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Hi Laurie,
My hot flashes stopped also about 1-2 months after my last Taxol. I had my first period about 3 months after. It was absolutely horrible and after 2 weeks of a very heavy cycle, they had to put me on meds to stop it. My doc said that some people still ovulate all through chemo, but don't have a period. Then when it finally does start, its a doozey. I was a little disappointed at first, because I suffered with those hot flashes for all those months. I almost just wanted it to stay away for good. I do have to admit though, that I feel much better now that things are back to normal. The aches and pains aren't as bad, no hot flashes, and my weight seems to be coming off, slowly but surely.
Love, Kelly
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dx'd 05/06, 37 years old
er/pr-, Her2+, grade 3
double mastectomy, immediate reconstruction- implants
Stage 2b, 2 tumors- 2.2 cm and 0.6 cm, 3/5 + nodes
all scans clear
genetic testing- negative
06/06 began dd A/C x 4, 12 weekly Taxols w/ Herceptin
30 rads
Herceptin weekly x 1 year
Herceptin completed 08/07
Port removed 12/26/07 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!
05/17/08 Two year anniversary NED
"We gain strength, courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... you must do the thing that you think you cannot do."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
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