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SusieQ · 09-06-2007, 11:02 AM

I can always tell when my platelets are low -- a few quarter size leg bruises appear and I feel sluggish. This happens about once per month.

I am on Lupron injections every three months, Arimidex 1mg daily and Herceptin IVs every three weeks.

09-06-2007, 11:02 AM	#8
SusieQ Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 42	I can always tell when my platelets are low -- a few quarter size leg bruises appear and I feel sluggish. This happens about once per month. I am on Lupron injections every three months, Arimidex 1mg daily and Herceptin IVs every three weeks. __________________ Susie Q - North San Diego Diagnosis at Age 41 on 10/6/06 ~3cm Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Left Breast Stage II ~ER+ 45% Moderate ~ PR+ 62% Strong ~HER2/neu +++ ~Sentinel Node Biopsy - Negative Four Nodes ~BRAC1/BRAC2 Negative ~Neo-adjuvant Chemo:6 rounds-every Three Weeks of Taxotere & Carboplatin & Herceptin Weekly Completed on 2/7/2007 ~Lumpectomy (after chemo) 3/12/2007 ~Switched to Every 3-week Herceptin 3/21/2007 for nine more months. ~Radiation May through June 2007 (35 rads total) ~Hormone therapy Lupron Injections + Arimidex ~Lymphedema Challenged!