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Old 03-17-2008, 11:21 AM   #14
MJo
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I am so sorry you are going through this. Taxol wasn't so bad for me, but the A/C made me so ill that I only could tolerate three doses so I understand a little what you are going through. I was in the hospital too for side effects, and by the time I got there I really needed nursing. I think you are right (and brave) to take the third dose. We are fighting our own private war when we get treated for Cancer. You are winning! When I found out that Taxol/taxotere is made from the ewe tree and it is suspended in a solution made from castor bean, I thought to myself "anyone allergic to those two is in for a rough time." Maybe you are allergic. So let the doctors and nurses treat you and get you through the last treatment. When my chemo was over, I could feel my body healing as the weeks passed,a nd it felt so wonderful. And bad dog Henry will mend his ways.
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IDC, Stage I, Grade 2
Oncotype DX Score 32
Her2++ E+P+, Node Neg.
Lumpectomy 11/04/05 Clear Margins
3 Dose dense AC (Couldn't tolerate 4)
4 Dose dense Taxol & Herc. (Tolerated well)
36 weeks Herceptin (Could not complete one year due to decrease in MUGA score)
2 years of Arimidex, then three years of Femara
Finished Femara May 2011
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