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Jul 18, 2018 02:02AM
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My grandmother had breast cancer when she was 36 and again when she was 44. She lived to be about 74 and died of a medical error unrelated to breast cancer.
My great grandmother on the other side of the family had breast cancer, also in her 40s or 50s I think and lived in to her mid 80s and the same for her daughter.
Pathologic complete response (pCR) to chemotherapy.
Dx
2018, IDC, Left, 3cm, Grade 3, ER+/PR+, HER2-
Chemotherapy
6/1/2018 Carboplatin (Paraplatin), Taxotere (docetaxel)
Surgery
11/15/2018 Lymph node removal; Lymph node removal (Left): Sentinel; Mastectomy; Mastectomy (Left); Mastectomy (Right); Reconstruction (Left): Tissue Expander; Reconstruction (Right): Tissue Expander
Hormonal Therapy
Arimidex (anastrozole), Zoladex (goserelin)
Targeted Therapy
Perjeta (pertuzumab)
Targeted Therapy
Herceptin (trastuzumab)
Hormonal Therapy
Tamoxifen pills (Nolvadex, Apo-Tamox, Tamofen, Tamone)
Surgery
Reconstruction (Left): Silicone implant; Reconstruction (Right): Silicone implant
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Aug 8, 2018 02:51PM
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I hope this reply finds you in good spirits. It is not always easy but if you look hard enough, you can find something
to be thankful for no matter the storm. Somethings this is all we have for certain.!!!
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Oct 16, 2018 10:55PM
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You’re awesome! God Bless you!
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Oct 16, 2018 10:57PM
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You’re awesome too!! God Bless you!
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Oct 16, 2018 11:02PM
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@msphil: If you are still reading & posting on this website.... would you please elaborate on your symptoms you had when your body rejected tissue expander? I truly believe my sister’s is having this experience also.
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Oct 16, 2018 11:06PM
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@Denise-G: That’s an amazing story/experience!
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Oct 17, 2018 10:45AM
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a year after chemo 1983-84 was done - I had implant put in on cancer side and implant on
non-cancer side. the non-cancer side implant was infected/or not clean and within a
week I had a very high fever and was delirious and rushed to hospital. They had to
remove implant and I was in hospital for over a week. The first 4 days I did not know what
was going on since I was so out of it. I had another implant put in much later that year.
Implants seem to have trouble with leaks after 10 years or so. I was in car accident and one
of my implants started leaking. I had them both replaced and that was about 10-15 years ago.
so far, no problems.
I am 76 years old now.
thank you,
Mamason1942
