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09-25-2008, 01:26 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Thornhill, Ontario
Canada
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Shana Tova - Happy Jewish New Year!!!
As the first night of Rosh Hashana this year falls on Monday September 29, I would like to extend my sincerest wishes for a healthy, happy and sweet New Year to all members of our Her2+support board.
I'll be cooking and baking this weekend...
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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09-25-2008, 01:35 PM
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Location: New Jersey
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A happy and healthy New Year to you also.
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dx aug 03 invasive dcis 1 cm
er/pr/her2+
bcs 8/4/03
bcs 8/21/03 0/16 nodes
tx 4x ca 36 rad tam
postmenopausal 06 aromasin
sept 07 biopsy node in neck
muga/pet/cat/bone mets to lungs nodes and liver stage iv
tx hki-272
tx not working switched to taxol herceptin
Taxol not working switched to navelbine
navelbine is causing bad neuropathy
starting gemzar
gemzar quit on me now on Ixempra due to increasing number and size of liver mets
another progression starting tykerb/xeloda
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09-25-2008, 02:32 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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Happy, Healthy New Year!
We are all connected...to one another and to All That Is...
As we awaken to the radiance that surrounds us,
the darkness within fades.
May all your tomorrows be happily blessed
with simple delights and grateful awe.
From my heart to yours,
Andi 
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Andi BB
'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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09-25-2008, 03:40 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Stockton, NJ
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Happy New Year Caya. Don't work too hard but make sure to make extra noodle kugel for all of us
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Kind regards
Becky
Found lump via BSE
Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45
1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side)
2 micromets to sentinel node
Stage 2A
left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg
lumpectomies 9/7/04
4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol
Used Leukine instead of Neulasta
35 rads on right side only
4/05 started Tamoxifen
Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to
trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations
Oophorectomy 8/05
Started Arimidex 9/05
Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06
Arimidex Only
Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia
NED 18 years!
Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"
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09-25-2008, 03:51 PM
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Location: Georgia
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Caya,
Thank you for the blessing.
Amelia
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09-25-2008, 07:50 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Cordoba, Mexico
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Happy New Year Caya and God Bless you. Enjoy your cooking and the family gathering.
Love,
Paty
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Dx. June 30th, 2006 at age 43
Lumpectomy rt breast
2.2 cm tumor, 13 nodes all negative
ER-PR+,her2+++
6 FAC
32 Rads
Dx. Lung fibrosis due to radiation
Ended 1 year herceptin in March, 2008
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09-26-2008, 03:41 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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Caya, Happy New Year! Joan
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Diagnosed stage 2b in July 2003 (2.3 cm, HER2+, ER-/PR-, 7+ nodes). Treated with mastectomy (with immediate DIEP flap reconstruction), AC + T/Herceptin (off label). Cancer advanced to lung in Jan. 2007 (1 cm nodule). Started Herceptin every 3 weeks. Lung wedge resection April 2007. Cancer recurred in lung April 2008. RFA of lung in August 2008. 2nd annual brain MRI in Oct. 2008 discovered 2.6 cm cystic tumor in left frontal lobe. Craniotomy Oct. 2008 (ER-/PR-/HER2-) followed by targeted radiation (IMRT). Coughing up blood Feb. 2009. Thoractomy July 2009 to cut out fungal ball of common soil fungus (aspergillus) that grew in the RFA cavity (most likely inhaled while gardening). No cancer, only fungus. Removal of tiny melanoma from upper left arm, plus sentinel lymph node biopsy in Feb. 2016. Guardant Health liquid biopsy in Feb. 2016 showed mutations in 4 subtypes of TP53. Repeat of Guardant Health biopsy in Jana. 2021 showed 3 TP53 mutations, BRCA1 mutation and CHEK2 mutation. Invitae genetic testing showed negative for all of these. Living with MBC since 2007. Stopped Herceptin Hylecta (injection) treatment in March 2020. Recent 2021 annual CT of chest, abdomen and pelvis and annual brain MRI showed NED. Praying for NED forever!!
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09-26-2008, 06:23 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Canada
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Happy New Year to Caya and all who are celebrating this holiday.
Is there any chocolate covered flat bread, macaroons?????
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PinkGirl
Dx Aug/05 at age 51
2cm. Stage 2A, Grade 3
ER+/PR-
Her2 +++
Sept 7/05 Mastectomy
4 FAC, 4 Taxol, no radiation
1 year of Herceptin
Tamoxifen for approx. 4 months,
Arimidex for 5 years
Prophylactic mastectomy June 22/09
" I yam what I yam." - Popeye
My Photo Album
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09-26-2008, 06:51 AM
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Location: Thornhill, Ontario
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No Pink, those foods are eaten on Passover (Pesach) which falls around the same time as Easter in the Spring.
Some of the traditional foods for Rosh Hashana (New Year) involve apples and honey, which signify the fall season and sweetness for the New Year. I make a huge apple cake with lots of cinammon and brown sugar, also honey cake. The challah bread is baked in a round "crown" shape to represent the circle of life.
My menu also consists of brisket with potatoes, roasted turkey, sweet and sour meatballs, gefilte fish loaf (this is chopped whitefish, mixed with fried onions, carrots, eggs and matzo meal - ground matzo), stuffing, noodle kugel - Becky, I'll save some for you- plus the mandatory chicken soup with kreplach - little meat filled dumplings and also matzo balls, which are usually served at Passover, but my group likes them all year around. Coleslaw, stirfried veggies round out the dinner.
Apple and honey cake for dessert, fresh fruit, nuts and chocolates.
I'm sure others can chime in with what they serve for Rosh Hashana dinner.
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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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09-26-2008, 10:48 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 3,154
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Dear Caya
And all who are observing Rosh Hashana,
Wishing all health, happiness and much Joy in the coming year.
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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09-26-2008, 07:46 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Bradenton,FL
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Gemar Chatimah Tovah "May you finally be sealed (in the Book of Life) for good."
my Her2 family! I am going to my friends house (the one who recently recurred) and we are all bringing something. I am bringing steamed carrots with orange marmalade and lemon and a sweet for desert. Tuesday night I am having second night with friends in New Orleans .
Hugs,marcia
(I need to go to Cayas on Monday night..sigh...yummm)
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09-26-2008, 08:49 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 2,077
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Happy New Year to all! May this year be better than the last, and full of joy and happiness!
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For Nicola
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09-27-2008, 04:53 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: indianapolis, indiana
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happy new year caya!
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dxd 9-04, lumpectomy,
st 1, gr 3, er,pr-, her2 +,
2 tac,33 rads,6 cmf
1 yr herceptin,
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09-30-2008, 01:32 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,843
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A Happy and healthy New Year full of hope and goodwill to all and Caya.
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09-30-2008, 06:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Greendale, WI
just outside Milwaukee
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Just reading about all those delicious sounding vitals makes me think I may consider the Jewish faith - if only for the food filled holiday celebrations. All kidding aside - May all my Jewish sisters and brothers enjoy a blessed Holiday with their family and friends. Hugs, Karen
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04/05 Onset 49, DCIS, solid, Hist 2/3, Nucl 2/3, 7cm R Brst
04/05 E & P + HER2+++
05/05 Mediport
05/05 Cytoxan & Adriamycin every 3wk x4
08/05 Taxol every 2wk x 4, Herceptin every wk x1yr
10/05 Bilat Mast - my Choice
10/05 3/19 lymph nodes Pos, Stage IIIa
11/05 Rad x 37 Rx, R Brst & Axcilla
02/06 Herceptin stopped (L vent HF 40)
03/06 Started & Stoped Arimidex after 2 mos.-QOL side effects
05/06 Started Tamoxafin
06/06 Bilat Free Flap Reconstruction
12/06 Cardiomyopathy reversed-HF normal
01/07 Bilat Saline Implants
07/07 CA 27-29 steadily rising from 28 in 12/06 to 46 in 7/07
07/07 PET Scan NED, but inflamation at prev surg site.
09/07 Started Femara
10/07 CA 27-29 down to 39
06/08 CA 27-29 down to 32
09/08 Lg joint pain & QOL side effects from Femara, will live w/ to keep CA markers within normal range.
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