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Hello,
I just returned home from the Cardiologist. I will Never, ever have Herceptin again. He says that since I have suffered damage that is it. He feels that anyone with cardio risk factors should not take Herceptin. I was a smoker who quit prior to surgery and STUPIDLY started to have a few again. That is it for the smoking for sure!!!! He also stated that there are 3 categories, 1/3 need a heart replacement, 1/3 never regain the lost function and 1/3 do. I am one that may stay the same or get better. Had I not been so stupid years ago and started to smoke I wouldn't be having this problem!!!
All I can do is move forward.
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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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