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Old 04-02-2008, 04:51 PM   #1
~Bellydancer~
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Stony Mountain, Manitoba, Canada
Posts: 47
Talking I wasn't going to do this......but.......

I wasn't going to jinx myself but I think that it is safe now. I have completed ALL 3 of the taxotere and I am living to tell about it. I had the last tx on Thursday of last week. I have no appetite but also my throat is nothing like it was, I can eat and drink fine. The muscle pain is worse this time but I can live with that. I took advise and have been taking allergy meds which I think are the key. I noticed that after the Dex wears off I get itchy, there is no occurance of hives but that is what it feels like. Maybe it was an allergic reaction that was delayed because of the steroid?
I am so proud of myself and all of us who have completed this part of the journey. I have to say that this was by far the most difficult thing I had to do, and I gave birth 3x au natural, the first being 10lbs 6 ozs. That was an ouch!
I go on April 15th to be marked for Radiation and will start that the end of April for 5 weeks. Then I am taking the summer off to enjoy my life, my hubby and most of all my kids. they have been really good thru all of this and I think we all deserve some ice cream and some fun in the sun. (I'll enjoy the ice cream when my taste buds come back!)
I just want the say THANK YOU, DANKA, MERCI to everyone for their help, love and support.

Michelle
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Michelle Dick
" Adversity Reveals your strength"

Dx August 15th/07
Invasive Ductal Carcinoma
ER/PR- negative, HER2- positive
Stage 11 with tumor size 3.5cm, .7cm satelite node
Sx Oct 2nd/07
Skin sparing mastectomy of left breast
immediate reconstruction DIEP flap
Nodes 0/3 Sentinal Node Biopsy
Chemo started Nov, 3 rounds FEC and 3 rounds Taxotere and Herceptin every three weeks
Radiation 28 Tx ended on June 13/08
Herceptin was stopped due to falling MUGA score (went from 62 down to 42)
Cardiologist Appt June 24th
Ramipril 2x/d to protect heart and hopefully increase LVEF
Officially NED
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