HER2 Support Group Forums - View Single Post

Becky · 01-15-2007, 08:10 PM

I didn't have a port so I wore a short sleave shirt or one that I could push the sleeve up on. I always brought a book, my blackberry and an electronic Yahtzee. I usually also brought magazines I wanted to catch up on. But, most importantly for my chemos, first 3 Herceptins and last Herceptin, I brought my best friend Janet. She missed a chemo (the first Taxol) because she had a bad cold but otherwise, she was my chemosabe. (I also brought a water bottle but we made lots of different teas there). My husband brought us a nice lunch from a good deli on the taxols (as you are there so long - longer now that most get Herceptin too - I got it after chemo).

I met a lot of great people in the infusion suite. During Herceptin treatments (most without Janet), I talked to many (women) and learned a lot about life and love.

01-15-2007, 08:10 PM	#4
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	I didn't have a port so I wore a short sleave shirt or one that I could push the sleeve up on. I always brought a book, my blackberry and an electronic Yahtzee. I usually also brought magazines I wanted to catch up on. But, most importantly for my chemos, first 3 Herceptins and last Herceptin, I brought my best friend Janet. She missed a chemo (the first Taxol) because she had a bad cold but otherwise, she was my chemosabe. (I also brought a water bottle but we made lots of different teas there). My husband brought us a nice lunch from a good deli on the taxols (as you are there so long - longer now that most get Herceptin too - I got it after chemo). I met a lot of great people in the infusion suite. During Herceptin treatments (most without Janet), I talked to many (women) and learned a lot about life and love. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"