Roll Call - 2005 survivors

Jaybird627

Wow - lots of '05-ers here!

Me, lumpectomy 3/3/05 but lump was palpable Nov. '04 (3 months after my annual mamm). My last mamm (two weeks ago?) was clear but I obviously don't put a lot of faith in them.....

Odalys

Thanks Nicki for starting this thread.  Wow, it's great to see so many doing well.  Count me in this group too.  I was dx on 8/30/05 IDC, er/pr +, Her2 -, had two lumpectomies with clean margins, 4/14 + nodes, chemo, rads and now on Femara and Zoladex.  I am doing great and life is good.       

rrlover

Mastectomy Jan/05. idc, node negative. er/pr+ her2- .9cm so did not have chemo.  Tamoxifen - with all the side effects.  Feel

I had bc lite.  Just considering reconstruction now.

Lucy

lizws

I'm here -

Dx'd July 18, 2005  Bilat w/ expander recon 9/1/2005  4 DD A/C, 4DD Taxol  on Arimidex now.  Taking one day at a time. 

Liz

linny

I was diagnosed June 2005 during a routine mammogram - it came as a total and complete shock.  IDC, 3 cm, 2 pos. nodes.  I had a lumpectomy (which I sometimes question in my mind, I think my surgeon is so gung-ho on lumpectomy, I don't know if that influences his decision making) - 6 treatments of FEC, the last three were awful, then 5 weeks radiation.  I have an appointment next week to talk to the onco. about going off tamoxifen after two years (I am 57 and was not menopausal when this happened) and switching to arimidex.

I feel pretty good, but sometimes I'm very fearful, and can't get over that feeling. 

I also am having a heck of a time with this new format, I just cant seem to get the hang of it, and can't find my regular threads.

Linda

Fllorik

Me, too!

dx 12/27/04 stage 3c DCIS with 17/21 nodes positive

left mast. and tram flap- 12/05

many plural effusions and lung surgery (4/05) due to port placement problems, AC and T, rad. 

2nd dx mets to bone, liver and stomach nodes- 10/06

xeloda, avastin, zeloda for 11 months and starting Arimidex this week.

still here and knowing there's alot more meds to try!

pdb

I'm slow to see this one, but I am 2005 as well. July 8, 2005, 2.1cm IDC, stage 2, grade 1. No chemo (thank you Oncotype dx) Lumpectomy and tamoxifen. So far so good....and I sure hope it stays that way.

Stay strong,

Phyllis

mcdds

Just saw this - not checking in nearly as much as I did in those early days.  Diagnosed 2/4/05 - mass found during routine mammogram. Biopsy on 2/1/05 and lumpectomy on 2/14/05, ER/PR+, HER-, Stage 1, Grade 3, 6 A/C and 30 rads. 

Total laproscopic hysterectomy 7/07 due to severe ovarian cysts.  Still on Tamoxifen but will be seeing my oncologist next week.  I'm wondering if he will want to change my meds to an AI.  Still haven't decided if I want to change or not.   I've had no major side effects from Tamoxifen and scared of side effects from taking an AI.

Carol

Anonymous

As I read each post, I must say that this Thanksgiving, Im thankful to have many you all.  A strong group arnt we?  Im thankful that still here.  Im thankful that each day we are finding a new treatment for those with mets.  2 years and counting.  Whoo hooo!

Happy Thanksgiving to all

Nicki

newter

I cannot really join this roll call because all of my "stuff" was in 2006.  The only thing I can say about 2005 was that I found my lump on December 27, 2005.  Because of that my 2006 really started off on the wrong foot.

debkc

ok....I decided to join in on the fun....Diagnosed at age 30 April 1 of 2005.  Obgyn sent me for a mammogram and ultrasound for what we thought was a cyst, and left after being upgraded to a needle biopsy and being told that I did have bc, just no pathology at that point to know how bad it was.

The tumor was 4cm and, er/pr+....5 of 15 nodes involved....stage 3b.  Had a left mastectomy, 8 dd ac and then 8 taxol followed by 30 rads.  Found out  the day before Thanksgiving that year that it had spread to area in left lung and to a lymph node along esophagus...(happy thanksgiving to me!).  We continued tamoxiphen until April of this year as the tumors weren't showing alot of activity.  In April we decided to stop Tamoxifen and start zoladex then Arimidex.....Tram flap recon in April then hysterectomy after brac testing came back in August.  Today doing great except I have a bad case of Shingles and taking a couple of weeks off to get that under control.  New oncologist very proactive with testing....so we test every three months still.  Next tests are next week! All is well with the exception of feeling like crap most the time from Arimidex.  The fight continues on.....I still get aggrivated at the coworkers, "friends", etc. that still can't get a grasp on our lives and that taking care of us has got to be the priority.  One particular "friend"/coworker said this week of the time I'm taking off for shingles..."as a friend I want you to do what you need to take care of yourself....as your employee this is really frustrating to the rest of us that have to work around you"  (as if I went running out and rolled in a great big pile of shingle germs to make her life more difficult).

Peace to you all this Thanksgiving! Deb

yellowfarmhouse

HI!  Dx 2/4/05, IDC, bilateral mast., stage 3a ER+PR+, AC+T, 25 rads, Herceptin x 1 year, Arimidex.

I'm feeling really good.  Very thankful....thankful for surviving to watch my babies grow, thankful for my dear husband of 19 years, thankful for all of you who have been my support system!

Happy Thanksgiving,

Wendy

Maire67

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tooyoungtohavebc

Wish I had good news to share. Glad so many are doing so well! I was diagnosed in June 2005 Stage 3 ER/PR+, HER2+. Chemo/Herceptin, Lumpectomy and node removal then Rads. After about 6 months after treatment felt back to normal and then....

I found new lumps in collar bone in May of this year. Now stage 4 with liver involvement. SUCKS!! Now on Xeloda/Tykerb and experiencing lots of LOVELy side effects. I just want to be "normal" again. Keep fightin' all!

Margerie

Dx 10/11/05, 38 y.o. 

MRM, multi-focal disease, er+,pr+, her2+

Stage 3 A (5+ nodes)

4 DD A/C, 12 taxol + herceptin + 6 weeks of rads

ooph, Arimidex

bilateral DIEP reconstruction

Her2 vaccine clinical trial

PET on Nov. 15, 2007- NED!!

Still hoping for a cure so that none of us have to count months anymore!

pennylane

It'sbeen a while....Late July 2005, felt it and knew I was in big trouble.  DX Early August, IDC 1.7cm, triple neg, node neg.  Had lumpectomy, did DD AC....no good...had high fevers throughout and on Dec 3rd 2005 wound up being intubated in MSK urgent care...was on vent for 2 weeks...horrible delerium...I was so lucky to survive...went on to do rads.  Thought I was done then they found lovely diffuse bilateral lung nodules in June 2006.  Lucky again, after many ct scans they have not grown!  Feeling pretty good now,brain fog clearing up a bit the longer I am away from that black place of 2005.  It's an honor to log in with all the beautiful people here.