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Forum: her2group

05-01-2016, 03:41 PM

Replies: 21

Law suit due to Taxotere permanent hair loss/balding

Views: 8,458

Posted By Rejoyce

Re: Law suit due to Taxotere permanent hair loss/balding

My baldness is permanent. It has been a little over 5 years since my last chemo and nothing has changed. I don't have eyebrows or eye lashes either.
I wear hats and draw my eyebrows on. I tried a...

Forum: her2group

04-18-2016, 08:17 PM

Replies: 21

Law suit due to Taxotere permanent hair loss/balding

Views: 8,458

Posted By Rejoyce

Re: Law suit due to Taxotere permanent hair loss/balding

I am 5 years out from treatment and very little of my hair grew back. I have a little bit on the sides and none on the top. I wear hats all the time. Have heard about the lawsuit and am not part of...

Forum: her2group

11-16-2013, 03:30 PM

Replies: 16

Eyebrows

Views: 3,159

Posted By Rejoyce

Re: Eyebrows

I had mine tattooed on. None of my hair grew back after Taxotere. A family member paid for mine!
I absolutely love them! They makes me look so much healthier. Mine are not the solid tattoo, but she...

Forum: her2group

11-14-2013, 11:27 PM

Replies: 11

Bone scan osteopenia?

Views: 2,196

Posted By Rejoyce

Re: Bone scan osteopenia?

I am on Femara and I have osteopenia now. I get a reclast infusion every 2 years

Forum: her2group

10-15-2013, 09:51 PM

Replies: 8

did you bounce back to near normal after rx?

Views: 1,350

Posted By Rejoyce

Re: did you bounce back to near normal after rx?

I know how you feel. I guess treatment affects everyone differently.

Forum: her2group

10-15-2013, 07:39 PM

Replies: 8

did you bounce back to near normal after rx?

Views: 1,350

Posted By Rejoyce

Re: did you bounce back to near normal after rx?

In January I will be three years out from chemo. I am not back to normal. I have fatigue, bone and joint pain, memory loss, some hearing loss and permanent hair loss. It is frustrating because I...

Forum: her2group

12-15-2012, 10:00 PM

Replies: 6

3 weeks out of tch chemo question

Views: 1,530

Posted By Rejoyce

Re: 3 weeks out of tch chemo question

I experienced the same thing with TCH. I had extreme weakness in my legs. It has been two years and I still don't think they are back to normal. It took a few months for my eyes to quit watering, but...

Forum: her2group

10-23-2012, 01:00 PM

Replies: 42

Chemotherapy Permanent Hair Loss

Views: 16,832

Posted By Rejoyce

Re: Chemotherapy Permanent Hair Loss

I have permanent hair loss from Taxotere. I have to wear headcoverings. I have no eyebrows and very few eyelashes. My hair is sooo thin there is no way I could ever go with my head uncovered. In Jan....

Forum: Articles of Interest

09-16-2012, 01:03 PM

Replies: 10

hair

Views: 2,812

Posted By Rejoyce

Re: hair

Was Taxotere one of your chemo drugs? If so, you could possibly have permanent hair loss, up to 3% of us that have been on Taxotere do. I have only got back some fuzz on my head. Eyebrows and...

Forum: her2group

09-10-2012, 07:16 AM

Replies: 6

One woman's account of her hair loss post chemo

Views: 1,667

Posted By Rejoyce

Re: One woman's account of her hair loss post chemo

I never realized when I lost my hair almost two years ago, that I would never see it again! I keep waiting for it to grow back but now realize I have permanent hair loss from the Taxotere. I have...

Forum: Diet and Nutrition

07-26-2012, 06:40 PM

Replies: 9

Have You Used The Vitamix Blender?

Views: 4,047

Posted By Rejoyce

Re: Have You Used The Vitamix Blender?

Just remember that Costco sells a vitamix made especially for them. It is shorter than the one that is sold when the vitamix display is there. I don't think it would really matter though. The one...

Forum: Diet and Nutrition

07-26-2012, 01:56 PM

Replies: 9

Have You Used The Vitamix Blender?

Views: 4,047

Posted By Rejoyce

Re: Have You Used The Vitamix Blender?

Having the vitamix helps me to eat more vegetables and fruit. I imagine that it has improved my health. I am also losing weight, trying to do everything I can to keep the cancer from coming back. I...

Forum: Diet and Nutrition

07-26-2012, 11:47 AM

Replies: 9

Have You Used The Vitamix Blender?

Views: 4,047

Posted By Rejoyce

Re: Have You Used The Vitamix Blender?

I love mine! I bought it at Costco when the vitamix man was there doing demonstrations. The good thing about purchasing at Costco is you get the vitamix warranty and Costco's. It comes with a big...

Forum: her2group

06-29-2012, 10:08 PM

Replies: 13

arimidex side effects.

Views: 2,545

Posted By Rejoyce

Re: arimidex side effects.

I have not seen a rheumatologist either. I feel I am getting more use to stiffness and pain. It's the new me!
I just started taking Glucosamine/Chondroitin. I also take aleve when it gets bad....

Forum: her2group

06-26-2012, 10:35 PM

Replies: 9

Anyone lost a lot of hair while on arimedex?

Views: 1,385

Posted By Rejoyce

Re: Anyone lost a lot of hair while on arimedex?

I started on Arimidex shortly after chemo was done. Some of my hair has grown back, but not enough that I can go without a headcovering. The top of my head is very thin. I just shave my head now...

Forum: her2group

09-20-2011, 10:00 AM

Replies: 11

aromatase inhibitors

Views: 2,250

Posted By Rejoyce

Re: aromatase inhibitors

I was on Femera for 2 months and then switched to Aromasen and now I am taking a 2 week break and will try Armidex. If Armidex doesn't improve the side effects I imagine I will just have to manage...

Forum: her2group

09-07-2011, 11:03 PM

Replies: 21

Any other stage iii er pr positives?

Views: 3,299

Posted By Rejoyce

Re: Any other stage iii er pr positives?

I am stage 3B, ER+, PR weak, HER2 +++. I have finished TCH, had a double mastectomy and 33 RADS. My one year of Herceptin will be finished in November. I also am taking Aromasin for 5 years.
I had a...

Forum: her2group

11-02-2010, 09:58 PM

Replies: 14

Just diagnosed on 9/23/10.

Views: 2,280

Posted By Rejoyce

Re: Just diagnosed on 9/23/10.

I had the echocardiaram and it showed my function at 62-68%!! What a difference from the Mugga Scan. I saw the cardiologist and he said my heart was in great shape and I could start the Herceptin. I...

Forum: her2group

10-13-2010, 09:29 PM

Replies: 14

Just diagnosed on 9/23/10.

Views: 2,280

Posted By Rejoyce

Re: Just diagnosed on 9/23/10.

Thank you for your comments! I have three tumors that cover about a 6cm. area. One of them is very close to the chest wall.

I just had my echo today. Very interesting results. the tech let me...

Forum: her2group

10-12-2010, 10:51 PM

Replies: 14

Just diagnosed on 9/23/10.

Views: 2,280

Posted By Rejoyce

Just diagnosed on 9/23/10.

I had a routine mammogram and it showed a suspicious mass. I had a biopsy and it was positive for Invasive Ductal Carcinom, High Grade, ER +, PR weak, and her2neu 3+. My MRI showed lymph node...

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