The Survivor Movie

Jenniferz

Someone sent this to me.  Thought I'd share.  Note to moderators..........if this is in the wrong place, please move.

 http://www.thesurvivormovie/

Jennifer

HOPE65

I was diagnosed in April 2008 with invasive ductile carcinoma, stage 1A, HER2/neu positive 3+, estrogen/progesterone positive, no lymph nodes involved. I had lumpectomy and proton radiation done, followed by a hysterectomy (to remove most of the estrogen by removing the ovaries etc.). I have spoken with my oncologist about Herceptin, she said that since they believe that the tumor was smaller than 1 cm, it is not recommended. I have read many different sources about the prognosis for people with HER2/nue over expressed, and it sounds like a horror movie. I have tried without any luck to find people with a similar diagnosis, to help me decide if I should insist on Herceptin or not. I have somewhat of a weak heart, have lost a significant amount of weight due to all of these procedures, very depressed most of the time, and have osteropenia (low bone density), I am 43 years old. I am taking Arimidex (because I am now post-menopausal due to the hysterectomy) and I feel miserable. Hot flashes, high cholesterol, mood swings, extreme weakness, difficult to breath sometimes. How much of a benefit is there to getting Herceptin, do you have any other possible recommendations? Thank you so much