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07-29-2006, 02:53 PM
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Founder - HER2 Support Group
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Carlsbad, CA
Posts: 361
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I'm BACK from EYE surgery!!
To All My Dear Friends:
Currently My Left Eye Is In The Healing Process After 3 Weeks. I Already Know Surgery Was Worth While. I Was Unable To See The Big 'e' On The Eye Chart, But Now Can Read The Next 3 Lines. My Vision Should Imrove After All Is Healed In A Month Or So. I Am Presently On A Steroid Eye Drop 2x/day And Need To Add Tear Drops For Dry Eyes In Order To See Clearly From Time To Time. I Had A Great Surgeon And I Was Home The Same Day With A Patch On My Left Eye And All I Can Say Was 'arrrr... I'm Hungry...' With A Little Slanted Humorous Smile. I Was Given 3 Vials Of Eye Drops For 2 Weeks And All Is Going Very Well.
I Surely Missed Many Of Your Posts, But Will Eventually Reply. I Am Reading Much Better Now With No Real Pain Involved.
My Post To You All Is In Uppercase Lettering In Order To Prevent Eyestrain For The Next Few Weeks.
If Necessary, Email Me Your Tel# If You Would Like Me To Call You About Your Concerns.
Warm Hugs To All,
Christine
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07-29-2006, 05:11 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: LI, NY
Posts: 660
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Your Just AMAZING!!! Take care of yourself and post when you can!!
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07-29-2006, 07:45 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Madison, Connecticut
Posts: 639
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Well, dear girlfriend, I was frankly a bit worried about you as we really had not heard from you in weeks; and well as we all know, sometimes no news is not necessarily a good thing....of course, I underestimated the strength of Christine Druthers and here you are back again, in the pink...with bells on....welcome back and it is so good to hear you good humor and that you are doing well. I'll bet there is alot of singing going on in your house...!
Love Kim from CT
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07-29-2006, 07:48 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Walnut Creek, CA
Posts: 438
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So happy to hear that you are on the mend.
Hugs,
Karen
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07-29-2006, 10:35 PM
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Founder - HER2 Support Group
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Carlsbad, CA
Posts: 361
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Eye Surgery
Although my posts are few, I enjoy hearing about your progress. Keep posting and I'll be reading your posts as time permits and I can focus while my eye heals.
So please let me know how you are doing after your recent DX.
Hugs, Christine
Last edited by Christine; 07-29-2006 at 10:44 PM..
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07-29-2006, 11:02 PM
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Founder - HER2 Support Group
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Carlsbad, CA
Posts: 361
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To Kim
RING...RING There goes my bells again. Thank you.
Last edited by Christine; 07-29-2006 at 11:08 PM..
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07-30-2006, 11:52 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: TAMPA, FL
Posts: 568
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Great to hear Christine
Coming from an Italian/Spanish family they always said that if your appetite was good then you were healthy...........
so there girl, you are doing great.
Such good news.
Take care
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Irene from Tampa
1996 - INFILT DUCTAL CAR.W/ LYMPH NODE INVOLVEMENT. ADRIA/CYTOXIN/5FU
1999 - RECURR. TO AUXILA AND 2 TUMORS IN LIVER
TREAT: STEM CELL REPLACEMENT/HERCEPTIN.
2002 - RECUR TO LIVER
TREAT: NAVELBINE, THEN GEMZAR, THEN XELODA.
2004 - TUMORS STILL IN LIVER
TREAT: RFA TO LIVER
STABLE UNTIL
2004 - TUMOR PROGRESSION IN LIVER.
TREAT: RESECT HALF OF LIVER.
2005 - RECURR TO LYMPH NODE OUTSIDE OF LIVER.
TREAT: TAXOL/CARPO/HERCEPTIN. FAILED ON
THIS TRIO. STARTED ON ABRAXANE.
2006 - PROGRESS WITH 2ND TUMOR GROWTH.
TREAT: AUG. BEGAN ON TYKERB/XELODA
TRIAL. CONSIDERED STABLE TO DATE.
2007 - TAKEN OFF OF TYKERB/XELODA TRIAL DUE TO
PROGRESS STARTING TYKERB/AVASTIN.
NOV 2007 - SCANS SHOW PROGRESS TUMOR GROWTH
IN ABDOM. AND TWO NEW TUMORS IN NECK AREA.
BEGAN HERCEPTIN/AVASTIN/TAXOTERE
Feb 08 - Ixempra/Xeloda
June 08 - Her/DM1 trial
"I WANT TO BE AN OUTRAGEOUS OLD WOMAN WHO NEVER GETS CALLED AN OLD LADY. I WANT TO GET SHARP EDGED & EARTH COLORED, TILL I FADE AWAY FROM PURE JOY."
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07-30-2006, 04:09 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Posts: 1,516
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Christine...
GREAT NEWS!!!! Take care and God bless.
Rhonda
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Rhonda
Dx 2/1/05, Stage 1, 0 nodes, Grade 3, ER/PR-, HER2+ (3.16 Fish)
2/7/05, Partial Mastectomy
5/18/05 Finished 6 rounds of dose dense TEC (Taxotere, Epirubicin and Cytoxan)
8/1/05 Finished 33 rads
8/18/05 Started Herceptin, every 3 weeks for a year (last one 8/10/06)
2/1/13...8 year Cancerversary and I am "perfect" (at least where cancer is concerned;)
" And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."- Abraham Lincoln
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07-30-2006, 04:55 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Central Coast, CA
Posts: 3,207
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Great to hear you're on the mend
Christine, you are amazing! Offering up personal phone calls because while healing from eye surgery, you have eyestrain! We are all so blessed to be beneficiaries of your and Joe's generosity. Know that all of your friends on the site are sending YOU love and prayers for a speedy recovery.
Take care
Chris
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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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07-30-2006, 09:41 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Oregon
Posts: 1,756
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Christine, I'm so happy you're doing well after your surgery, and so glad you're "back"!
<3 Lolly
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07-31-2006, 05:31 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Acworth, GA
Posts: 2,104
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Christine, Glad to hear you're on the mend.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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