Roll Call - 2005 survivors

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.....

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

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

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

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

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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!