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09-25-2008, 06:22 PM
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Oh Christine...Your post made my day. I've waited all day for these results and I felt afraid for you.......not that I thought anything would be found....but well.....you know what I mean. Scanxiety, ya know? Only it was scanxiety for you.
Thanking God all is well.......................YAHOO!
Mary Jo
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"Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10
Dx. 6/24/05 age 45 Right Breast IDC ER/PR. Neg., - Her2+++ RB Mast. - 7/28/05 - 4 cm. tumor Margins clear - 1 microscopic cell 1 sent. node No Vasucular Invasion 4 DD A/C - 4 DD Taxol & Herceptin 1 full year of Herceptin received every 3 weeks 28 rads prophylactic Mast. 3/2/06
17 Years NED
<>< Romans 8:28
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09-25-2008, 06:36 PM
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Simply wonderful Christine!!! Thanks for sharing your uplifting news. It gives all of us such hope!
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Gerri
Dx: 11/23/05, Lumpectomy 12/12/05
Tumor 2.2 cm, Stage II, Grade 3, Sentinel Node biopsy negative
ER+ (30%) /PR+ (50%), HER2+++
AC X 4 dose dense, Taxol X 4 dose dense
Herceptin started with 2nd Taxol, given weekly until chemo done
then given every 3 weeks for one year ending on March 16, 2007
Radiation 30 treatments
Tamoxifen - 2 yrs (pre-menopausal)
May 2008 - Feb 2012 Femara
Aug 2008 - Feb 2012 Zometa every 6 months
March 2012 - Stop Femara, now Evista for bone strengthening
********** Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. - Robert Brault
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09-25-2008, 08:53 PM
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Location: South Dakota.
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Wonderful news, Christine! Praise the Lord
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Blessings and Peace,
Barbara
DX Oct 02 @ age 52 Stage 2B Grade 3 Mastectomy
"at least" 4.5 cm IDC 1+node ER+61% /PR-
Assiciated Intraductual component with Comedo Necrosis
Her2+ FISH8.6 IHC 2+
5 1/2 CEF Arimidex
Celebrex 400mg daily for 13 months
Prophylactic mastectomy
Estradiol #: 13
PTEN positive, "late" Herceptin (26 months after chemo)
Oct 05: Actonel for osteopenia from Arimidex.
May 08: Replaced Actonel with Zometa . Taking every 6
months.
Accepting the gift of life, I give thanks for it and live it in fullness.
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09-25-2008, 10:09 PM
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Christine,
What wonderful news. We are all so happy for you and for Joe.
Hugs, Catherine
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Catherine
Found my own lump in the shower
April 2006 at the age of 58
Stage IIB, ER- PR- HER2+++ multi focal tumors, largest 2.3cm
Chemo first: AC/Taxol over 16 weeks
Bilateral mastectomy Sep 06
33 rads after the surgery
1 year of Herceptin completed Dec 07
15 years and no recurrence as of April 2021
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09-25-2008, 11:34 PM
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Christine,
I am very happy for you. Thanks for sharings this wonderful news, it gives hope to all of us. God bless you and Joe always.
Hugs,
KarlaV.
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09-25-2008, 11:37 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Walnut Creek, CA
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What great news. Congratulations!
Karen
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09-26-2008, 12:42 PM
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Location: Riverside, CA
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so great to hear your news Christine!! When I was diagnosed with Brain mets in Jan 06, your story gave me so much hope.
It kept me focused that on the fact that there were treatments available, and I needed to keep going. I would think "if Christine can do it, I can do it!"
So thanks for sharing your story with us and giving us hope. Your story is truly inspiring.
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09-26-2008, 02:31 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: LAND OF YES!
w/home in Boca Raton, Florida
Orig from L.I., N.Y.
Ever hovering IN THE NOW...
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How Great Is That??!!
CHRISTINE!!! So happy for your good news... Keep up the good work, Sister!
Andi
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'95 post-meno dx Invasive LOBULAR w/9cm tumor! YIKES + 2/21 nodes. Clear mammo 10 mnths earlier. Mastec/tram flap reconst/PORT/8 mnths chemo (4Adria/8CMF). Borderline ER/PR. Tamoxifen 2 yrs. Felt BLESSED. I could walk and talk, feed and bathe myself! I KNEW I would survive...
'98 -- multiple mets to liver. HER2+ 80%. ER/PR- Raging, highly aggressive tumors spreading fast. New PORT. 9 mnths Taxotere Fought fire w/fire! Pronounced in cautious remission 5/99. Taxotere weekly for 6 wks, 2 wks off -- for 9 mnths. TALK ABOUT GRUELING! (I believe they've altered that protocol since those days -- sure hope so!!)
+ good old Vit H wkly for 1st 3 yrs, then triple dosage ev 3 wks for 7 yrs more... The "easy" chemo, right?! Not a walk in the park, but not a freight train coming at 'ya either...
Added Herceptin Nov '98 (6 wks after FDA fast-tracked it for met bc). Stayed w/Vit H till July '08! Now I AM FREE! Humbly and eternally grateful for this life-saving drug! NED since '99 and planning on keeping it that way. To hell w/poor prognosis and nasty stats! STOPPED VIT H JULY '08...! REMAIN STABLE... Eternally grateful...Yes is a world & in this world of yes live (skillfully curled) all worlds ... (e e cummings) EVERY DAY I BEAT MY PREVIOUS RECORD FOR # OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS I'VE STAYED ALIVE. Smile KNOWING you too can be a miracle. Up to me and God now...
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09-26-2008, 05:51 PM
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YES and yipee!
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Robin
2002- dx her2 positive DCIS/bc TX Mast, herceptin chemo
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09-27-2008, 08:57 PM
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Founder - HER2 Support Group
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Location: Carlsbad, CA
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To Hermiracles
Posting is a great way to learn and to share with others of our successes. Any information can help. You are taking the latest treatment for brain metastesis.
Please keep us posted on your progress.
Hugs
Christine
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1990, July DX 1.1cm er-, pr-
Lumpectomy, 5U4, radiation
1999, June mets to chest and brain
HER2 3+++, er- pr-
AC, Taxol, Herceptin, Gamma Knife (3 treatments) WBR
NED July 2001
December 2001 - Founded HER2 Support Group
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09-27-2008, 08:59 PM
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Founder - HER2 Support Group
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Carlsbad, CA
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Thank You All
I wish to thank all of you for your well wishes. I could think of no better way then to celebrate with then with my extended HER2 family.
Hugs
Christine
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1990, July DX 1.1cm er-, pr-
Lumpectomy, 5U4, radiation
1999, June mets to chest and brain
HER2 3+++, er- pr-
AC, Taxol, Herceptin, Gamma Knife (3 treatments) WBR
NED July 2001
December 2001 - Founded HER2 Support Group
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10-04-2008, 08:27 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Los Angeles
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Christine,
I'm a couple of days late oh but what a wonderful surprise
WOOOOOHOOOO girl!!!
Congratulations
Maria
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09-25-2008, 06:39 PM
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Location: Brentwood, CA
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wow- great news
So happy to hear your wonderful news, Christine!!!! Amazing!
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Janelle
Diagnosed October 2006 at age 37 wtih grade 3 IDC and high grade DCIS
Stage 1c triple positive, no node involvement but
vascular invasion
multifocal disease
Lumpectomy November, 2006
A/C every 3 weeks (started Jan., 2007 and finished March 2007); followed weekly Taxol (finished June 2007) concurrent with Herceptin (finished March 2008);
Bilateral Mast with immediate recon in Sept 2007; finished recon Dec. 2007
Started 5 years of tamoxifen Nov. 2007; started peptide vaccine clinical trial at MD Anderson October 2008 and finished active part of trial in April 2009 (monthly injections of AE37 peptitde (HLA type specific) with GM-CSF or GM-CSF alone depending on if I was in experimental or control group); started Zometa infusions June 25, 2009- 4mg every 6 months for 3 years (taking it "off-label" to try to prevent mets)
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09-25-2008, 06:55 PM
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I echo everyone's praise and gratitude. We love. you and Joe. Somedays I just cry for joy and this is one of them.
Love & hugs,
Marlys
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09-25-2008, 07:45 PM
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Location: New Jersey
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Dear Christine,
You have made so many days bright to so many.
I am so thrilled to hear your wonderful news.
Yippee, Yahoo, and Thank you God!
Love,
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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09-25-2008, 08:19 PM
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Naples FL
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Just The Greatest News. Wow. Congratulations, You Deserve This.
Patb
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Diagnosed June, 06, Stage I, Grade3, ER+PR- Her2positive, No Nodes. A/C X 4. Radiation 33 with boost, Herceptin every two weeks until Nov.
07, Arimedex for 5 years. Mugas and Echo and chest xRay. Bone scan of whole Body, and Back of Brain and spine MRI.
CT scan of Lungs every six months
due to two small places. December
2009, bone scan due to bone pain.
Follow up test in 2010.
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09-25-2008, 08:49 PM
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Thank God! I had read earlier about the results and was praying everything was going to be fine for you. I know you are so relieved...sherryg683
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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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09-25-2008, 09:11 PM
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The results are in !! Yippeee
That is great news !! Congratulations !! You are a champion and a great role model for the rest of us.
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09-25-2008, 09:36 PM
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Location: Connecticut
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Christine, that is such awesome news! Thank you so much for providing such a wonderful home for us. Joe, I think you got a "keeper"
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For Nicola
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09-26-2008, 12:04 AM
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Senior Member
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Location: Hilo, Hawaii
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Christine....AWESOME news!!! Congratulations!!!
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*** MARYANNE *** aka HARRIECANARIE
1993: right side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads
1999: left side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads, tamoxifen
2006:
BRCA 2 positive
Stage I, invasive DCIS (6mm x 5mm)
Grade: intermediate
sentinal node biopsy: neg
HER2/neu amplified 4.7
ER+/PR+
TOPO II neg
Oncotype dx 20
Bilat mastectomy with DIEP flap reconstruction
oophorectomy
2007:
6 cycles TCH (taxotere, carboplatin, herceptin)
finished 1 yr herceptin 05/07
Arimidex, stopped after almost 1 yr
Femara
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