re: Freedom
Love your spirit!!!!
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6/01 IBC er+ her2+stage IIIb; mastecomy
7/01 AC, taxol; radiation
2/02 tamoxifen
9/02 stage IV bone mets femara
1/03 taxotere/herceptin/aredia
6/03 herceptin, aredia & faslodex
1/04 navelbine, herceptin, aredia
2/05 herceptin/aredia
7/05 xeloda/herceptin/aredia
3/07 xeloda/tykerb/aredia
5/08 taxol/avastin/aredia
2/09 gemzar/herceptin/zometa
7/09 Taxol/Carbo/Herceptin, zometa
10/09 navelbine/herceptin & zometa
2/10 herceptin & tykerb & zometa
4/10 add xeloda &aromasin
10/10 dx with dermatomyiositis triggered by cancer
11/10 restart herceptin, tykerb, zometa
12/10 surgery-place rod in R femur to stabilize bone
1/11 radiation to R femur - 20 tx
2/11 2nd surgery - rod in Left femur
2/11 tx eribulen -- suspended dx brain mets
3/11 brain mets wbr 20 tx
4/11 halaven; discontine 8/11 not working
8/11 radiation to left femur 20 tx'
8-9/11 rad to lower spine
9/11 abraxane/herceptin/zometa
9/12 xeloda/herceptin/zometa
12/12 ablation of liver
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04-18-2010, 06:14 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,014
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Re: Freedom
Isn't it a shame that it takes something so dreadful to make us appreciate life more. Ever since my diagnosis, the sky is bluer and I take time to appreciate the things I overlooked before. I definately gives us a new appreciation of things. I do believe that the courage that it takes for us to fight this disease overflows into other areas also..sherry
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Sherry
Diagnosed: December , 2005 at age 44
13+ positive lymph nodes
Stage IV , Her2+, 2 small mets to lungsChemo Started: Jan, 2006
4 months Taxotere, Xeloda, Hercepin
NED since April 2006!!
36 Rads to follow with weekly Herceptin indefinately
8 years NED now
Scans every year
Life is not about avoiding the thunderstorms, it's about learning to dance in the rain!
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04-18-2010, 06:33 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Cordoba, Mexico
Posts: 672
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Re: Freedom
Right on Patrice, that's the attitude!
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Dx. June 30th, 2006 at age 43
Lumpectomy rt breast
2.2 cm tumor, 13 nodes all negative
ER-PR+,her2+++
6 FAC
32 Rads
Dx. Lung fibrosis due to radiation
Ended 1 year herceptin in March, 2008
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04-19-2010, 05:56 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
Posts: 153
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Re: Freedom
I agree! Live life to the fullest, too bad it takes this to wake up' but at leAst we are
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Mar 2006Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu 3+++, Er & Pr positive, 8 of 18 pos 03/14/06: Mastectomy 04/19/06 started Chemo adriamycin, chlophosphamide, taxotere 25 rads
Nov 1, 06: 3 years Tamoxifen, Herceptin (1yr)
Jan 2009 Femara mets to bone aromasin and aredia
June2009: Full Histerectomy
2/22/2010 6 spots in liver 2 mm-10 mm: switched to xeloda and Herceptin will continue with Aredia J
Scan February 2011 new onc, switch to abraxane
April 2011 NED clear organs, 3 spots on bone scar tissue.
Scans August 2mm spot on liver and lungs. now on to tykerb/xeloda
Dec 2011 scans nothing on lungs, liver down to 1 2 mm spot. j
une 2012 another spot on liver on to cisplatin/gemzar.
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