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Old 07-30-2014, 06:03 AM   #1
Cath
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Re: Doing good on Hospice and continued treatments

So happy to see a post from you. Glad your pain is better and hope you continue to be pain free. I'm sending prayers your way and thinking of you.
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Routine mammogram 6-29-11
Ultrasound 7-5-11
Biopsy 7-11-11
Right modified radical mastectomy 7-18-11 with 7 out of 24 lymph nodes positive
Stage IIIC, Grade 3, Estrogen + 100%, HER2 +
Had 5 tumors in right breast, none of which showed up on the mammogram (What showed up on mamm was a lymph node)
Lymphatic vascular invasion
Lymphedema right arm (started shortly after surgery)
TCH started August 15, 2011
Finished Taxotore and Carboplatin 11-28-11
Radiation x 36 - finished Feb. 3, 2012
Herceptin weekly for 1 year - finished 8-13-12
Arimidex started Feb. 2012 for 5 years
Left prophylactic total mastectomy March of 2012

Arimidex stopped August 2014 due to side effects
Aromasin started Sept. 2014
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Old 07-30-2014, 07:03 AM   #2
Hopeful
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Re: Doing good on Hospice and continued treatments

Kristin, you are in my thoughts.

Laurel & Saygoon,

High dose ER therapy is sometimes given to resensitize the cells to ER deprivation:

http://her2support.org/vbulletin/sho...eferrerid=1173

I believe one of our former Board members, Joy, also received this treatment, more than once.

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Old 07-30-2014, 02:56 PM   #3
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Re: Doing good on Hospice and continued treatments

Praying that things continue to improve for you!!!!!



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