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fauxgypsy · 11-15-2007, 11:59 AM

I just close my eyes and try to make the best of it. I make plans for the week, plan paintings, anything that will help keep my mind off of the space I am in. Valium does help some. I felt like I was in the defrost cycle of a microwave. And it was a lot noisier than I expected. I am not sure quite what I expected but it was not that. Just make sure that you are as comfortable as possible, that you are not having to tense up to keep your arms in place, etc.

Leslie

11-15-2007, 11:59 AM	#6
fauxgypsy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 600	I just close my eyes and try to make the best of it. I make plans for the week, plan paintings, anything that will help keep my mind off of the space I am in. Valium does help some. I felt like I was in the defrost cycle of a microwave. And it was a lot noisier than I expected. I am not sure quite what I expected but it was not that. Just make sure that you are as comfortable as possible, that you are not having to tense up to keep your arms in place, etc. Leslie __________________ In the world of destiny, there are no statistics. Jan. 26- mammogram and ultrasound- suspicious lump Mid-February- lumpectomy, infiltrating ductal carcinoma ~4.5 cm and a 1 cm DCIS, did not get clear margins, did not check lymph nodes ER+/PR+, her2 +++, nuclear grade 3 of 3 February 20-PET scan showed something on liver. No biopsy. March- Started carboplatin, herceptin, taxol on a four week cycle May 3- Pet scan, with intent to do a biopsy, found nothing, liver or breast- no biopsy because there is nothing to biopsy June 21- new onc, very concerned that there had been no biopsy, June 18th-CAT scan, bone scan-negative August 7th - Brain MRI-negative August 9th- mastectomy, all pathology negative January 2008 still NED! New oncologist -herceptin for full year after chemo- until July, and tamoxifen---negative scans since May '07 July 2008-Finished Herceptin!