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Mindy, I had just asked my infusion nurse about my red count staying a "little" low. Nothing to worry about...but I thought it would be back to normal by now? Last chemo was June 12th, however I still do weekly herceptin.
She said it can take up to six months for your counts to get back to normal. I asked if she thought it was the herceptin doing it? She had a bout with cancer 10 years ago and did chemo herself and she said her counts did not get back to normal till around 5 or 6 months.
I have heard about people having low counts after radiation. I would think it would take a little longer since your body has been put through so much. First chemo, then rads recently. Thats pretty hard on the body. Keep us updated and let us know if taking you off the Aromasin made any difference? (Although I wouldn't think it would..but then there is so much I don't know about these drugs? Anything is possible.) Hang in there!
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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