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08-12-2009, 06:06 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Hershey, PA. Live The Sweet Life!
Posts: 2,005
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Re: Prayer request - Going into surgery in a few hours
Marcia,
I was just thinking of you last evening and wondering how you were doing. I will have your back in prayer. I know your surgery will go beautifully, and if you are like me, you will feel a weight lifted having gotten it over with.
Many prayers for healing and a speeding recovery!
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Smile On!
Laurel
Dx'd w/multifocal DCIS/IDS 3/08
7mm invasive component
Partial mast. 5/08
Stage 1b, ER 80%, PR 90%, HER-2 6.9 on FISH
0/5 nodes
4 AC, 4 TH finished 9/08
Herceptin every 3 weeks. Finished 7/09
Tamoxifen 10/08. Switched to Femara 8/09
Bilat SPM w/reconstruction 10/08
Clinical Trial w/Clondronate 12/08
Stopped Clondronate--too hard on my gizzard!
Switched back to Tamoxifen due to tendon pain from Femara
15 Years NED
I think I just might hang around awhile....
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08-12-2009, 06:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Thornhill, Ontario
Canada
Posts: 2,320
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Re: Prayer request - Going into surgery in a few hours
Prayers and hugs coming your way Marcia.
Let us know how you are doing when you can.
all the best
caya
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ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+
1.7 cm and 1.0 cm.
Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested)
MRM Dec.18/06
3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere
Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08
Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years
Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012
BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative
Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal
Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so.
Reclast infusion January 2012
Oopherectomy October 2013
15 Years NED!!
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08-12-2009, 07:43 PM
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#23
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Louisville KY
Naples FL
Posts: 665
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Re: Prayer request - Going into surgery in a few hours
I wish you well and that you are resting and know
I am praying and sending healing thoughts your way.
Be easy on yourself for awhile.
patb
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patb
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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08-12-2009, 07:46 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Mountains of Virginia
Posts: 2,267
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Re: Prayer request - Going into surgery in a few hours
I hope that you are doing well and the surgery is behind you on your road to healing.
Will keep you in my prayers.
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Rhonda (Sassy)
dx age 45
DX 2/15/05 Stage IIb (at surgery)restaged IIIa
Left mast .9cm tumor 5 of 14 nodes
Triple Positive
4 DD A/C
12 Taxol/Herceptin
33Rads
Strange infect mast site one year aft surg, hosp 1 wk
Herceptin for total of 18 months
Lupron Monthly 4 yrs
Neurontin for aches, pains and hot flashes(It works!)
Ovaries removed 11/09 stop Lupron and Neurontin
Arimidex 6 yrs (tried Femara, no SE improvement)
Tried Exemestane-hips got so bad could hardly walk
Back to Arimidex for year seven
Zometa 2X Annual for 7years, Lasix
Stop Arimidex 5/13
Stop Zometa 7/13-Bi-lateral Stress Fractures in Femurs from Zometa
5/14 Start Tamoxifen
3/15 Stem cell transplant to stimulate femur bone growth/healing
5/15 Complete fracture of right femur/Titanium rods both femurs
9/16 Start Evista stopTamoxifen
3/17 Stop Evista--unwelcome side effects!
NED and no meds.......
14 YEARS NED!
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08-14-2009, 07:56 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 69
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Re: Prayer request - Going into surgery in a few hours
May you be blessed with calm seas and following winds.
Brenda
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Diagnosed 3/08 at age 57
1.1cm tumor, ER-PR-, Her2 3+(rt side)
Grade 2
Node negative
clean margins
Stage 1
lumpectomy 4/08
Mammocite Radiation 4/08
Will begin TCH Chemo 5/08
TCH 3 week cycle for 6 cycles
Herceptin alone for 18 more treatments on a 3 week cycle
Total chemo 12 months
Neulasta 24 hours after each cycle
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08-14-2009, 08:32 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,843
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Re: Prayer request - Going into surgery in a few hours
I hope things are going well.
I have said a little prayer for you and send you positive thoughts for a speedy recovery.
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08-14-2009, 08:36 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Sunny San Diego
Posts: 2,214
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Re: Prayer request - Going into surgery in a few hours
Marcia,
Wishing you a quick recovery.
'lizbeth
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Diagnosed 2007
Stage IIb Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Pagets, 3 of 15 positive nodes
Traditional Treatment: Mastectomy and Axillary Node Dissection followed by Taxotere, 6 treatments and 1 year of Herceptin, no radiation
Former Chemo Ninja "Takizi Zukuchiri"
Additional treatments:
GP2 vaccine, San Antonio Med Ctr
Prescriptive Exercise for Cancer Patients
ENERGY Study, UCSD La Jolla
Reconstruction: TRAM flap, partial loss, Revision
The content of my posts are meant for informational purposes only. The medical information is intended for general information only and should not be used in any way to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease
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08-14-2009, 12:39 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Georgia
Posts: 1,486
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Re: Prayer request - Going into surgery in a few hours
Marcia,
Hope you are doing well. Let us know how you are.
Amelia
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08-15-2009, 06:07 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 208
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Re: Prayer request - Going into surgery in a few hours
Dear Marcia, am sending out prayers for your speedy recovery,
HUgs,
DIane
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08-15-2009, 08:08 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 309
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Re: Prayer request - Going into surgery in a few hours
Hello Marcia,
I have not been on the site in a few days....
I am praying that your surgery was successful and that you are on the road to recovery and that it will be as easy as it can be for you---Loving thoughts to you and your family.
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DX: 11/08 Age: 53
Surgery: 1/09
Bilat Mastectomy, no reconstruction
ILC-4 tumors-1.7 cm,1.5 cm (2).8 cm
DCIS-11 cm
All tumors Grade 3
All tumors ER-0%/PR-0%
All tumors HER2+
IHC-all tumors Overexpression/borderline
FISH 2 tumors Her2-Negative
FISH 2 tumors Her2+ Equivocal
Stage I, 0/1 nodes
LVI-Indeterminate(treated as positive)
SPR Score 8/9
Ki-67 20%
BRCA genetic test 1/2=negative
Chemo: 6 rounds TAC Feb-June 2009 w/Neulasta
Herceptin: 6/12/09-6/4/10 52weeks
HNPCC genetic test: negative
Port Placement-9/23/09 Port Removal 6/25/10
Echo's every 3 months-All normal
2/09 Staging PET/CT showed 0.2 micronodule upper R lobe-lung-Onc does not think this is mets--
6/5/09 AND 10/09 CT scan 0.2 micronodule unchanged
1/10-PET/CT-uptake in nasopharynx-
1/10-MRI All normal
6/10-Bone Scan-clear
12/10-PET/CT-All Clear-NED
12/11-PET-All Clear-NED
12/12-PET-All Clear-NED
12/13-CT w/contrast Head, Torso-All Clear
12/14-CT w/contrast Head-All Clear
2/15-Core needle biopsy-R scar line
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08-17-2009, 03:57 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 260
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Re: Prayer request - Going into surgery in a few hours
Prayers going out to you sweet Marcia. Wishing you a successful surgery and a quick and complication-free recovery. You can do this! Much love to you sweet lady.
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4/17/08: Dx Stage IV at age 30 - extensive mets to liver, lungs, and bones. Er/Pr-, Her2+++
April 08-Aug 08:Taxotere, Cytoxan, Herceptin, Zometa - complete response!
Sept 08-Dec 08: Herceptin +Zometa for maintenance.
Jan 09-April 09: Brain mets. Add Tykerb. Watch and wait.
April 09: Gamma Knife 10 brain mets, add Xeloda.
Sept 09: Gamma Knife to 1 brain met.
Nov 09- April 10: Lung progression, add Gemzar to Herceptin, Zometa.
May 10- Sept 10: HER2 Vaccine Trial
Sept 10: Add Tykerb for more brain mets.
Oct 10: Gamma Knife to 7 brain mets.
Dec 10: Switch from Zometa to Denosumab.
Jan 11: Gamma Knife to 3 brain mets.
March 11: Gemzar/Herceptin for lung/bone progression.
April 11: More brain mets - Intrathecal Herceptin
June 11: Ixempra/Herceptin for lung, soft tissue progression.
Aug 11: Gamma Knife
Sep 11: Abraxane/Herceptin
Future: NED
Send me a PM if you'd like to follow my journey on Caringbridge.
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08-17-2009, 04:38 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 510
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Re: Prayer request - Going into surgery in a few hours
Thank you everyone for your prayers, positive thoughts, and support!!! It gave me much comfort going in and out of surgery knowing that I had so many people rooting for me.
Surgery went great and I'm at home recovering. I had a bilateral mastectomy with axillary node dissection on the right, cancerous side. My surgeon told me that he saw two firm lymph nodes (0.5 cm) but no mass in the breast. He felt a dense area that was deep in the breast tissue but far enough from the chest wall that he didn't have to go into the muscle. There was a lot of fluid backed up in the breast and the skin on the lower side was 3 times larger than the skin on my right, non-cancerous breast (as a result of the battle going on inside). He said it's unclear at this point how much (if any) tumor is left (I did chemo first) and I'll find out with the pathology report. Hopefully it'll be good news, but if not, I hope that it's all out from my body now.
In any case, I'm getting stronger every day and tomorrow I go in for my 2nd dose of Herceptin. I hope to take my drains out soon (I have 4 drains, 2 on each side - the Jackson-Pratt kind). So now I just need to rest and pray that my pathology report will turn out well.
Thanks again for all your support!
Marcia
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ER+ (30%)/PR-/HER-2+, stage 3
Diagnosed on 02/18/09 at 38 with a huge 12x10 cm tumor, after a 6 month delay. Told I was too young and had no risk factors. Found swollen node during breastfeeding.
March-August 09: neo-adjuvant chemo, part of a trial at Stanford (4 DD A/C, 4 Taxotere with daily Tykerb), loading dose of Herceptin
08/12/09 - bye bye boobies (bilateral mastectomy)
08/24/09 - path report shows 100 % success in breast tissue (no cancer there, yay!), 98 % success in lymphatic invasion, and even though 11/13 nodes were still positive, > 95 % of the tumor in them was killed. Hoping for the best!
September-October 09: rads with daily Xeloda
02/25/10 - Cholecystectomy
05/27/10 - Bone scan clear
06/14/10 - CT scan clear, ovarian cyst found
07/27/10 - Done with Herceptin!
02/15/11 - MVA-BN HER-2 vaccine trial
03/15/11 - First CA 15-3: 12.7 and normal, yay!
10/01/11 - Bone scan and CT scan clear, fatty liver found
now on Tamoxifen and Aspirin
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08-17-2009, 05:05 PM
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#33
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: South Florida
Posts: 477
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Re: Prayer request - Going into surgery in a few hours
Hi Marcia,
Sending you strong well wishes, prayers and positive energy. Please keep us posted.
Love, Hope, Peace, Carolyn
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08-18-2009, 04:18 AM
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#34
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Georgia
Posts: 1,486
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Re: Prayer request - Going into surgery in a few hours
Marcia,
Hope you are o.k. God Bless You.
Amelia
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08-18-2009, 04:42 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: MN
Posts: 731
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Re: Prayer request - Going into surgery in a few hours
Marcia - Good to hear the surgery is done and you are feeling well. Let us know about the path report - praying it all looks good.
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Pam
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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09-02-2009, 02:09 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 510
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Re: Prayer request - Going into surgery in a few hours
Hi everyone,
Just wanted to say a big thank you to all of you who've prayed for me, thought about me, or sent me positive vibes before, during, and after my surgery.
A quick update: my final pathology report showed a complete response in my breast and over 95% shrinkage of tumor in the lymph nodes, even though they found 11/13 nodes positive. So I'm hoping for the best and trying to focus on the positives.
I'll likely start radiation next week (28 treatments) and I'll take Xeloda every day during radiation as well.
Thank you again and may we all beat this monster once and for all!
Marcia (bejuce)
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ER+ (30%)/PR-/HER-2+, stage 3
Diagnosed on 02/18/09 at 38 with a huge 12x10 cm tumor, after a 6 month delay. Told I was too young and had no risk factors. Found swollen node during breastfeeding.
March-August 09: neo-adjuvant chemo, part of a trial at Stanford (4 DD A/C, 4 Taxotere with daily Tykerb), loading dose of Herceptin
08/12/09 - bye bye boobies (bilateral mastectomy)
08/24/09 - path report shows 100 % success in breast tissue (no cancer there, yay!), 98 % success in lymphatic invasion, and even though 11/13 nodes were still positive, > 95 % of the tumor in them was killed. Hoping for the best!
September-October 09: rads with daily Xeloda
02/25/10 - Cholecystectomy
05/27/10 - Bone scan clear
06/14/10 - CT scan clear, ovarian cyst found
07/27/10 - Done with Herceptin!
02/15/11 - MVA-BN HER-2 vaccine trial
03/15/11 - First CA 15-3: 12.7 and normal, yay!
10/01/11 - Bone scan and CT scan clear, fatty liver found
now on Tamoxifen and Aspirin
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