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05-03-2008, 08:39 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 823
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Tricia,
I am so saddened to hear of Carol H. passing. It is always so hard, even when we know they how sick they are and that we expecting it, but damn it it so hard.
Please let her family know they are in my prayers.
You are in my prayers as well. I know it has been hard on you this week.
Thank you for being there for Carol.
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Vicki
Texas
Biopsy Dx'd 3-23-05 Age 48
MRM 4-5-05 w/ 2 tumor's 5cm, and 6 cm (right side)
IDC (poorly differentiated infiltrating ductual carcinoma)
5+/16 nodes
Stage III A
Grade 3
ER/PR-, Her2/neu ++
Ki67 78%
Begin Chemo 5-2-05 4XAC Dose Dense , 4X Abraxane Dose Dense (ended August 05)
28 Rad's ended October 13 2005
Started Herceptin Weekly August 2005 for one year
Had a Simple mastectomy left side after Mamo showed incresed micro-calcifications. Jan. 17 2006.
Brain MRI Feb.2006--All Clear
August 28, 2006 Last Weekly Herceptin.
October 2006--Colonoscopy, 6 Polyp's removed--all B9
PET Scan July 2007
Abdominal MRI Oct. 2007---2 Right Kidney Cysts
Core Biopsy-- Lump on Scar Line 1-10-08---B9
Brain MRI 6-2008--All Clear
PET/CT Scan 6-2008
Sept. 8 2008, 4CM area removed from mastectomy scar line. Proved to be B9.
PET/CT Scan-- July 2009 --All clear
August 17,2009 ---Had Port Removed
6 Years NED -- April 5,2011
DX'd with Melanoma left arm 10-10-2011
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05-03-2008, 09:16 PM
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My condolences. Tricia. I remember Carol's story. Thank you for being such a good friend to her. Bev
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05-04-2008, 02:18 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Ireland
Posts: 3,463
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You're all wonderful amazing people thank you..thank you too Becky and I hope next week is a better and happier one for all of us.
Despite the horror of losing two beautiful young women to this disease this week I know we must and will find the strength and courage to continue supporting each other through our own particular journeys and believe there will be an end to this horrorible awful disease some day.
As always I'll be thinking and praying for all of us, hoping we get good news rather than bad from our sisters and brothers in treatments and going through their own battles right now.
((((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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05-04-2008, 05:04 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: moved to Lancaster, Pa in June, 2010
Posts: 576
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Tricia
I am truley soory for your losses this week. I hate this disease. They say they are making strides with breast cancer, but we still keep losing these beautiful women. My heart goes out to you.
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Debbie in North Carolina
Diag 10/2006-high grade invasive ductal carcinoma- mastectomy L breast
2.5 cm tumor ER/PR pos-Her2+++
4 rounds A/C, 4 rounds Taxol
Herceptin every 3 weeks until Jan. 2008
6/18/07 prophylatic mastectomy R breast
8/2007 started aromasin/stopped arimidex (side effects)
12/07 stopped aromasin due to side effects (now what?)
Finished herceptin 1/8/08
started tamoxifen for 2 years then will switch to femera
allergic to tamoxifen started femera 4/2008
June 20, 2008 portacath removed
Learnig to live life to the fullest!
Stopped Femera due to side effects
July 28, 2008 start trial for breast cancer vaccine
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05-04-2008, 07:23 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 3,154
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Dear Tricia,
I am so sorry that you have had such a painful week. It has been a difficult week - I remember Carol very well and her happiness in moving her family - she was a loving and devoted mother. I am saddened to hear of her passing. Please know my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Regards,
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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05-04-2008, 08:54 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Central Coast, CA
Posts: 3,207
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Tricia, thank you for sharing this sad news. You've been a good friend to Carol; I remember when you met through the Her2support board. Carol was indeed a fighter...
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Chris in Scotts Valley
June 2002 extensive hi grade DCIS (pre-cancer-stage 0, clean sentinal node) Mastectomy/implant - no chemo, rads. "cured?"
9/2004 Diag: Stage IV extensive liver mets (!) ER/PR- Her2+++
10/04-3/05 Weekly Taxol/Carboplatin/Herceptin , complete response!
04/05 - 4/07 Herception every 3 wks, Continue NED
04/07 - recurrence to liver - 2 spots, starting tykerb/avastin trial
06/07 8/07 10/07 Scans show stable, continue on Tykerb/Avastin
01/08 Progression in liver
02/08 Begin (TDM1) trial
08/08 NED! It's Working! Continue on TDM1
02/09 Continue NED
02/10 Continue NED. 5/10 9/10 Scans NED 10/10 Scans NED
12/10 Scans not clear....4/11 Scans suggest progression 6/11 progression confirmed in liver
07/11 - 11/11 Herceptin/Xeloda -not working:(
12/11 Begin MM302 Phase I trial - bust:(
03/12 3rd times the charm? AKT trial
5/12 Scan shows reduction! 7/12 More reduction!!!!
8/12 Whoops...progression...trying for Perjeta/Herceptin (plus some more nasty chemo!)
9/12 Start Perjeta/Herceptin, chemo on hold due to infection/wound in leg, added on cycle 2 &3
11/12 Poops! progression in liver, Stop Perjeta/Taxo/Herc
11/12 Navelbine/Herce[ptin - try for a 3 cycles, no go.
2/13 Gemzar/Carbo/Herceptin - no go.
3/13 TACE procedure
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05-04-2008, 11:56 PM
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Chrisy thank you, and remember you played a big part in making this move possible for Carol by sending me a pm to alert me to her plea for help on Ireland/herceptin.
I know the members here, and the her2 site in general made her last couple of years so much easier to bear knowing her children and hubby would be taken care of.
I have to leave in a moment to drive into the country for her funeral but just wanted to say a quick thank you again to all of you wonderful caring people  |
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05-05-2008, 12:08 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Ireland
Posts: 3,463
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Chrisy
Sorry Chrisy, that message was from me but I forgot to log in first!
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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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