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Name:
tzalley (tzalley)

Member Since:
May 30, 2008

Location:
Everett, Washington

Birthday:
February 1959

Type of Cancer:
Breast Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer:
IDC & DCIS

Diagnosis Date:
July 2004

Stage of Cancer:
Stage 1

Grade of Tumor:
Grade 2

ER:
Positive

PR:
Positive

Her2 Status:
Yes

Lymph Node Involvement:
No

Surgery:
Lymph Node Removal, Re-excision Surgery, Lumpectomy

Hormone Therapy:
Tamoxifen

Profile:
Cancer Survivor

What I Hate Most About Cancer:
The little voice way in the back of your mind that says what if its back?

What I Have Learned From Cancer:
I need to learn to live in the moment.........I'm still learning

Things My Supporters Can Do To Help:
Listen, and just 'be' with me

Cancer Symptoms:

None, found on routine mammogram

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects:

Lumpectomy,with sentinal node biopsey followed by re-excession to obtain clear margins. Lymph node excession was the most painful.

Radiation Description, Dates & Side Effects:

5 days a week for 7 weeks. Severe radiation burns, unable to wear undergarments for at least a month.

Hormone Therapy Description, Dates & Side Effects:

Tamoxifen for 18 months then switched to Arimidex for 18 months, I can’t tolerate the joint pain, muscle pain and fatigue anymore so now I am back on Toxifen as of last week. Vaginal dryness, now on e-string.

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