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03-12-2015, 03:53 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Greenville, NC
Posts: 79
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Last Herceptin treatment!!!!
My personal great news....I finished 1 year of herceptin treatments today!!!! My port is coming out soon!
I'm so thankful herceptin is available for stage 1 BC patients. Now to the next chapter of life. Getting my brain back, growing strong nails, eating will, exercising, and enjoying life!
My oncologist says I have a 10% chance of recurrence. I prefer 0% (I'm BRCA2+). I do believe in miracles. God bless all my her2 sisters!!
Loren
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Loren
11/3/13 mammogram age 50
11/27/13 follow up mammogram and right breast ultrasound. Radiologist showed me image of 3mm nodule. He said to wait 6 months for a follow up mammogram. I advocated for myself and requested a biopsy.
12/11/13 core biopsy with clip placed
1/6/14 Duke consult BC Treatment
1/30/14 partial right mastectomy, sentinel node biopsy 2 setinal nodes clear. 1.1 cm IDC, close margins.
3/13/14 met Dr Heather White in Greenville, NC. She is wonderful and my new oncologist.
3/18-19/14 Dr. White ordered pet scans, full body ct, bilateral MRIs and BRCA TEST.
3/20/14 5/15/14 chemo taxol/Herceptin 1x/week
3/25/14 port placement
4/17/14 BRCA2+
5/22/14 Herceptin only 1x every 3 was for a year. incomplete Taxol(neuropathy of hands and feet)
7/2/14 oopherctomy, salpingoopherectomy, hysterectomy at Vidante with Dr. Marie Rowe.
10/3/14 BMX/trams flap with Georgaide and Zenn at Duke.
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03-12-2015, 05:01 PM
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#2
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 46
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Re: Last Herceptin treatment!!!!
Congratulations Loren! I too just finished my year of Herceptin this week. Feels fabulous. Wishing you, and all our sisters, miracles!
Cindy
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Jan 2014 -mammogram, targeted mammogram, and ultrasound.
Feb 2014 -stereotactic biopsy (IDC, lobular growth pattern, grade 3, ER+ 30%, PR+ 1%, HER2+ 3+, ki67 10%), MRI - tumor up to 7cm, Lymph node biopsy - malignant.
Mar 2014 -port placement, chemo begins (TCHP)x6 every 3 weeks, Neulasta shots.
June 2014 complete chemo series, Herceptin only until Mar 15
Aug 2014 -Bilateral mastectomy with left axillary dissection (PCR in left breast, cancer cell found in lymph node).
Sept 2014 -radiation 28x
Oct 2014 complete radiation
Nov 2014 - begin Arimidex
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03-12-2015, 06:11 PM
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#3
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 1,045
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Re: Last Herceptin treatment!!!!
Congratulations! I live in NC too.
Carol Ann
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July 24, 2013: "Infected" Right Nipple and benign cyst removed, pathology report revealed Paget's, DCIS, and ILC 1.25 cm, ER+/Pro+/HER2 equivocal, Grade 2 under benign cyst, previous diagnostic mammo/ultrasound said I was perfectly healthy in both breasts.
Aug 18, 2013: MRI report says Left breast is perfectly healthy "consistent with previous studies".
Sept 2013: I insist on a bilateral mastectomy anyway. Too nervewracking to let left breast remain with higher risk after 3 cancers in right, nipple in right is already gone anyhow.
Sept 18, 2013: Bilateral mastectomy, 11 right nodes removed, ALL negative BUT -- ER+/PRO+/HER2+ tumor, 1.0 cm, Grade 2 found in a piece of "grossly unremarkable" breast tissue from prophylactic mastectomy of left breast, no nodes removed.
Oct 25, 2013: 13 left side nodes removed, ALL negative, Stage 1 across the board, NO RADS needed, YAAAAY! Port also installed.
Nov 25, 2013 Begin 6 rounds TCH.
March 10, 2014 Just finished 6th and LAST Chemo today, YAAAAAY!
March 24, 2014 Echocardiogram to make sure I'm still good for Herceptin every 3 weeks.
March 31, 2014 Echo results NORMAL, first Herceptin all by itself. Now if only my eyes would stop streaming from the Taxotere ... :)
April 21, 2014 Started Arimidex and therapy for "mild" lymphedema in left hand and arm
May 2014 Therapy completed, I have sleeves and gloves for both arms, a Flexi touch lymph pump to hook up to for an hour every day, and I've become an arm bandaging expert. :)
June 2014 Begin Fosamax to prevent osteoporosis; bone scan revealed osteopenia
Nov 17, 2014 FINAL Herceptin!
Dec 4, 2014 My right thigh muscle has been extra achy for days ... I discover a blister rash cluster on the side of my right thigh while taking a shower. Port appointment cancelled until Dec 17, my doc is working me in tomorrow afternoon to see me and the rash. My muscle at least feels less achy.
Dec 5, 2014 Yep, I have shingles. Boo! I start acyclovir and also have a prescription for a painkiller just in case for over the weekend.
Dec 17, 2014 Port is OUT!
January 2016 Shingles again and this time it started where my left breast (where the hidden HER2+++ tumor was!) used to be. My onc nurse got me a same day appointment to see my doc when I called and told her I had a rash on the site. The antiviral meds are working once again, though, so that is good news. :)
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03-17-2015, 09:49 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 3,154
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Re: Last Herceptin treatment!!!!
Loren,
Wonderful and huge congratulations.
Best Wishes,
Jean
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Stage 1, Grade 1, 3/30/05
Lumpectomy 4/15/05 - 6MM IDC
Node Neg. (Sentinel node)
ER+ 90% / PR-, Her2+++ by FISH
Ki-67 40%
Arimidex 5/05
Radiation 32 trt, 5/30/05
Oncotype DX test 4/17/06, 31% high risk
TOPO 11 neg. 4/06
Stopped Arimidex 5/06
TCH 5/06, 6 treatments
Herceptin 5/06 - for 1 yr.
9/06 Completed chemo
Started Femara Sept. 2006
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03-19-2015, 03:55 PM
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#5
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 113
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Re: Last Herceptin treatment!!!!
Great news! I have 6 more after this week. I can't wait to post the same news!!
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5/15/14 Dx IDC, right breast, 2 cm with 3 cm lymph node ER/PR- Her2+
6/11/14 Taxol / Herceptin / Perjeta
9/17/14 Lumpectomy, axillary lymph node dissection 3/9 nodes showed previous involvement but all clear due to THP!!
9/24/14 NED
10/8/14 AC x 4
12/16/14 rads x 20 WBRT only
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