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Bonnie, My onc has me get an echo every three months. The first one was when I finished 2 months of adramyacin which also affects the heart. Then I started herceptin and have continued with the echos every three months. My onc said if the ejection fraction got below 50 we would stop the herceptin for awhile. So far I have stayed in the mid 60's actually improved last time since I started walking more and taking fish oil. I am having another echo this Friday along with some other scans. Will let you know how it turns out.
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Debbie in North Carolina
Diag 10/2006-high grade invasive ductal carcinoma- mastectomy L breast
2.5 cm tumor ER/PR pos-Her2+++
4 rounds A/C, 4 rounds Taxol
Herceptin every 3 weeks until Jan. 2008
6/18/07 prophylatic mastectomy R breast
8/2007 started aromasin/stopped arimidex (side effects)
12/07 stopped aromasin due to side effects (now what?)
Finished herceptin 1/8/08
started tamoxifen for 2 years then will switch to femera
allergic to tamoxifen started femera 4/2008
June 20, 2008 portacath removed
Learnig to live life to the fullest!
Stopped Femera due to side effects
July 28, 2008 start trial for breast cancer vaccine
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