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My very first round of TCH my wbc count took a dive. They did my labs wkly & the 3rd week my ANC count was in the dirt. But *some how* my onc *missed* that & did NOT give me m neulasta. He calls me later that day & says "Whatever you do...don't go anywhere". (Too late...I went to Denny's that day for a late breakfast".)
So I landed in the hospital for 10 days on a wide spectrum of antibiotics and a heart moniter. CT's of my chest daily. It was nightmare. So its a good thing you are paying attention because sometimes these doctors just over look things and it can cost you. I'm glad your on top of things.
As for me...after that nightmare I always got my neulasta shot the *next* day. I did have bone pain really bad once. For some reason the other times it didn't bother me? So don't worry to much...it might affect you at all. I've talked to lots of women that didn't have the bone pain. Good luck.
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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