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Official diagnosis

I thought I would put the official medical diagnosis.  Just for those of you with an interest in the more technical /medical stuff.

AUGUST 2008

Diagnosis: Inflammatory carcinoma of the right breast with axillary and supraclavicular fossa nodal metastases (infiltrating ductal carcinoma grade 3, ER-, PR-, HER2+++).  For chemotherapy with Taxotere and Herceptin, to be followed by surgery and breast/chestwall irradiation, dependant upon response.

OCTOBER 2009

Diagnosis II: regional recurrence to internal mammary node classed as regional metastasis because it was new area –  developed after  initial treatment

MARCH 2011

Diagnosis III – single 4.2cm x 3.5 cm metastatic tumour   located in the area of my liver that is roughly adjacent to my right shoulder-blade – just under my diaphragm.

Now classed as Stage IV metastatic cancer

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  1. ning

     /  September 3, 2008

    hi aunty thanks for writing up ur diagnosis.. makes sense to me the health professional i am … mwhahahaha……

    thinking of u lots

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  2. Kevin Horne

     /  July 23, 2012

    hi Jenny
    Woo. I must admit that i have not visited your website very regularly, and I’m feeling really bad about that now.
    Sharon told me she had seen you at the Diagnostic Clinic and i thought then I must catch up. Sharon apologies she didn’t stop to say hi, but she was there with her client who has motorneuron (spelling??) disease and she wasn’t able to stop.
    Then Mum emailed last night and asked if I had been on your site recently.
    Jenny, I must admit I am devastated by your latest news. My heart goes out to you and your family at this time. I think back to our conversation we had after Dad’s funeral and I realise that I have fallen back into ‘just living’ and not taking time for the important things in life. Our prayers are with you and if you are up to it, I would love to visit.
    I’ve now signed up to get notified of any new posts.
    love to hear from you if you are able.
    Kevin & Sharon

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