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Feb 13, 2018 07:20PM
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Traveltext - THANK YOU SO MUCH for posting this. It is very meaningful.
www.denise4health.wordpress.com my BC Blog with over 200 informative posts about all aspects of BC - stop by! Myself, my mom, and sister were all diagnosed with BC within 3 years. What a ride!
Dx
10/10/2011, IDC, Left, 6cm+, Stage IIIA, Grade 2, 9/14 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-
Surgery
11/23/2011 Lymph node removal; Lymph node removal (Left): Underarm/Axillary; Mastectomy; Mastectomy (Left)
Chemotherapy
12/27/2011 AC + T (Taxol)
Targeted Therapy
2/28/2012 Herceptin (trastuzumab)
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10/11/2012 Arimidex (anastrozole)
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Feb 13, 2018 09:01PM
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Falconer
a good read
Strong is the new strong. Dx at 45. Onco 16. Monthly Lupron shots Nov. 2016-December 2017
Dx
7/2016, IDC, Left, 1cm, Stage IB, Grade 2, 0/3 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-
Dx
7/2016, DCIS, Left, 5cm, Stage 0, Grade 3, 0/3 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-
Surgery
5/30/2017 Reconstruction (left): DIEP flap
Surgery
Lymph node removal: Sentinel; Mastectomy: Left
Radiation Therapy
Whole breast: Breast, Lymph nodes, Chest wall
Hormonal Therapy
Aromasin (exemestane), Femara (letrozole), Tamoxifen pills (Nolvadex, Apo-Tamox, Tamofen, Tamone)
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Feb 13, 2018 09:12PM
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definitely worth reading. Brings an entire new view that doctors may face. This is some scary shit! Fu cancer! Thanks for sharing ~M~
Everyone has to dance, they just don’t know what song they will get.
Dx
1/22/2016, IDC, Left, 4cm, Stage IV, metastasized to bone, Grade 2, 13/35 nodes, ER+/PR-, HER2-
Chemotherapy
2/10/2016 AC
Surgery
6/21/2016 Lymph node removal; Lymph node removal (Left): Underarm/Axillary; Mastectomy; Mastectomy (Left)
Chemotherapy
7/20/2016 Abraxane (albumin-bound or nab-paclitaxel)
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11/7/2016 Ibrance (palbociclib)
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Feb 13, 2018 09:37PM
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Excellent. Thank you.
I’m always a bit taken back when I hear a Dr has breast cancer. It's like I think in the back of my mind that since they have access to all the best screening they'll be good. Nope. Same sad sack as the rest of us.
Arrrg if I here another person say, “I had a clear mammo. I'm good". Ugh. Big. Fat. Lie. T'aint necessarily so. Arrrg
Dx at 51 after a preventive mx that wasn't. Oncotype dx 3. 3D tattoos from Vinnie! PTSD?? You are not alone!
Surgery
2/21/2012 Prophylactic mastectomy; Reconstruction (Left): Tissue Expander; Reconstruction (Right): Tissue Expander
Dx
2/24/2012, IDC, Right, 1cm, Stage IA, Grade 2, 0/1 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-
Surgery
3/11/2012 Lymph node removal
Surgery
7/22/2012 Reconstruction (Left): Silicone implant; Reconstruction (Right): Silicone implant
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4/10/2013 Tamoxifen pills (Nolvadex, Apo-Tamox, Tamofen, Tamone)
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4/14/2015
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Feb 14, 2018 03:38AM
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Yes, they're just like us. I've followed Liz on Twitter since she was diagnosed and I related in that I had an ultrasound that was finally granted after three months of complaining of a lump. In my case it was the sonographers 'so eyes that popped out of her head during the scan. That and her quickly exiting the room to call the doctor!
Chemotherapy
3/6/2014 Other
Chemotherapy
3/6/2014 AC + T (Taxotere)
Chemotherapy
3/10/2014 FAC
Hormonal Therapy
4/16/2014
Surgery
7/1/2014 Lymph node removal (Left); Mastectomy (Left)
Surgery
7/23/2014 Lymph node removal (Left); Mastectomy (Left)
Radiation Therapy
8/8/2014 Whole breast: Left breast, Lymph nodes
Radiation Therapy
8/22/2014 Whole breast: Left breast, Chest wall, Lymph nodes
Hormonal Therapy
10/24/2014 Liquid tamoxifen (Soltamox)
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10/30/2014
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11/1/2014
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5/8/2022
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Feb 14, 2018 06:59AM
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Great article, Traveltext, thanks for posting.
There is an ad that runs on TV for the local, nationally-ranked cancer center that features one of the doctors relating his personal experience with cancer. It makes him seem much more believable knowing that he is a survivor too, but after reading this article, I can understand why doctors might be hesitant to let people know they've had cancer.
Dx @ 48
Dx
12/28/2017, DCIS, Right, 1cm, Stage 0, Grade 2, ER+/PR+
Surgery
2/13/2018 Lumpectomy: Right
Radiation Therapy
3/27/2018 Whole breast: Breast
Hormonal Therapy
4/26/2018 Tamoxifen pills (Nolvadex, Apo-Tamox, Tamofen, Tamone)
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Feb 14, 2018 08:21AM
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Sorry this is off topic.
“She got the all clear” “The cancer is gone”.
I wish I had gotten that! I wish everyone could get that, and that is the hope but... I feel like that is what confuses everyone about BC including me. I hate that it bugs me but it does and I’m not a doom and gloom person and for me I do feel like they probably got it all and my treatments most likely got the rest if any, but I do not feel like I can use those words but I really wish I could.
Dx
11/2016, IDC, Left, 4cm, Stage IIB, Grade 3, 1/14 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-
Surgery
12/13/2016 Lymph node removal: Left, Sentinel, Underarm/Axillary; Mastectomy: Left, Right; Prophylactic mastectomy: Right
Chemotherapy
2/2/2017 AC + T (Taxol)
Surgery
7/10/2017 Reconstruction (left): Tissue expander placement; Reconstruction (right): Tissue expander placement
Radiation Therapy
7/31/2017 Whole breast: Breast, Chest wall
Surgery
8/27/2017
Hormonal Therapy
11/8/2017 Tamoxifen pills (Nolvadex, Apo-Tamox, Tamofen, Tamone)
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3/2/2018 Reconstruction (left): DIEP flap; Reconstruction (right): DIEP flap
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Feb 15, 2018 03:27AM
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The vast amount of posts on BCO would make a good ethics training material for medical professionals.
Dx 01/Dec/2017, invasive carcinoma of mixed type. Mixed no special type(60%) and micropapillary type(40%). High grade DCIS present within and beyond invasive carcinoma. Right, 5cm, Stage IIIB, Grade 2, 3/15 nodes, ER+/PR-,Her2-
Dx
5/2017, IDC, Right, 5cm, Stage IIIB, Grade 2, ER+/PR-, HER2-
Chemotherapy
6/27/2017 AC + T (Taxol)
Surgery
11/28/2017 Lumpectomy: Right; Lymph node removal: Right, Underarm/Axillary
Chemotherapy
1/10/2018 Xeloda (capecitabine)
Radiation Therapy
4/17/2018 Whole breast: Breast
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9/18/2018 Femara (letrozole)
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Feb 15, 2018 04:20AM
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TWills, your stats are a bit like mine, and like me you've had the fullest of treatments. Sure, we have our chances of recurrence, but we should realise we've got the odds on our side for a long life.
Beauz, I agree with you, there's a wealth of info here for the medical profession to study.
Chemotherapy
3/6/2014 Other
Chemotherapy
3/6/2014 AC + T (Taxotere)
Chemotherapy
3/10/2014 FAC
Hormonal Therapy
4/16/2014
Surgery
7/1/2014 Lymph node removal (Left); Mastectomy (Left)
Surgery
7/23/2014 Lymph node removal (Left); Mastectomy (Left)
Radiation Therapy
8/8/2014 Whole breast: Left breast, Lymph nodes
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8/22/2014 Whole breast: Left breast, Chest wall, Lymph nodes
Hormonal Therapy
10/24/2014 Liquid tamoxifen (Soltamox)
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10/30/2014
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11/1/2014
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5/8/2022
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Feb 15, 2018 10:12AM
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Agreed! I've posed questions a few times to inform training seminars I'm conducting for therapists.
Interestingly, the responses to Therapist choice: One who has, or hasn't had breast cancer? have come out somewhat strongly against (though of course we don't know one way or the other if the therapist doesn't make a disclosure). Where the Atlantic article mirrors the doctor's insights about empathy and attention to language, many responses in the therapist thread question whether the therapist would be able to focus on clients' needs and support their decision-making. I find this interesting since therapists are extensively trained in this and most medical professionals don't get a lot of education on it, but perhaps the responses reflect something about having a longer or more emotional relationship with a therapist.
Mutant uprising quashed.
Dx
1/2015, IDC, Right, Stage IIA, 1/1 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-
Dx
1/2015, DCIS, Left, Stage 0, Grade 3, 0/2 nodes, HER2-
Hormonal Therapy
Tamoxifen pills (Nolvadex, Apo-Tamox, Tamofen, Tamone)
Surgery
Lymph node removal; Mastectomy; Mastectomy (Left); Mastectomy (Right)
Radiation Therapy
Whole breast
Chemotherapy
Cytoxan (cyclophosphamide), Taxotere (docetaxel)