ER positive
Ok the good news is that Johns Hopkins retested my tumor tissue and they now say that I am NOT triple negative but my cancer is Estrogen receptor positive!!!! Ok what does that mean? Its good....this is God's handy work everyday he lets me know that He is in control!!! Ok so they test the tumor for Progestrone and Estrogen receptors and HER2 receptors...these are 3 female hormones and they look to see if the cancer is fed by all or one or none of these hormones and Johns Hopkins said mine was fed by Estrogen!!! Which means that after my chemo, yes I stil have to do chemo, I will be able to take a pill called Tamoxifen for 5 years after and that greatly increases my cure rate!! My doctor and I were very happy with that...here's a few facts about Tamoxifen that really give some positive news about ER positive:
Tamoxifen can:
- reduce the risk of breast cancer coming back by 40% to 50% in post-menopausal women and by 30% to 50% in pre-menopausal women
- reduce the risk of a new cancer developing in the other breast by about 50%
- shrink large, hormone-receptor-positive breast cancers before surgery
- slow or stop the growth or advanced (metastatic) hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer in both pre- and post-menopausal women
- lower breast cancer risk in women who have a higher-than-average risk of disease but have not been diagnosed
I am pre-menopausal so it increases my cure rate by 30-50%!!! Reduces the risk of new cancer in the other breast by 50% and I'm still praying about having my other breast removed!!! Really this is good news I am so excited!! I have soooo really felt healed from the very beginning of this but now I just know the Lord is still working and holding me!!! God bless you all and Happy Thanksgiving!!

Bless the Lord, O my soul. Let all that is within me bless His Holy Name!!!!
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AMEN!!!!AMEN!!!!AMEN!!!!!
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That is awesome news! Praise the Lord! Did you get your wigs?
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What a wonderful blessing!
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Oh Shannon, that is wonderful news! Praise the Lord, for He is good and his mercy endureth forever! I am rejoicing with you dear. I love you!
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I can't stop smiling while reading this...so excited to hear all the positive news!!! God is so good and his light shines through it all!! Shannon, have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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