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One Year
Well everyone, I reached another milestone today. One year since my very first chemo treatment. This time last year, I had no idea what to expect, no idea what was going on and scared to death. Since then I have become so educated when it comes to breast cancer and its treatments. I've faced my mortality and decided to make the best of my life for my kids, husband and myself. In a funny sort of way bc has helped me appreciate the smaller things in life you just don't have time to appreciate. I still have my moments when I wonder what the future holds, but the fear is no longer there. Human life can adapt to whatever is thrown at it, when in the beginning you think, " I can't do this!" So much has changed in a year, but most of all I have to say I truly found out what a wonderful, supportive, loving circle of family and friends I have around me. When the going go tough, I had the community I live in and I have to thank God for guiding me back home to be here at this time in my life. I don't think I could have gotten through the past year without them. And to you ladies, who have been my source of information, education and help with whatever I had on my mind. Christine and Joe, this support group was my lifeline through those long sleepless nights. Im only looking forward from here.
Thanks
Dawn
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Dawn
Mar 2006Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu 3+++, Er & Pr positive, 8 of 18 pos 03/14/06: Mastectomy 04/19/06 started Chemo adriamycin, chlophosphamide, taxotere 25 rads
Nov 1, 06: 3 years Tamoxifen, Herceptin (1yr)
Jan 2009 Femara mets to bone aromasin and aredia
June2009: Full Histerectomy
2/22/2010 6 spots in liver 2 mm-10 mm: switched to xeloda and Herceptin will continue with Aredia J
Scan February 2011 new onc, switch to abraxane
April 2011 NED clear organs, 3 spots on bone scar tissue.
Scans August 2mm spot on liver and lungs. now on to tykerb/xeloda
Dec 2011 scans nothing on lungs, liver down to 1 2 mm spot. j
une 2012 another spot on liver on to cisplatin/gemzar.
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