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03-30-2007, 05:42 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: New Jersey
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Can't Believe It Is Two Years!
Dear Sisters,
Two years ago today I was dx. and I will never forget that afternoon.
It is one of those times in our lives that forever remains etched in ones
brain. I did not know much breast cancer or even that there were different kinds. I only knew that I didn't want it, I was devastated.
That night at dinner with my husband and son I dreaded telling them the
news. The words stuck in my throat as I tried like heck to hold back my
tears. Telling my two sister was even harder.
Now here I am two years later celebrating with my family my cancerversary!
As we toasted tonight I said a toast to all of you. I never would had made
it through without your support, kindness and wealth of information.
A big "thank you" to all and I will never ever stop praying for all of us!
With Love and Gratitude,
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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03-30-2007, 06:05 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Thornhill, Ontario
Canada
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Congrats Jean - the 2 year anniversary is very significant.
Continued success to you for many more years of NED!
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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03-30-2007, 06:55 PM
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Congratulations Jean, I hope the day will come when you can put a zero after the "2." I can't say why but I'm sure it will happen. Best and do something really special tomorrow.
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03-30-2007, 07:30 PM
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A BIG CONGRATS on the two year mark.
I had mine last week, and it seems like such a relief to make that mark.
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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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03-30-2007, 07:33 PM
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Location: Stockton, NJ
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Congratulations to you Jean. I know you will have many more cancerverseries. I always buy myself something very special. Year one was a velvet jacket and year two were stylish tall black boots. Who knows what I will buy in a couple of months. You should do the same!
Love to you
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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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03-30-2007, 07:47 PM
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Location: Acworth, GA
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Congratulations on your 2 years Jean. I'm sure you will have many more cancerversaries to celebrate. Do something nice just for yourself.
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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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03-30-2007, 08:07 PM
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Location: South Dakota.
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Hey, Jean! Congratulations! Before cancer we never could have imagined the meaning behind this kind of anniversary/celebration. The survivors sure know, though, and appreciate/celebrate every minute of every day.
Good for you! Here's a toast to many many more "anniversaries."
Hugs and prayers...
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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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03-30-2007, 08:15 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Northern Calif.
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Jean,
Happy 2 year anniversary!! I wish you many many more healthy and happy years ahead!!
HUgs,
Lexi
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03-30-2007, 08:22 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Mountains of Virginia
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Jean,
Congrats!!! I celebrated my 2 years last month. Isn't it a wonderful feeling! Big milestone for us.
May we all continue to have cancerversaries for many years!!
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Medical Marijuana Card
Last edited by sassy; 08-22-2011 at 09:12 AM..
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03-30-2007, 09:54 PM
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Location: Alexandria, VA
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Congrats Jean and Vicki. I'm almost at 2 year mark too. We have all been thru so much. Cheers to all of us. I'll keep praying that we can all have good outcomes. BB
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03-30-2007, 11:35 PM
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Congrats all. I'm also almost at the 2 year mark, and stage 3a. Sometimes it seems like a miracle, other times it's just the miracle of a normal life again.
Love to you all
Linda
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03-31-2007, 12:03 AM
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Location: Southern, CA
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Jean, I just wanted to say, Big Congratulations girl...you made it. (I knew you would.)  May you continue to travel down that road of NED for the rest of your very long life.
You are always in my thoughts and prayers.
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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03-31-2007, 12:12 AM
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So pleased for you, Jean.
I always read your posts as they are most informative, and you yourself are so supportive of others.
You were very brave doing the chemo/herceptin combo so long after surgery, but clearly it has worked for you. This is probably due to your own tenacity.
Mcgle (UK)
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03-31-2007, 02:28 AM
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI
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AWESOME Jean!!!!
and before you know it, those 2 years will be 20 years!!!! Celebrate!!!! Take care and BIGGGG Huggs.
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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