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Forum: her2group 05-15-2008, 11:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,937
Posted By Cristina19
Hi Doug, I did 6 rounds of TCH and somewhere...

Hi Doug,

I did 6 rounds of TCH and somewhere in there (round 2 or 3) my fingernails became VERY sensitive. I didn't have "lines" but a reddish area, like a bruise, under the most sensitive nails. ...
Forum: her2group 05-15-2008, 11:55 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 10,348
Posted By Cristina19
Greetings Ladies, I'm new to this problem...

Greetings Ladies,

I'm new to this problem after 6 rounds of chemo and, now, Tamoxifen; but, frankly, I'm surprised at how quickly dryness and atrophy set in. I've got to find a solution because,...
Forum: her2group 04-07-2008, 06:05 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,239
Posted By Cristina19
Herceptin effects? Stopping Herceptin?

Greetings Ladies,

I have a few specific questions that, perhaps, I could get some wisdom on. I finished 6 rounds of TCH and had two additional treatments of Herceptin alone. The last chemo...
Forum: her2group 11-18-2007, 03:49 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,650
Posted By Cristina19
Swollen ankles, other woes, and some "good" news, maybe

Hello Ladies,

I did a search on "swollen ankels" and see that it may not be so uncommon. Any new information on this side-effect?

Also, about eyes: my eyes have been dry (which doesn't surprise...
Forum: her2group 11-18-2007, 03:29 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 13,485
Posted By Cristina19
Bringing this up to the top for a new member. ...

Bringing this up to the top for a new member.

Cristina
Forum: her2group 11-18-2007, 03:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,282
Posted By Cristina19
Michelle, I won't write a long post here,...

Michelle,

I won't write a long post here, but I will refer to a long thread that I posted as I was about to go into chemotherapy. I got lots of responses and support.

See below: "Taxotere,...
Forum: her2group 11-08-2007, 01:35 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,193
Posted By Cristina19
Hi Suzanne, Good to hear from you, too! This...

Hi Suzanne,

Good to hear from you, too! This sucks being here but the support is priceless!

I'm done with 4 out of 6 of TCH and it's going "alright." I put that in quotes because I don't want...
Forum: her2group 11-07-2007, 06:47 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,193
Posted By Cristina19
Suzanne, Are you there? I'm relatively...

Suzanne,

Are you there?

I'm relatively new to this, too. My thread is below somewhere: "Taxotere, Carboplatin, Herceptin." The women here were very helpful and informative. I've just had my 4th...
Forum: her2group 10-18-2007, 07:24 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,975
Posted By Cristina19
Hi Bonnie, I just had a port "installed" 8...

Hi Bonnie,

I just had a port "installed" 8 days ago (Wednesday) and followed with my third chemo on Friday. Apparently, they can be used right away..., but that didn't sound like a good idea to...
Forum: her2group 10-18-2007, 07:08 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,566
Posted By Cristina19
Hi Cathy, I chose to have immediate...

Hi Cathy,

I chose to have immediate free-TRAM reconstruction, perhaps because I was so shocked about everything (diagnosis, the idea of losing a breast, not wanting to do implants). My man-friend...
Forum: her2group 10-06-2007, 09:51 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,557
Posted By Cristina19
By the way, my head does get a little chilly now...

By the way, my head does get a little chilly now that I'm stubbly. I've ordered some different kinds of head coverings from the TLC catalogue that's put out by the American Cancer Society but my...
Forum: her2group 10-06-2007, 09:40 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,557
Posted By Cristina19
Sue, How are you doing? I've read your...

Sue,

How are you doing?

I've read your bio and I'm not even going to try to say anything to "make it better." The things that we run into in life are not fair, not right. I recently went...
Forum: her2group 09-25-2007, 08:00 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,905
Posted By Cristina19
Bald head care?

Okay, so the hair is coming off (it's already making a mass-exodus). Silly question, perhaps:

Any special advice to care for a naked head? Do I keep using shampoo or regular body soap? What issues...
Forum: her2group 09-25-2007, 11:04 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 13,485
Posted By Cristina19
Sue, Write to me or visit this thread as...

Sue,

Write to me or visit this thread as much as you want, need! Everyone here is so supportive; I don't know how I'd get through this without this team to reinforce me.

The latest complaint:...
Forum: her2group 09-25-2007, 10:55 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,508
Posted By Cristina19
Hi Bonnie, Neulasta was a "given" for me....

Hi Bonnie,

Neulasta was a "given" for me. They didn't even wait to see what my WBC would do. Standard seems to be 24 hours later, give or take an hour. I had the full shot after tx1 and my WBC...
Forum: her2group 09-23-2007, 12:04 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 13,485
Posted By Cristina19
Wonderful Ladies, I don't think I've ever...

Wonderful Ladies,

I don't think I've ever felt more indebted and more grateful as I do now that I have been the recipient of so much support from family, loved-ones, and friends... all of you who...
Forum: her2group 09-21-2007, 12:30 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 13,485
Posted By Cristina19
Hello Ladies, A short message here as I am...

Hello Ladies,

A short message here as I am in Day 2 after tx 2.

Week 1 after treatment was "typical"; week 2, I was plagued by nasty acid reflux (now on Nexium); and week 3, had splitting...
Forum: her2group 09-21-2007, 12:20 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,513
Posted By Cristina19
Greetings Sisters, Sorry for disappearing...

Greetings Sisters,

Sorry for disappearing for a bit. I just had my second tx yesterday and, lucky me, had a reaction to the Taxotere. Strange because I had no reactions during the first infusion. ...
Forum: her2group 09-21-2007, 12:10 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,650
Posted By Cristina19
Hi Bonnie, My hair was just hanging around...

Hi Bonnie,

My hair was just hanging around happily until about 14 or 15 days after the first tx. Silly me, I thought it might hang around longer, but it started shedding in droves in that third...
Forum: her2group 09-13-2007, 08:57 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,513
Posted By Cristina19
life after chemo?

Okay, I know this question may be premature (I've only gone through one chemo treatment) but I'm wondering how wise/realistic/advisable/do-able it would be to plan a trip for after I finish chemo...
Forum: her2group 09-09-2007, 04:08 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,650
Posted By Cristina19
Bonnie, Greetings! I have been wondering how...

Bonnie,

Greetings! I have been wondering how you did with Round 3. I've heard from some that 1 and 2 were "easy" and #3 hit them harder. Is any of this predictable?

As for hair loss, I keep...
Forum: her2group 09-03-2007, 08:24 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 13,485
Posted By Cristina19
Ladies, Thank you! I am relying so much on...

Ladies,

Thank you! I am relying so much on the support from this group and it is helping.

I took an extra day of the anti-nausea and it seems to have settled me enough to eat more today. The...
Forum: her2group 09-03-2007, 02:50 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 13,485
Posted By Cristina19
Leslie, The reconstruction thing is so hard...

Leslie,

The reconstruction thing is so hard to comment on. I have this nagging feeling that if I knew then what I knew now, I might not have chosen reconstruction. HOWEVER, I never went through...
Forum: her2group 09-03-2007, 09:47 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 13,485
Posted By Cristina19
Hello everyone. I'm grateful for all of the...

Hello everyone. I'm grateful for all of the information and conversation.

There are two (three?) issues that seem to be lurking for me:

1. it's so dang hot over here (109, 106, 104...) that I...
Forum: her2group 09-01-2007, 05:07 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,114
Posted By Cristina19
This was perhaps NOT the thread for me to read...

This was perhaps NOT the thread for me to read today because I just had my first round of chemo (TCH). Today is the proverbial 3rd day when everyone seems to feel like crap.

I agonized about doing...
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